Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City C-130J in flight over North Carolina on April 16, 2007. The Lockheed C-130J is the latest incarnation of this enduring, long range, multi mission platform. Air Station Elizabeth City has the first operational J models. The Coast Guard has been using a version of the C130 since Air Station Elizabeth City took delivery of the first one in December 1959. (Coast Guard photo/Dave Silva)