Regulation

The story of Marietta’s ghost squadron

Issue 29.
December 2022

Author
Donald Pearce
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Donald Pearce, a retired Special Agent from the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, is the founder of Sentinel LLC, a consultancy focused on the intersection of international trade, technology, geopolitics, and security, and is also a Senior Advisor in the Global Risk, Monitorship, and Investigations Practice at trade advisory firm, Torres Trade Advisory. don@torrestradeadvisory.com

On the grounds of Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta sit eight aging C-130 aircraft. Painted in desert tones and slowly rusting away, the planes sit in a diplomatic limbo. It is an interesting case: with a denied export license, some international intrigue through the US heartland, at least one peripheral smuggling case, and the creation of an interesting bit of plane spotting for those visiting the US state of Georgia.

The C-130 Hercules, or Herc for short, entered service for the first t...

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