C-130 Hercules News
Final Flight, Lifelong Bond: 103rd Pilots Celebrate Retirement Together
On Saturday, May 3, the Connecticut Air National Guard’s 103rd Operations Group marked a historic milestone as Lieutenant Colonel Gary Caponetti and Lieutenant Colonel Josh Panis took to the skies one final time.
Four RNZAF C-130H Hercules aircraft sold to US aerial firefighting company
The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) retired fleet of C-130H Hercules aircraft has been sold to an American aerial firefighting company for $9 million.
Airmen from the 109th AW make history, Landing the LC-130 Hercules on Fresh Water Ice for the first time
Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing have landed an LC-130 Hercules on freshwater ice for the first time in the wing’s history during Operation Nanook-Nunalivut, Inuvik, Canada, on March 5, 2025.
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C-130 Fleet Status
C-130 fleet - Jun 16, 2025
Fleet overview:
scrapped: 180
write-off: 351
preserved: 92
stored: 584
instructional: 161
on order: 2
active: 1314
Changes '23/'24:
Fleet adds: 5
Fleet drop: 18
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