C-130 Hercules News
Nevada ANG Activated for Firefighting to assist in the greater Los Angeles area
U.S. Northern Command has activated eight C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) and associated personnel to relocate from their home stations to the Channel Islands in Southern California to support firefighting efforts in the Los Angeles area.
Wyoming National Guard activates C-130s to fight LA wildfires
Three Wyoming Air National Guard C-130s equipped with the U.S. Forest Service's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, or MAFFS, and associated personnel were activated by U.S. Northern Command to support firefighting efforts in the Los Angeles area, California, on January 9, 2025.
Marshall extends support contracts for Danish and Norwegian C-130 fleets
Marshall has extended its contracts to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) for eight Lockheed Martin C-130J aircraft operated by the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) and the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF).
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C-130 Fleet Status
C-130 fleet - Jan 19, 2025
Fleet overview:
scrapped: 179
write-off: 351
preserved: 92
stored: 583
instructional: 160
on order: 3
active: 1313
Changes '23/'24:
Fleet adds: 5
Fleet drop: 14
Sponsor - New
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Quote of the Day
It's not speed that kills, it's the sudden absence of it.
-- Unknown
C-130 Hall of Fame
Max lift record
USAF #65-979
DC-130H
Operated at Edwards AFB, California for DC-130 tests. During it's time there it had a lift record with a metalic finish. Max external stores 40,000 lb
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Callsign of the day

Callsign "GANTT"

This name was once given to a pilot who outlined his life on a napkin (yes, in a bar) by way of the project management tool known as a Gantt chart; needless to say, there are better ways of stating when one would like to get married and have kids.
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