Miscellaneous C-130 Photos



  • 160227-F-WT808-145
    Airmen and contracted personnel work together to tow C-130E #64-0533 across the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on February 27, 2016. The aircraft has been towed to Hangar 21 for refurbishment and is scheduled to return to Heritage Park in April. [USAF photo by A1C Christopher R. Morales]
  • 160227-F-WT808-087
    Airmen and contracted personnel work together to tow C-130E #64-0533 across the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on February 27, 2016. The aircraft has been towed to Hangar 21 for refurbishment and is scheduled to return to Heritage Park in April. [USAF photo by A1C Christopher R. Morales]
  • 160227-F-WT808-260
    C-130E #64-0533 sits in Hangar 21 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on February 27, 2016. The aircraft is scheduled to be sanded, painted grey and returned to Heritage Park in April. [USAF photo by A1C Christopher R. Morales]
  • 160226-F-AL360-022
    Members of the 1st SOS pose with a wreath that will be dropped from a MC-130H Combat Talon II special operations aircraft to memorialize Stray 59 on February 26, 2016. Stray 59 was a 1st SOS MC-130E Combat Talon I special operations aircraft that went down in 1981 over Subic Bay, Philippines, during a training mission. [USAF photo by MSgt. Kristine Dreyer]
  • 160226-F-AL360-063
    From left, TSgt. Brett Bollinger and TSgt. Michael Gillette, both loadmasters at the 1st SOS prepare to drop a wreath from an MC-130H Combat Talon II off the coast of the Philippines February 26, 2016 in memory of those who died in the crash of Stray 59. The flight honors those who were lost 35 years ago when a 1st SOS MC-130E, call sign STRAY 59, crashed during an exercise killing eight crew members and 15 passengers. [USAF photo by MSgt. Kristine Dreyer]
  • 356516
    Lockheed Martin's LM-100J incorporates technological developments and improvements over the existing L-100s that result from years of C-130J operational experience. [Rendering by Marco Riccio]
  • 160306-Z-LD155-012
    U.S. Air Force airmen unveils the winning tail flash for 156th AW, Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, during the WC-130 Tail Flash Unveiling Ceremony in Hangar 1, March 6, 2016. Winning design was designed by SSgt. Luis A. Morales, aircrew flight equipment of the 156th Operation Squadron. [ANG photo by TSgt. Efrain Sanchez]
  • 160302-Z-MB617-001
    SSgt. Luis A. Morales, left, 156th AW aircrew flight equipment technician, and TSgt. Victor Flores, right, 156th AW metal shop technician, hold the miniature tail flash replica that they collaborated to create for the March 6 PRANG tail flash design contest. [ANG photo by 1st Lt. Claudia Villasenor]
  • 160527-F-WE773-998
    A wing is lifted above a C-130J at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics facility in Marietta, Georgia, before being attached to the aircraft. The 374th AW at Yokota AB, is scheduled to receive its first C-130J (the aircraft in the photo) by the end of 4th quarter 2016. [Photo by Andrew McMurtrie]
  • 160605-Z-RZ465-012
    CMSgt. Andrew Huneycutt, 145th OSS chief loadmaster, earned the 12,500 Mishap-Free Flying Hour Milestone Award which culminates his 36 year career and dedication to standards at the North Carolina ANGB, Charlotte Douglas IAP, on June 5, 2016. [ANG photo by SSgt. Julianne M. Showalter]
  • 151015-Z-FY748-014
    Brig. Gen. Jesse Simmons the Air Commander for the Georgia National Guard greets pilots on the ramp of the 165th AW after landing the C-130H3 Hercules on October 15, 2015. The 165th AW received the first of eight aircraft upgrades expected to take place through 2016. [ANG photo by TSgt. Amber Williams]
  • 131025-F-HN461-049
    A legacy C-130 ice sculpture (with one engine missing/melted off) decorates the entrance to Hangar 1080 during Team Little Rock's 2013 Air Force Ball Oct. 25, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The sculpture was the main display during the ball, greeting Airmen and their families as they entered. [USAF photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Condit]
  • 160607-F-GK272-103
    German special forces paratroopers exit via static line jump from a 94th AW C-130 Hercules over Jimmy Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, on June 7, 2016, during Maple Flag 49. [Royal Canadian Army photo by Cpl. Manuela Berger]
  • 160615-F-GO452-300
    USAF & JASDF airmen pose for a celebratory photo for CMSgt. Takanori Konishi, with the 401st Squadron, 1st Tactical Airlift Wing after he completed the milestone of 10,000 C-130 Hercules flight hours on June 15, 2016, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. A rare milestone, Konishi has spent a little over 416 days flying in the C-130. [USAF photo by SrA James Richardson]
  • 160615-F-GO452-400
    CMSgt. Bryant Roy, poses for a celebratory photo for CMSgt. Takanori Konishi, with the 401st Squadron, 1st Tactical Airlift Wing after he completed the milestone of 10,000 C-130 Hercules flight hours on June 15, 2016, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. A rare milestone, Konishi has spent a little over 416 days flying in the C-130. [USAF photo by SrA James Richardson]