USAF C-130 Photos • c-130 photography

A row of C-130 Hercules parked along the 485th Air Expeditionary Wing's ramp at a forward-deployed location in Southwest Asia. Seven C-130 units combined here to form the largest collection of the aircraft in the world, according to officials. [USAF photo by Senior Airman Manuel Martinez]

EC-130H Compass Call aircraft from the 41st Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron refuels while flying a mission over Iraq during OIF. Squadron airmen will return home soon to Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. [USAF photo by Master Sgt. Luis Drummond]

C-130 Hercules sit on the ramp at a forward-deployed location supporting stabilization efforts inside Iraq. The aircraft are from the West Virginia Air National Guard's 130th Airlift Wing at Charleston. [U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt Terry L. Blevins]

An HH-60G Pave Hawk receives fuel from HC-130P #64-14855 on May 5 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Both aircraft belong to Air Force Reserve Command's 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick AFB, Florida. [USAF photo by Staff Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo]

USAF MC-130H #85-0012 production branch at Robins AFB, Georgia was asked by Air Force Special Operations Command officials to accelerate work on four aircraft and get them back to the warfighter. The four aircraft include one AC-130H gunship and three MC-130 Combat Talon IIs. [USAF photo by Sue Sapp]

USAF MC-130P #65-0994 Combat Shadow from the 17th SOS at Kadena AB, Japan, begins its takeoff roll on the runway here at Udon Thani, Thailand. People from the 353rd SOG recently deployed to Thailand for Cobra Gold 2003, a multination, multiservice exercise designed to ensure regional peace, strengthen the ability of the Thai armed forces and demonstrate U.S. resolve in the region. [USAF photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Henderson]

The 43rd Airlift Wing's entire fleet of C-130E Hercules is home. C-130E #64-0504 is the tail that is the closest while the next aircraft is C-130E #64-0537. [USAF photo by Senior Airman Jason A. Neal]

An aircraft fuselage and cockpit burns at the aircraft fire training pit at Pope AFB as a C-130 Hercules takes off. The base fire department's training pit allows Pope firefighters to safely practice extinguishing aircraft fires. During training, temperatures exceed 2,000 degrees in the pit. [U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason A. Neal]

USAF HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter prepares for aerial refueling from MC-130P #69-5828 from the 67th SOS after a evacuation mission into the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, on July 28, 2003. The HH-60G is from the 56th Rescue Squadron at Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland. [USAF photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle]

Staff Sgt. Deshield Godet, a loadmaster on an MC-130P Combat Shadow, talks with pilots while an HH-60G Pave Hawk refuels after completing a mission into the U.S. Embassy in Liberia Aug. 6. [U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle]

Senior Airman Brandon Hashida waits to guide in a C-130 Hercules as it taxis after landing in Dakar, Senegal. Hashida is deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany to the 398th Air Expeditionary Group. [U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle]

An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 41st Rescue Squadron moves into position behind an HC-130N #65-0988 from the 71st Rescue Squadron for an aerial refueling mission on Aug. 13. Both units are from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., participating in Desert Rescue XI. The joint-service combat search and rescue training exercise simulates downed aircrew behind enemy lines and allows airmen to practice rescue-related missions. They also experiment with new techniques in realistic scenarios. [U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott Reed]

The 611th Civil Engineer Squadron spill team here traveled to Tatalina via C-130H #74-1659 as part of an annual three-day fuel spill-response exercise. The Hercules is the primary vehicle for moving supplies to Alaska's remote sites. The C-130 is assigned to the 517th AS in Elmendorf. [USAF photo by Senior Master Sgt. Robert Orrill]

USAF C-130 Hercules lands at Fort Sill, Oklahoma November 19, 2003 on a newly developed assault landing zone. Cut from the rugged terrain in less than 30 days, the 3,500-foot landing zone represents the worst-case scenario for landing the rocket launcher in combat situations. The exercise was a joint effort of soldiers, airmen and Marines. [US Army photo by Fred W. Baker III]