The last two C-130H Hercules (#82-0060 & #82-0061) from the 144th AS prepare to take off for the last time from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 5, 2017. After 41 years of flying the C-130 aircraft, the 144th AS’s eight C-130s were divested, with the planes either being transferred to outside units or retired from service. [USAF photo by SSgt. Edward Eagerton]
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News: Alaska Air Guardsmen bid farewell to last C-130 Hercules aircraft [2017-03-05]
On the bright, chilly morning of March 5, a small crowd of onlookers and well-wishers listened to the sound of the Alaska Air National Guard's C-130H Hercules turboprops recede into the distance for the last time.
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