Miloch
June 2nd 19, 03:18 AM
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/28328/enjoy-your-moment-of-zen-with-a-g-bill-barr-as-he-stares-out-the-back-of-a-c-130
Attorney General Bill Barr had what appeared to be a very peaceful moment as he
rode aboard an Alaska Air National Guard C-130 on Friday. Strapped into an
elevated spotters seat adjacent to the airlifter's rear paratrooper door, Barr
quietly sat transfixed as he gazed out of the C-130's open rear ramp and onto
the majestic Alaskan terrain passing by below. For one of the most polarizing
figures in Washington, D.C. today, a guy who became embattled in political
controversy from pretty much the day he took office, the flight must have been a
nice reprieve from the realities of his job.
The Hercules mission reportedly occurred due to a mix up in logistics and was
not planned long in advance, but the places the Attorney General was traveling
to may have required the C-130's short and rough field capabilities. Barr is
touring Alaska to discuss justice and law enforcement matters with the local
powers that be. This included making stops at remote villages to discuss
combating high rates of crime in some of these native communities.
The aircraft used likely belonged to the 211th Rescue Squadron of the Alaska Air
National Guard. The unit flies the HC-130J Combat King II.
Even though some U.S. Government agency execs have a dizzying array of military
and civilian transportation options, sometimes grabbing a nearby C-130 is the
best possible option.
I wonder what was going through Barr's mind as the C-130 churned away over the
Alaskan wilderness?
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Attorney General Bill Barr had what appeared to be a very peaceful moment as he
rode aboard an Alaska Air National Guard C-130 on Friday. Strapped into an
elevated spotters seat adjacent to the airlifter's rear paratrooper door, Barr
quietly sat transfixed as he gazed out of the C-130's open rear ramp and onto
the majestic Alaskan terrain passing by below. For one of the most polarizing
figures in Washington, D.C. today, a guy who became embattled in political
controversy from pretty much the day he took office, the flight must have been a
nice reprieve from the realities of his job.
The Hercules mission reportedly occurred due to a mix up in logistics and was
not planned long in advance, but the places the Attorney General was traveling
to may have required the C-130's short and rough field capabilities. Barr is
touring Alaska to discuss justice and law enforcement matters with the local
powers that be. This included making stops at remote villages to discuss
combating high rates of crime in some of these native communities.
The aircraft used likely belonged to the 211th Rescue Squadron of the Alaska Air
National Guard. The unit flies the HC-130J Combat King II.
Even though some U.S. Government agency execs have a dizzying array of military
and civilian transportation options, sometimes grabbing a nearby C-130 is the
best possible option.
I wonder what was going through Barr's mind as the C-130 churned away over the
Alaskan wilderness?
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