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Georgia Guard C-130 accident report released
Major Erika Wonn and SMSgt Darrin Duncan preposition a C-130H3 #94-6706 from 158 AS for the beginning of the opening ceremonies for exercise Noble Partner 2017 at Tbilisi, International Airport on July 29, 2017. [Photo by TSgt Shaleata Christian]
Nov 19, 2020 - On 8 June 2020, at approximately 22:05 hours local time, C-130H #94-6706, was involved in a mishap during a routine mobility airlift mission from Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, into Al Taji (Camp Taji), Iraq, when it failed to come to a stop during landing, overran the runway, and impacted a concrete barrier. [Read more...]
103rd Flies Five-ship C-130 Formation
Five C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 103rd AW flew over Westover ARB, Massachusetts on October 4, 2020. The mission, known as a "Max Fly" challenges the unit to fly the maximum amount of aircraft in its fleet in a single mission, and is a comprehensive display of the unit’s readiness and tactical airlift capabilities. [ANG photo by SSgt. Steven Tucker]
Oct 07, 2020 - In a comprehensive display of the unit’s readiness and tactical airlift capabilities, the 103rd Airlift Wing launched a five-ship C-130H1 formation from Bradley Air National Guard Base on October 4, 2020. [Read more...]
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No fatalities reported after Georgia ANG C-130 over shoots runway at Iraqi base
Major Erika Wonn and SMSgt Darrin Duncan preposition a C-130H3 #94-6706 from 158 AS for the beginning of the opening ceremonies for exercise Noble Partner 2017 at Tbilisi, International Airport on July 29, 2017. [Photo by TSgt Shaleata Christian]
Jun 08, 2020 - A C-130H aircraft overshot the runway at an Iraqi military base north of the capital on Monday 8th around 22:00Hrs without causing fatalities, the U.S.-led coalition said. [Read more...]
Air National Guard supports airlift operations at Ali Al Salem
USAF C-130s from the Montana and Connecticut ANG currently assigned to the 386th AEW sit side by side on the tarmac at Ali Al Salem AB on July 3, 2019. The units are currently deployed here providing tactical airlift to the Central Command Area of Responsibility. [ANG photo by Capt. Stephen Hudson]
Jul 07, 2019 - When C-130 aircraft from the Montana Air National Guard and Connecticut ANG touched down on the flight line to replace Guard units from Rhode Island and California, the aircrews and maintenance teams seamlessly transitioned to provide non-stop flight operations. [Read more...]
Collins Aerospace receives additional C-130 NP2000 propeller upgrade order from ANG, USN
UTC Aerospace Systems, recently completed the first of two contracted Lockheed Martin C-130H #92-1536 propeller upgrades for the ANGs 153rd Airlift Wing, based in Cheyenne, Wyoming [Courtesy photo]
Jun 18, 2019 - Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. has been awarded a contract by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to support NP2000 propeller upgrades for 24 Lockheed Martin C-130H aircraft for the U.S. Air National Guard. [Read more...]
UTC Aerospace Systems helps USN & ANG improve performance with C-130 NP2000 propeller upgrades
UTC Aerospace Systems NP2000 propeller system on the LC-130. [USAF photo]
Jul 16, 2018 - UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., today announced that it has been awarded a contract to support NP2000 propeller upgrades for 24 Lockheed Martin C/KC-130T aircraft for the U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). [Read more...]
Upgraded C-130 arrives for testing
A chunk of ice hangs from the bottom of the C-130H #92-1536 wing after its flight from Wyoming to Eglin AFB, on January 11th. Air Force’s first fully upgraded C-130H is here for test and evaluation on its new modified propeller system and engines. [USAF photo by Samuel King Jr.]
Jan 17, 2018 - The first to cut through an unusual afternoon fog was the sound that seemed like a swarm of millions of insects angrily buzzing in unison. Then, the nose of a C-130 popped through that dense whiteness followed by 32 spinning blades creating the ominous sound. [Read more...]
First Joint Training in AMATS Course for 192nd Airlift Squadron
Maj. Joseph Jaquish, a pilot with the 192nd AS out of Nevada ANG. explains mountain flying to visiting Marine Corps pilots from VMGR-252 from MCAS Cherry Point, during the mission planning portion of the Advanced Mountain Airlift Tactics School (AMATS) training on January 10, 2018. [USAF photo by SMSgt. Paula Macomber]
Jan 11, 2018 - Marines with the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 out of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, N.C., the oldest continually active squadron in the Marine Corps, along with their J-model C-130 arrived here in Reno on Wednesday, January 10th. [Read more...]
Guardsmen deploy at home and abroad
CMSgt. Raymond Arnold, 737 EAS flight engineer (left), and Capt. Jonathan Lemley, EAS pilot, initiate preflight preparations on the C-130H Hercules on November 14, 2017, before departing for a mission to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. [USAF photo by TSgt. Louis Vega]
Nov 24, 2017 - The Wyoming Air National Guard stands faithfully in support of both domestic and federal missions assisting victims in need throughout the world by providing aid when called upon. [Read more...]
CAE USA awarded subcontract to support development of C-130J WST's
The RAF was the launch customer for the C-130J and the team of Lockheed Martin and CAE have supported the RAF’s C-130J Total Training System for over 15 years. [Courtesy of CAE]
Nov 24, 2017 - CAE USA has been awarded subcontracts from Lockheed Martin to support the design, development and manufacture of six C-130J weapon systems trainers (WSTs) for the United States Air Force and Air National Guard. [Read more...]
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