{"id":4559,"date":"2026-01-15T21:13:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/?p=4559"},"modified":"2026-01-15T21:15:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:15:54","slug":"us-defence-transfer-c-130h-to-the-tunesian-air-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c-130herculesvrienden.nl\/?p=4559","title":{"rendered":"US DEFENCE TRANSFER C-130H TO THE TUNESIAN AIR FORCE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yesterday, Ambassador Bazzi joined Tunisian Minister of Defense Khaled Sehili and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs Kelli <a><\/a>Seybolt to mark the transfer of a military transport C-130H aircraft plane to the Tunisian Air Force, expanding Tunisia&#8217;s air transport capabilities and furthering the prosperity of the U.S. defense economic sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This transfer was made possible through the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program, administered by the Defense Security 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