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Airmen assigned to the 455th EAMXS's AMU watch as a C-130J prepares for takeoff in Black Letter Initial status on November 12, 2014 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Black Letter Initial, an extreme rarity in the maintenance realm, indicates the send-off of an aircraft with zero discrepancies. [USAF photo by Capt. Jennifer Bosco]
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Eleven C-130H from various ANG units and thirteen C-130J from the 317th AG at Dyess AFB, prepare to take off from Dyess AFB in support of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School's Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 14B on December 6, 2014. [USAF photo by A1C Alexander Guerrero]
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A group of C-130Js takes off on December 6, 2014, at Dyess AFB. The C-130Js were part of a larger group of aircraft participating in a joint forcible entry exercise at Nellis AFB. [USAF photo by A1C Alexander Guerrero]
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The aircrew prior to their departure flight January 8, 2015, from RAF Mildenhall to Hurlburt Field, Florida. This is the last MC-130H Combat Talon II departure, thus ending its tenure at the 7th SOS at RAF Mildenhall. The MC-130H, tail number 88-0195, is the last of its kind to leave the European theater. [USAF photo by TSgt. Stacia Zachary]
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The final MC-130H Combat Talon II #88-0195 departs RAF Mildenhall for Hurlburt Field, on January 8, 2015. This departure flight concludes its tenure at the 7th SOS at RAF Mildenhall. 88-0195, is the last of its kind to leave the European theater. [USAF photo by TSgt. Stacia Zachary]
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Philippine and U.S. Armed Forces team inspect a C130T in Texas. [US Embassy press photo]
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MSgt. Chris Peters, 36th AS loadmaster, prepares to drop a Low-Cost, Low Altitude bundle during exercise Cope South over Bangladesh on November 9, 2013. [USAF photo by Capt. Raymond Geoffroy]
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A U.S. C-130 Hercules drops a Low-Cost, Low Altitude bundle during exercise Cope South over Bangladesh, November 9, 2013. Airmen from Yokota Air Base, Japan, demonstrated Low-Cost, Low Altitude airdrop techniques during a subject-matter expert exchange designed to show Bangladeshi Airmen an effective and safe way to deliver supplies in a during disasters. [USAF photo by Capt.Raymond Geoffroy]
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US Airmen ready their C-130J Super Hercules next to their French counterpart's C-130H Hercules at Orleans - Bricy AB, France on January 21, 2015. Two C-130Js from Ramstein AB, Germany, participated in the French-led exercise Volfa 15-1. [USAF photo by SrA Armando A. Schwier-Morales]
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French and U.S. pilots walk back to a hangar after sharing experiences gathered while flying the C-130J Super Hercules at Orleans - Bricy AB, France on January 21, 2015. Two U.S. C-130s supported exercise Volfa 15-1. [USAF photo by SrA Armando A. Schwier-Morales]
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The MC-130J Commando II leads the heritage formation of three MC-130 variants off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Jan 26, 2015. The 353rd Special Operations Group performed the unique formation to commemorate the arrival of the MC-130J Commando II, the retirement of the MC-130P Combat Shadow and the continuing mission of the MC-130H Combat Talon II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maeson Elleman)
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From top, the MC-130P Combat Shadow and the MC-130J Commando II both from the 17th SOS along with an MC-130H Combat Talon II from the 1st SOS conduct a heritage formation of three MC-130 variants off the coast of Okinawa, Japan on January 26, 2015. The 353rd SOG performed the unique formation to commemorate the arrival of the MC-130J Commando II, the retirement of the MC-130P Combat Shadow and the continuing mission of the MC-130H Combat Talon II. [USAF photo by SrA Maeson Elleman]
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From left, an MC-130J Commando II and an MC-130P Combat Shadow both from the 17th SOS along with an MC-130H Combat Talon II from the 1st SOS conduct a heritage formation of three MC-130 variants off the coast of Okinawa, Japan on January 26, 2015. The 353rd SOG performed the unique formation to commemorate the arrival of the MC-130J Commando II, the retirement of the MC-130P Combat Shadow and the continuing mission of the MC-130H Combat Talon II. [USAF photo by SrA Maeson Elleman]
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U.S. and Bangladesh Air Force personnel take a group photo in front of a BAF C-130B aircraft on January 27, 2015, during exercise Cope South 15 at BAF Base Bangabandhu. [USAF photo by 1st Lt. Jake Bailey]
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Members of the 572nd AMXS at Hill AFB, pose with a sign commemorating their record-breaking performance. The squadron used the Air Force Sustainment Center Way process to reduce the number of "flow days" of depot maintenance from 117 to 107. [USAF photo by Alex R. Lloyd]
