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Compass Call: The first's final flight
Feb 11, 2020 - On March 19, 1982, the first specially modified EC-130H “Compass Call” aircraft, tail number 1587, arrived at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. On January 15, 2020, the aircraft made its final flight over the skies of Arizona. [Read more...]
Air Force colonel closes out chapter, reaches new heights
Mar 18, 2019 - When Col. Adrienne Williams, 387th Air Expeditionary Group commander, was only 10 years old, she knew she wanted to follow in her father's footsteps by serving in the world's greatest Air Force. [Read more...]
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Alaska Air Guardsmen bid farewell to last C-130 Hercules aircraft
Mar 05, 2017 - On the bright, chilly morning of March 5, a small crowd of onlookers and well-wishers listened to the sound of the Alaska Air National Guard's C-130H Hercules turboprops recede into the distance for the last time. [Read more...]
58th SOW says goodbye to last Talon II
Aug 02, 2016 - A mainstay aircraft at the 58th Special Operations Wing since its arrival in 1992, the MC-130H Combat Talon II is no more. The last Talon II, tail number #86-1699, departed for the 19th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., this morning. [Read more...]
Last MC-130H Talon II departs UK
Jan 09, 2015 - The last MC-130H Combat Talon II departed January 8, 2015, thus ending its tenure at the 7th Special Operations Squadron at RAF Mildenhall. The MC-130H, number #88-0195, is the last of its kind to leave the European theater. Its departure marks the final step of Special Operations Command Europe's transition from the Talon II to the CV-22 Osprey. [Read more...]
107th Airlift Wing conducts final flight in C-130
Sep 25, 2014 - Aircrews from the 107th Airlift Wing flew their final C-130 flight and were greeted with a water salute on September 25th. [Read more...]
MC-130P Combat Shadow takes final flight in UK
Feb 05, 2014 - The last MC-130P Combat Shadow assigned to the 67th Special Operations Squadron here took its final flight while based in the U.K. Jan. 24, 2014, visiting several locations the 67th SOS has called home in the past. [Read more...]
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