BILOXI, MS (WLOX) -
The Flying Jennies are staying in Biloxi. The Air Force has officially abandoned plans to deactivate the 815th Tactical Airlift Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, which would have transferred the squadron's 10 C-130J transport aircraft to another state.
The decision was formally submitted to defense committees in Congress on Tuesday.
The 815th is best known for air dropping supplies and paratroopers but can also be used to provide airlift, employment operations or aero medical evacuations.
The Air Force first proposed relocating the aircraft in February 2012 as a cost cutting measure. The 815th Air Squadron employs 501 employees, and more than 100 employees with the 345th Associate Squadron.
