USAF C-130 Photos



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    A row of multiple Special Ops C-130s with the closest being an AC-130U on the flight line at NAS Jacksonville, Florida on August 31, 2008. [USAF photo]
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    Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Gray and Senior Airman Nicholas Chaney, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, perform an early morning routine brake change September 5, 2008, on 37th AS C-130E 63-7792 at Ramstein AB, Germany. [USAF photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston]
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    Senior Airman Anthony Jordan, a 777th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance crew chief, sprays down the engine of a C-130 on June 28, 2008, at Balad AB, Iraq. Power washing aircraft engines ensure that dust and dirt does not get lodged in the intake. Note C-130E 62-1793 in the background from the 61st AS. [USAF photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter]
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    USAF C-130E 63-7872 of the 61st AS from Little Rock AFB, Arkansas is guided by a crew chief on July 11, 2008, as it returns to Merced Airport, California following an airdrop mission for exercise Hydra 2008. The annual joint exercise is held at more than three locations in Northern California and demonstrates joint coordination of bare-base setup, parachutist and cargo airdrop proficiency, runway development and other critical airlift capabilities. [USAF photo by Staff Sgt. John D. Herrick]
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    USAF C-130H 74-1663 deployed to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, powers up the engines and prepares to depart the parking ramp on July 17, 2008 at a base in Southwest Asia. The aircraft is deployed from the 317th Airlift Group, Dyess AFB, Texas. [USAF photo by Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore]
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    Senior Airman Marc Botts, a crew chief assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals C-130H 74-1663 off the parking ramp on July 17, 2008 at a base in Southwest Asia. Airman Botts is deployed from the 317th Airlift Group, Dyess AFB, Texas. [USAF photo by Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore]
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    American soldiers and Marines prepare to board C-130H 74-2069 of the 39th AS assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Operations Group en route to Iraq on August 6, 2008 at a base in Southwest Asia. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing has moved close to half a million passengers and more than 57,000 tons of cargo this year alone, in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. [USAF photo by Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore]
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    USAF HC-130P 64-14865 of the 71 RQS reels out a refueling probe and hose to refuel a USMC CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter over the shores of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti on August 7, 2008 during a helicopter aerial refuel mission. The aircraft are with the 79th Expeditionary Search and Rescue Squadron deployed to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. [USAF photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel E. Rogers]
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    Onboard a USMC CH-53 Sea Stallion, Captain Casey Hager, left, and Captain Jarett Berke, pilots with the Marine Helicopter Squadron 464, perform a helicopter aerial refuel with a USAF HC-130 King aircraft over Camp Lemonier, Djibouti on August 7, 2008. The aircraft are with the 79th Expeditionary Search and Rescue Squadron deployed to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. [USAF photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel E. Rogers]
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    USAF members load humanitarian relief cargo on C-130E 63-7825 departing to the Republic of Georgia on August 14, 2008 from Ramstein AB, Germany. The cargo consist of medical supplies, blankets, pillows and other care items. [USAF photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston]
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    USAF C-130H 70-1260 of the 37th AS and marked '86 OG' delivers 6 pallets of humanitarian aid to the international airport in Tbilisi, Georgia on August 19, 2008. The cargo shipment was a joint-service effort between U.S. Army Europe soldiers and U.S. Air Forces Europe airmen who have delivered nearly 300,000 pounds of medical supplies, beds and food to the region in the last week. [DoD photo by Master Sgt. Scott Wagers]
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    MC-130W 87-9286 takes off on its maiden flight over Hurlburt Field, Florida on October 13, 2006. [USAF photo by Captain Andy Biro]
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    USAF AC-130H Gunship 69-6577 flies over Hurlburt Field on November 16, 2007. [USAF photo by Senior Airman Stephanie Jacobs]
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    USAF AC-130U 89-0509 Spooky Gunship of the 4th SOS based at Hurlburt Field, Florida, flies over surrounding areas for local area training proficiency on February 28, 2006. [USAF photo by Senior Airman Andy M. Kin]
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    USAF C-130H 74-2133 at Yokota AB, Japan on August 23, 2003. [photo by Morio]