First delivered to the US Air Force as 84-0464 on May 5, 1985, this C-23 Sherpa was transferred to the US Army in November 1990. Re-designated a JC-23A for testing at the Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) based at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. Stored in March 2014, the aircraft was bought at auction by ACC Integrated Holdings (parent company of Air Cargo Carriers) in December 2014 and registered N393AC.

Air Fete 1985. Delivered on 20 Apr 1985. Operated by 10th MAS - 608th MAG based in West Germany. To the US Forestry Service as N179Z on 26 Mar 1991. To N179ZZ by 05 Jun 2020. Still current in 2024.

Ex USAF aircraft.

The USAFE accepted by Nov'85 18x C-23A Sherpas, all assigned to the 10th Military Airlift Squadron, Zweibrücken (Germany), known by call sign "Pockey". After the end of the Cold War, US EUCOM reduced its footprint and the 10th MAS was deactivated. 8x C-23As were handed over to the US Army. This 84-0465 was not handed over to the US Army but became a civil plane as N172Z with the US Forest Service in Mar'91. Later reregistered to N188LM with US Bureau of Land Management in Nov'91, to Marian Aviation Corporation in Dec'02, as N330FA with Freedom Air in Ap'04 and then withdrawn at Guam in 2013.

The USAFE accepted by Nov'85 18x C-23A Sherpas, all assigned to the 10th Military Airlift Squadron, Zweibrücken (Germany), known by call sign "Pockey". After the end of the Cold War, US EUCOM reduced its footprint and the 10th MAS was deactivated. 8x C-23As were handed over to the US Army. This 84-0467 was amongst these and served the Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal (AL). Later-on it was passed on to the Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate Flight Activity at NAS Lakehurst (NJ). It was withdrawn in 2013. Scrapped by Red Bank Recycling & Auto Wreckers company (NJ) by late 2021.

Based at Zweibrücken with 10th MAS.

Operated by the 10th Military Airlift Squadron, 608th Military Airlift Group.

Transferred to US Army in 1990. Crashed after losing control during a test flight Jul 16, 1992, Colquitt, LA. Unfortunately the 3 crew members lost their lives.

Ex US Army 84-0469. Photographed at the USFS Redmond Air Center. It was sold to Career Aviation Co Inc. on 05th June 2020 as N173ZZ.

Operated by 10 MAS.

This Sherpa was delivered to the 10th Military Airlift Squadron, 322nd Military Airlift Group at Zweibrücken (Germany) on 30 January 1985. It served the MAS up to mid 1989. The aircraft was sold as to N174Z with the US Forest Service on 9 November 1991.

Transferred to US Army Nov 1990.