USAF C-130 Photos



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    Airman 1st Class Buddy Bewick, 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron salutes the aircraft commander of C-130H 74-1680 of the 39th AS at a Southwest Asia air base recently. The mission is part of leaflet air drop mission supporting the Australians from Overwatch Battle Group [West]-4 in southern Iraq. Airman Bewick is deployed from Dyess AFB, Texas, in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. [USAF photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael OConnor]
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    The 4,591 prop shaft horsepower of two Allison T56-A-15 turboprops kicks up dust and pebbles from the parking ramp during an EC-130H 73-1586 a Compass Call aircraft reverses engine thrust as it backed into position at an air base in the Persian Gulf Region March 18, 2008. Aircraft is deployed from the 41st ECS from Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizonia. [USAF photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael OConnor]
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    Members of the 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare to do maintenance on C-130E 62-1817. The aircraft was inducted into history when Lt. Col. Howard Dallman, 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron, landed his crew and aircraft under heavy enemy fire from the People's Army of Vietnam to re-supply besieged Marines in Khe Sanh Feb. 5, 1968. Colonel Dallman received the Air Force Cross and his crew received the Silver Star for their effort to re-supply the Marines in Khe Sanh. [USAF phot by Senior Airman Domonique Simmons]
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    USAF C-130E 63-7834 of the 37th AS taxies in formation during the Mobility Air Forces Exercise at Nellis AFB, Nevada on May 9, 2008. [USAF photo by Airman Stephanie Rubi]
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    USAF C-130H 74-2133 of the 36th AS stocked with supplies sets to take off from Utaphoa IAP in Pataya, Thailand on May 12, 2008. The aircraft is headed to Burma as part of Joint Task Force Caring Response, the joint humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response to Tropical Cyclone Nagris. [USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Robert A. Harding]
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    39th AS C-130H 74-1667 assigned to the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron awaits its crew, passengers and cargo May 13, 2008, before being flown on a mission into Iraq from an air base in the Persian Gulf Region. The 737th EAS is assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing which received and processed out more than 330,000 passengers, 48,000 tons of cargo, baggage and mail, onboard more than 8,200 C-130 and C-17 Globemaster III missions during the Air and Space Expeditionary Force 1 and 2 rotation which first arrived to the air base in Jan. 2008. [USAF photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael O'Connor]
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    Airmen from Yokota AB, Japan prepare to service C-130H 74-1668 of the 36th AS at the Utapao IAP in Utapao, Thailand on May 14, 2008 after it delivered relief supplies to support a humanitarian relief mission in Burma. [USAF photo by Senior Airman Sonya Croston]
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    U.S. Army paratroopers board USAF C-130E 63-7867 during a joint forcible entry exercise (JFEX) at Pope AFB, North Carolina on June 17, 2008. JFEX is a joint exercise designed to enhance service cohesiveness between U.S. Army and Air Force personnel and train both services on large-scale heavy equipment and troop movement. [USAF photo by Senior Airman Ali E. Flisek]
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    USAF AC-130U Gunship 89-0509 from the 4th SOS flies over an area near Hurlburt Field, Florida on August 20, 2008. The gunship's primary missions include close-air support, air interdiction and force protection. [USAF photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter]
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    USAF C-130E 63-7815 of the 1st SOW prepares to taxi for take off from Hurlburt Field, Florida on August 31, 2008, enroute to NAS Jacksonville Florida. Hurlburt Field planes are being evacuated as Hurricane Gustav approaches the Gulf Coast region. [USAF photo by Senior Airman Emily Moore]
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    USAF MC-130H 89-0283 and another MC-130H of the 15th SOS taxi on the runway as they prepare to take-off at Hurlburt Field, Florida, en route to NAS Jacksonville, Florida on August 31, 2008. Hurlburt Field planes were evacuated as Hurricane Gustav approached the Gulf Coast region. [USAF photo by Senior Airman Sheila deVera]
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    Air Force Personnel from Hurlburt Field, Florida load cargo onto MC-130H 87-0125 of the 15th SOS, for evacuation to NAS Jacksonville Florida on August 31, 2008. Hurlburt Field planes were evacuated as Hurricane Gustav approached the Gulf Coast region. [USAF photo by Senior Airman Sheila deVera]
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    USAF AC-130U 89-0509 of the 4th SOS taxis down the runway at Hurlburt Field, Florida as it prepares to take-off en route to NAS Jacksonville, Florida on August 31, 2008. Hurlburt Field planes were evacuated as Hurricane Gustav approached. [USAF photo by Senior Airman Sheila deVera]
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    USAF AC-130H 69-6574 of the 16 SOS on the flight line at NAS Jacksonville, Florida on August 31, 2008 with a variety of mission markings from OIF or OEF. Note the POW/MIA marking on the propeller. Approximately 30 aircraft were flown to Jacksonville to escape a hurricane. [USAF photo]
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    Multiple USAF C-130s with the closest being MC-130P 69-5823 of the 9th SOS on the flight line of NAS Jacksonville, Florida on August 31, 2008. [USAF photo]