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Lockheed Martin's LM-100J Program achieves another milestone Oct 19, 2017 - Lockheed Martin's LM-100J commercial freighter program recently marked yet another successful achievement with the first flight of the second production LM-100J aircraft on October 11. [Read more...]	Puerto Rico ANG makes every C-130 mission count with hurricane airlift relief Oct 18, 2017 - When C-130H tail number 65-0966 landed at its home base on Oct. 18, a half-dozen Airmen quickly moved to the aircraft to unload more than 23,000 pounds of water, food supplies and tarps. It was just the latest mission in a 52-year career for this venerable Hercules aircraft. [Read more...]

Yokota says farewell to the C-130H Oct 18, 2017 - After 43 years Team Yokota observed a historical milestone as the base sent off the last two active-duty C-130H Hercules in the Air Force. [Read more...]	109th takes off to support 30th Operation Deep Freeze season Oct 17, 2017 - Two LC-130 aircrews, transporting supplies and equipment, began the first leg of a five-leg journey to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to provide logistical support to the National Science Foundation. [Read more...]
Deployed maintainers set 3-year record mission capability rate Oct 16, 2017 - The 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Blue Aircraft Maintenance Unit, achieved a three-year high mission-capable rate of 95.8 percent during September. [Read more...]	Air Force bids farewell to last active-duty C-130H cargo plane Oct 16, 2017 - The last C-130H Hercules cargo plane in the active-duty Air Force bid sayonara to Japan on Monday. [Read more...]
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...]

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