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317th AW completes first C-130J Max Endurance Operation with external fuel tanks
The 317th Airlift Wing achieved a significant milestone on April 20, 2024, by becoming the first unit in Air Mobility Command's history to complete a C-130J Max Endurance Operation (MEO) equipped with external fuel tanks. This operation, dubbed Hazard Leap, highlighted the wing's extended range capabilities and established a new standard in operational endurance.
The 317th Airlift Wing achieved a significant milestone on April 20, 2024, by becoming the first unit in Air Mobility Command's history to complete a C-130J Max Endurance Operation (MEO) equipped with external fuel tanks. This operation, dubbed Hazard Leap, highlighted the wing's extended range capabilities and established a new standard in operational endurance.
Norway receives first C-130J-30 with Block 8.1 Upgrade
Lockheed Martin delivered the first of four C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters with the Block 8.1 upgrade to the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF), delivering advanced capabilities and increased Super Hercules interoperability in the Nordic region and across Europe.
Lockheed Martin delivered the first of four C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters with the Block 8.1 upgrade to the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF), delivering advanced capabilities and increased Super Hercules interoperability in the Nordic region and across Europe.
934th Airlift Wing makes history with an all-female aircrew
For the first time since the 934 AW’s inception in 1963, one of its aircraft was piloted and operated by a team of all-female pilots and aircrew.
For the first time since the 934 AW’s inception in 1963, one of its aircraft was piloted and operated by a team of all-female pilots and aircrew.
- 139th Airlift Wing executes 41-hour sortie
- 19 AW tests new C-130J communication capabilities
- Lockheed Martin & MilDef Announce MoU to Explore Industrial Collaboration with Sweden’s Aerospace Sector
- Combat King II upgrades propel C2 to new heights
- Lockheed Martin Delivers First C-130J-30 Super Hercules to the Georgia ANG
- New Zealand's first C-130J emerges from paint shop
- The Philippines announces the acquisition of Three C-130J-30s
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C-130 Fleet Status
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Fleet overview:
scrapped: 180
write-off: 351
preserved: 89
stored: 576
instructional: 155
on order: 2
active: 1315
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Changes '23/'24:
Fleet adds: 11
Fleet drop: 36
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Today in C-130 history
27 Apr 1967
CC-130E #10309 of the RCAF crashed after take-off from Trenton, possibly due to an elevator trim failure.
CC-130E #10309 of the RCAF crashed after take-off from Trenton, possibly due to an elevator trim failure.
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Callsign "Poet"
Like the poet, Longfellow - get it? True origin: Puked on Eggs Twice. I have a slight aversion to raw eggs mixed with Jeremiah Weed. After I yakked the first time, I scraped the yak off the table and into my beer (only to repeat the process). I might have been a tad inebriated at the time...
It's a callsign not likely to strike fear in the hearts of men, so I tend to tell the Longfellow version.
They died in their glory, surrounded by fame,
And Victory's loud trump their death did proclaim;
They are dead; but they live in each Patriot's breast,
And their names are engraven on honor's bright crest.
--H.W. Longfellow
And Victory's loud trump their death did proclaim;
They are dead; but they live in each Patriot's breast,
And their names are engraven on honor's bright crest.
--H.W. Longfellow
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