ANG C-130 Photos



  • 171005-Z-VT419-0046
    A C-130 aircrew from the Georgia ANG’s 165th AW approaches Puerto Rico with a load of humanitarian aid being flown from Savannah, to Luis Muñoz Marín IAP on October 5, 2017. [ANG photo by Lt. Col. Dale Greer]
  • 171007-Z-VT419-0447
    USAF C-130H #91-1235 from 165 AS A Kentucky ANG arrives at Luis Muñoz Marín IAP, on October 7, 2017. The aircraft is carrying humanitarian aid to assist the island following Hurricane Maria. [ANG photo by Lt. Col. Dale Greer]
  • 171017-Z-TJ681-0065
    USAF LC-130H #83-0493 Skibird from the 139 AS takes off from Stratton ANGB, to begin the journey to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, on October 17, 2017. This is the 30th season that the unit will participate in Operation Deep Freeze, the military component of the U.S. Antarctic Program, which is managed by the National Science Foundation. [USAF photo by SMSgt. William Gizara]
  • 171018-Z-VA676-007
    A1C Edwin Ocasio observes engine start-up prior to C-130H #65-0966 mission at Muniz ANGB, Puerto Rico on October 18, 2017. The C-130 is assigned to the 198th AS. [ANG photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton]
  • 90-1798 FFD 1995
    USAF C-130H #90-1798 of the 164th AS OH ANG seen on the static show of the RIAT 1995 at Fairford. [Photo by Ed Groenendijk]
  • 63-7773 FFD 1995
    USAF EC-130E #63-7773 of the 193rd SOS, PA ANG seen on the static show of the RIAT 1995 at RAF Fairford. [Photo by Ed Groenendijk]
  • 171105-Z-UF872-060
    USAF C-130H #74-1680 from 118 AS deployed Security Forces Airmen in support of Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Puerto Rico. More than 40 Security Forces members departed Bradley ANGB on November 5, 2017, and are expected to be mobilized for 30 days. [ANG photo by SMSgt. Julie Avey]
  • 171110-Z-KF915-0035
    This LC-130 "Skibird" crew landed at the South Pole Station with minimum visibility and maximum crosswinds, and then were forced to make an emergency weather divert to Terra Nova Bay when extreme weather made it unsafe to land at McMurdo Station on November 9, 2017. The crew (from left): 1st Lt. Brian Alexander, co-pilot; A1C Ryan Rhoads, loadmaster; Lt. Col. Ronald Ankabrandt, navigator; SMSgt. Michael Messineo, flight engineer; SMSgt. David Vesper, loadmaster; and Capt. Brandon Caldwell, pilot. The 139th EAS crew and LC-130 are deployed to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze from the AYANG’s 109th AW in Scotia, New York. This is the 30th season the 109th AW is providing ODF support. [ANG photo by MSgt. Catharine Schmidt]
  • 92-1453 181AS KNFW 11-17-17 Snyder 33
    USAF/ANG C-130H #92-1453, a recent addition to the 181st AS, Texas ANG at NAS Ft. Worth on November 17, 2017. It, and several other H models, have been transferred to the Texas unit from the North Carolina ANG. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
  • 171207-Z-LQ742-029
    Col. Johnny Ryan, 130th AW commander, removes the labelling on C-130H #96-7323 during the naming ceremony held December 7, 2017, at McLaughlin ANGB, Charleston. The aircraft was given the name "The General Mac" to honor Brig. Gen. (ret) James K. McLaughlin, who founded the West Virginia ANG and was a pilot in World War II with the famous Eight Air Force. [ANG photo by TSgt. De-Juan Haley]
  • 171207-Z-JF864-033
    TSgt. Adam Harper, a crew chief for the 130th Maintenance Group, stands by C-130H #96-7323 at a plane naming ceremony on December 7, 2017 at McLaughlin ANGB, Charleston. The aircraft was given the name "The General Mac" to honor Brig. Gen. (ret) James K. McLaughlin, who founded the West Virginia ANG and was a pilot in World War II with the famous Eight Air Force. [ANG photo by TSgt. De-Juan Haley]
  • 171207-Z-LQ742-190
    U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General, addresses attendees at an aircraft naming ceremony held December 7, 2017 at McLaughlin ANGB. The aircraft was given the name "The General Mac" to honor Brig. Gen. (ret) James K. McLaughlin who founded the West Virginia ANG and was a pilot in World War II with the famous Eight Air Force. [ANG photo by TSgt. De-Juan Haley]
  • 171201-A-OK556-8867
    USAF C-130H #94-6703 from 169 AS seen at Young Air Assault Strip on December 1, 2017, on South Post as part of training at Fort McCoy, Wis. The C-130 and crew were practicing landing and taking off from strip. [U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol]
  • 180111-F-oc707-0307
    A 153rd AW maintainer plugs in a generator cable into C-130H #92-1536 after arriving at Eglin AFB, on January 11th. Air Force’s first fully upgraded C-130H is here for test and evaluation on its new modified propeller system and engines. [USAF photo by Samuel King Jr.]
  • 180111-F-oc707-0309
    A chunk of ice hangs from the bottom of the C-130H #92-1536 wing after its flight from Wyoming to Eglin AFB, on January 11th. Air Force’s first fully upgraded C-130H is here for test and evaluation on its new modified propeller system and engines. [USAF photo by Samuel King Jr.]