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Dyess, Little Rock conduct largest formation flight in C-130J history
Multiple C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 317th AW line up for takeoff during a Joint Forcible Entry exercise at Dyess AFB on July 14, 2020. C-130J aircraft from the 317th AW and 19th AW from Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, conducted the largest formation flight of C-130J aircraft ever with 33 aircraft and completed airdrops at Dyess AFB and Big Bend, Texas. [USAF photo by SSgt. David Owsianka]
Jul 16, 2020 - The C-130 community rewrote history July 14, successfully piloting the largest formation flight ever of C-130J Super Hercules aircraft in support of a Joint Forcible Entry exercise over Dyess Air Force Base and Big Bend, Texas. [Read more...]
19th AW, AMC receive final C-130J
USAF C-130J-30 #17-5897 prepares to takeoff from the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Georgia, May 27, 2020. The historic aircraft delivery to LRAFB serves as the final C-130J for the 19th Airlift Wing and Air Mobility Command. [Courtesy photo]
May 28, 2020 - A brand new C-130J Super Hercules (#17-5897) was delivered to Little Rock Air Force Base May 27, marking the last C-130J delivery for the 19th Airlift Wing and Air Mobility Command. [Read more...]
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Little Rock, Royal Canadian Airman: Rigging together solid foundation
A RCAF C-130H tosses out colored banners to gauge wind drift and speed before dropping practice emergency bundles during training at Canadian Forces base Trenton in Ontario on November 6, 2017. The 41st AS, 61st AS and 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen were invited by the RCAF to validate and build U.S.- Canadian tactical airlift inter-operability with expeditionary scenarios. [USAF photo by SSgt Jeremy McGuffin]
Nov 27, 2017 - Little Rock Air Force Base Airmen participated in an exercise with Airman from the Royal Canadian Air Forces base Trenton in Ontario, Canada November 8, 2017. [Read more...]
10 years later: Legacy C-130 replacement is Little Rock workhorse
SrA Nicholas Armitage, 19th AMXS crew chief, checks the top of the C-130J aircraft during pre-flight inspections March 15, 2017 at Little Rock AFB. This C-130J was the first one delivered to AMC here at Little Rock a decade ago and is still providing combat airlift for Little Rock, AMC and the U.S. Air Force. [USAF photo by SSgt. Jeremy McGuffin]
Mar 17, 2017 - A decade ago, the 463rd Airlift Group received its first combat-ready C-130J Super Hercules linking Air Mobility Command to a proud 51-year legacy of flying the Air Force’s cargo workhorse. [Read more...]
C-130 tactical expertise starts at Little Rock
SSgt. Jonathan Stager, 29th WPS instructor loadmaster, checks his oxygen mask and communication system during pre-flight procedures on February 3, 2017, at Little Rock AFB. [USAF photo by SrA Stephanie Serrano]
Feb 13, 2017 - Throughout the Air Force, Airmen depend on each other to ensure the mission is completed. Just as pilots depend on an array of career field specialists to guarantee an aircraft is mission-ready, weapons undergraduate pilots in the C-130 Weapons Instructor Course depend on loadmasters to help understand what goes on in the back of the aircraft. [Read more...]
Little Rock airmen test first C-130J with Block 8.1 upgrades
U.S. Airmen from the 61st AS and 41st AS prepare for their first flight in a C-130J with Block 8.1 enhancement upgrades on February 3, 2017, at Little Rock AFB. The upgrades were installed by Lockheed Martin and improve communications, navigation, surveillance/air traffic management and more. [USAF photo by SrA Harry Brexel]
Feb 07, 2017 - Airmen conducted a training flight using the first C-130J with a Block 8.1 upgrade at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, February 3, 2017. [Read more...]
Little Rock AFB modernizes fleet with final C-130J
Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, AMC commander, departs C-130J-30 #14-5796 prior to an aircraft delivery ceremony at Little Rock AFB, June 20, 2016. Everhart delivered the final C-130J to the 19th Airlift Wing from Lockheed Martin. [USAF photo SrA Harry Brexel]
Jun 22, 2016 - A brand new C-130J aircraft delivered to Little Rock Air Force Base June 20, 2016, marks the beginning of a modern legacy of global reach capabilities. [Read more...]
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