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Kentucky ANG moves 7.2 million pounds of relief supplies for Hurricane Maria recovery Oct 15, 2017 - More than three-dozen members of the Kentucky Air National Guard have processed 7.2 million pounds of humanitarian aid through a cargo hub they established on September 23, working around the clock to download relief supplies from hundreds of aircraft and prepare the aid for distribution across an island ravaged by Hurricane Maria. [Read more...]	The last tactical training mission Oct 13, 2017 - "We might see Mount Fuji today," said Capt. Travis Wilkes, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H pilot and mission commander, during a mission briefing in the squadron conference room. It was a relaxing atmosphere around the table, much like any other daily mission briefing, but deep down everyone know this one was a little different. [Read more...]

Air Force releases findings on C-130H mishap Oct 11, 2017 - Pacific Air Forces completed an Accident Investigation Board following an April 2016 fatal mishap involving a C-130 Hercules and a 710th Special Operations Wing, Philippine Air Force airman at Subic Bay International Airport, Philippines. [Read more...]	Dutch C-130’s supply coalition fight Oct 10, 2017 - The Royal Netherlands Air Force completed its first C-130 Hercules supply mission from Southwest Asia in support of coalition forces operating throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, October 3, 2017. [Read more...]
Colorado Reserve citizen airmen join hurricane relief efforts Sep 29, 2017 - Two C-130 Hercules aircraft and 18 Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, are providing airlift in support of disaster relief and humanitarian assistance operations in the eastern Caribbean areas. [Read more...]	Flying Jennies support hurricane relief efforts Sep 29, 2017 - The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 815th Airlift Squadron spent the last week supporting relief efforts to Caribbean Islands devastated by Hurricanes Maria and Irma this month. [Read more...]
317th Airlift Wing vital to Hurricane Irma relief efforts Sep 28, 2017 - Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing have been supporting Hurricane Irma relief efforts since it began its destructive path through the Caribbean. The storm made direct hits on Barbuda, St. Barthélemy, St. Martin, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands, and raked the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain. [Read more...]	Dobbins aircrews, maintainers return home from deployment Sep 20, 2017 - Crowds of friends and family members gathered around a hangar looked up in awe as five C-130H Hercules flew overhead. After several months, the long wait had come to an end. Their loved ones were finally home from deployment. [Read more...]
Pacific Air Force, Sri Lanka host Pacific Airlift Rally Sep 14, 2017 - The destructive power of Mother Nature has made headlines around the world, and every country is fighting its own war when it comes to natural disasters and humanitarian relief. [Read more...]	Rockwell Collins completes first avionics system upgrade for French C-130H's Sep 12, 2017 - One year after the French Defense Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement) selected Rockwell Collins to modernize 14 French Air Force C-130H Hercules military transport aircraft, the company has completed its first Flight2™ avionics system integration for the program in Toulouse. [Read more...]

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