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EC-130H, 15 years and nearly 42K combat hours in support of the Coalition mission Dec 15, 2018 - On a rainy, 40-degree evening at Bagram Airfield, EC-130H Compass Call maintainers and aircrew walk out to the flightline to work on their aircraft. [Read more...]	774th EAS aircrew deploys, flies together Mar 09, 2017 - Aboard a C-130J Hercules, loadmasters in the cargo bay and pilots up in the flight deck perform their pre-flight tasks with practiced ease. [Read more...]

EC-130s maintain constant presence in Afghanistan 15 years later Jan 19, 2017 - All around the dimly-lit tent are enduring symbols of a constant presence. A name scrawled across a wooden wall, a lengthy list of deployment dates written underneath, updated year after year. A library stacked with books and games to pass the time. A built-in couch labeled “Snooze Town.” [Read more...]	One year later: Torque 62 remembered Oct 02, 2016 - Airmen from across Bagram gathered together to remember those lost when a C-130J Super Hercules, call-sign Torque 62, crashed on departure from Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan one year ago. Six Airmen and five contractors were lost on October 2, 2015. [Read more...]
C-130J pilots take care of the mission one flight at a time Sep 09, 2015 - C-130J Super Hercules pilots are a proven, important asset to the Bagram mission. Whether it’s supporting medical evacuation missions or transporting mission essential assets and passengers, the pilots impact daily missions in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. [Read more...]	C-130J loadmasters help deliver goods in Afghanistan Aug 31, 2015 - When mission essential goods need to be delivered to bases around Afghanistan, C-130J Super Hercules loadmasters provide the help needed to ensure cargo is placed in the right hands in support of NATO's Resolute Support mission. [Read more...]
C-130 maintainers keep the mission going May 06, 2015 - Every day, maintainers deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base work round-the-clock to maintain a fleet of combat-ready C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft. [Read more...]	Bagram C-130J loadmasters use new system for airdrops Aug 05, 2014 - A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron completed an airdrop for the Afghan National Army using the new Wireless Gate Release System August 1, 2014 at Bagram Airfield Afghanistan. [Read more...]
Coalition forces Aid in humanitarian efforts May 07, 2014 - A team of coalition forces to include an Italian C-130 and a C-130J-30 assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield assisted the Afghan government with humanitarian efforts this week. [Read more...]	C-130H, end of an era in Afghanistan Jan 13, 2014 - All good things don't necessarily need to come to an end; sometimes they are just replaced by something even better.Such is the case with the venerable C-130H Hercules model aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. [Read more...]

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