The Channel Islands Air National Guard Station is currently home to the 146th Airlift Wing and the 562nd Air Force Band. The station’s main missions include providing humanitarian support following disasters, air dropping equipment to combat and in-training troops, completing medical missions, and more. They primarily fly the C-130 Hercules, which is an aircraft used in firefighting. The plan is able to drop 3,000 gallons of water and firefighting substances on fire sites.