U.S. Coast Guard Inherits Air Force C-27J Spartans
Alenia Aermacchi provided this impression of a C-27J Spartan in U.S. Coast Guard livery. (Photo: Alenia Aermacchi)
Alenia Aermacchi provided this impression of a C-27J Spartan in U.S. Coast Guard livery. (Photo: Alenia Aermacchi)

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) will acquire through an intra-service transfer 14 Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartans that the U.S. Air Force planned to store. Congress directed the transfer in the Fiscal Year 2014 defense authorization bill, which President Obama signed on December 26.