C-130 Hercules News

From 2021


New Super Hercules arrives in Fort Worth Oct 26, 2021 - The 136th Airlift Wing acquired a brand new C-130J Super Hercules from the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Georgia, on October. 14, 2021. [Read more...]	Compass Call squadron inactivated after 20 years in theater Sep 29, 2021 - The 41st Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron was officially inactivated on September 28, 2021 after almost twenty years of providing continual airborne electronic combat support to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. [Read more...]

Last C-130H rolls down the stretch at Kentucky Air Guard Sep 28, 2021 - The last C-130H aircraft assigned to the 123rd Airlift Wing departed the Kentucky Air National Guard Base here today for its new home at the Delaware Air Guard. [Read more...]	Wing receives first C-130J Super Hercules Aug 11, 2021 - The 136th Airlift Wing Texas Air National Guard, part of the Texas Military Department, received its first of eight C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on July 24, 2021, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. [Read more...]
919 SOW celebrates 50th anniversary, recalls early years Jul 30, 2021 - "As the first commander of the 919th and now a resident of Niceville, I have kept a close watch on the unit over the years. The 919th SOW is a special outfit in many ways. One reason the 919th is special is its heritage. Those who gave birth to the original organization were true pioneers. [Read more...]	Built on the Backs of Giants: Cannon's First AC-130J Ghostrider Jul 20, 2021 - Airmen from Hurlburt Field, Florida and Cannon Air Force Base delivered a new AC-130J Ghostrider gunship to the 27th Special Operations Wing’s specialized fleet July 19, 2021. [Read more...]
152nd Airlift Wing 'High Rollers' extended on MAFFS duty Jul 20, 2021 - The Nevada Air National Guard's participation in the wildland firefighting mission in the West has been extended to August 26 at the request of the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). [Read more...]	Teak strengthens aerial ties Jul 14, 2021 - Exercise Teak Action has strengthened the ties between Air Force's No. 37 Squadron and its United States Air Force (USAF) counterparts. Held at RAAF Base Richmond from June 24 to July 2, the bilateral exercise focused on airborne operations to airfields across regional New South Wales. [Read more...]
Red, White and Blue letter day for Marshall Jul 05, 2021 - Marshall is celebrating the departure of the first USMCs KC-130J (#165810) tanker aircraft after completing a planned maintenance interval at its world-leading MRO facility in Cambridge, United Kingdom, under the company’s ten-year multi-million dollar contract with the United States Government. [Read more...]	Philippine Air Force C-130 crashes in Sulu, 17 dead, 40 rescued Jul 04, 2021 - A Philippine air force C-130 aircraft #5125 carrying troops crashed in a southern province after missing the runway Sunday, killing at least 17 military personnel while at least 40 were rescued from the burning wreckage, officials said. [Read more...]

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