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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.
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.
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).
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).
- First female officer to command RMAF Hercules squadron
- OCD 24 concludes 73 years of bringing aid to Pacific islands
- Lessons learned: Memories of Operation Just Cause remain 'vivid' for Hurlburt gunship crews, 35 years later
- The Last Hercules: The 911th Airlift Wing bids farewell to the final C-130H
- U.S. C-130Js support Saudi-led airdrop exercise
- First flight to ice for RNZAF’s new C-130J Hercules
- United States delivers C-130 aircraft to Tunisian Air Force
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C-130 Fleet Status
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Fleet overview:
scrapped: 179
write-off: 351
preserved: 92
stored: 583
instructional: 160
on order: 3
active: 1313
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Changes '23/'24:
Fleet adds: 5
Fleet drop: 14
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USAF #65-979DC-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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