U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell speaks to audience members during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 6, 2021, to welcome the arrival of two new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The state-of-the-art transports are among eight that the 123rd Airlift Wing will receive over the next 11 months to replace eight aging C-130 H-model aircraft, which entered service in 1992 and have seen duty all over the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)