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Combat King gets 'royal' treatment during wash May 10, 2018 - Airmen from the 71st Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) washed an HC-130J Combat King II, May 7-8. [Read more...]	Yokota airmen team up for airlift surge May 09, 2018 - An Elephant Walk exercises the maximum generation of all aircraft on Yokota while the formation flight enabled the aircraft to gain necessary training for future scenarios. The formation flight took place throughout the Kanto Plains and Mt. Fuji. [Read more...]

A USAF First: Two sister units from two different countries supply Afghan advisors May 05, 2018 - In the mountainous terrain of Afghanistan two U.S. C-130J Hercules aircraft airdropped over 30 Container Delivery System (CDS) bundles to a Resolute Support Expeditionary Advisory Package (EAP), May 4. [Read more...]	Herc art and tail flash honor heritage and community May 03, 2018 - The 910th Airlift Wing unveiled the fleet’s new C-130H Hercules tail flash along with a new nose art honouring the 75th anniversary of the 757th Airlift Squadron, May 3, 2018. [Read more...]
C-130 crashes near Savannah International Airport May 02, 2018 - The aircraft (Indentified as #65-0968) from the 156th Airlift Wing, Puerto Rico Air Guard was on its retirement flight to AMARG, Arizona, when it crashed onto a roadway after departing Hilton Head Airport in Savannah, Georgia. [Read more...]	Yokota receives final C-130Js from Lockheed Martin May 01, 2018 - Lockheed Martin recently delivered the final two C-130J-30 Super Hercules airlifters (#16-5841 & #16-5843) assigned to the U.S. Air Force installation at Yokota Air Base, Japan. [Read more...]
C-130 crashes near Libyan oilfield Apr 29, 2018 - A Libyan C-130 Hercules crashed shortly after takeoff on Sunday April 29th after departing an airfield near El Sharara oilfield, killing three people, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced. [Read more...]	C-130J statue unveiling marks fleet complete Apr 27, 2018 - To distinguish this milestone, Team Yokota gathered in front of the 374th Airlift Wing Headquarters building for the unveiling of a C-130J Super Hercules statue, April 27, 2018. [Read more...]
Pittsburgh unit making the switch from C-130s to C-17s Apr 24, 2018 - The 911th Airlift Wing, Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, is undergoing a significant mission change in order to meet the needs of the Air Force. [Read more...]	Air Guard, Reserve wings kickoff annual MAFFS training with the USDA Forest Service Apr 23, 2018 - As temperatures heated up this week in northern California, aerial firefighters from four C-130 airlift wings operating the U.S.D.A. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) started a weeklong training today in anticipation of summer blazes. [Read more...]

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