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Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group awarded Swedish Air Force contract to support C-130 fleet
SweAF C-130H #847 from 3 Transportflygenhet is parked on the tarmac at Malmen AP on June 3rd, 2012. [Wikimedia photo by Alan Wilson]
Feb 08, 2018 - Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has won the contract to support the Swedish Air Force fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130 aircraft, by providing depth maintenance services. [Read more...]
Diving on Aqaba's new C-130 Hercules wreck
A retired RJAF C-130 which was recently sunk of the shores of Aqaba, Jordan. [Photo by Torbjorn Gylleus]
Nov 23, 2017 - On 16 November, with press and politicians and a brass band in attendance, a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft was sunk just off the shores of Aqaba, Jordan. [Read more...]
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The C-130s of Mobility Guardian
PAF Wing Commander Raja Durraab is one of the C-130 Hercules pilots during Mobility Guardian, Joint Base Lewis-McChord August 11, 2017. [USAF photo by SSgt. Jodi Martinez]
Aug 11, 2017 - The C-130 Hercules aircraft of Mobility Guardian traveled more than 25,000 miles from six different countries across the globe to participate in the two-week exercise here July 31 to August 12, 2017. [Read more...]
NCANG C-130s Fly Their Last 8-Ship Formation
Eight C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the NCANG taxi onto the runway of the Charlotte Douglas IAP, after performing a training mission doing airdrops and proficiency flying on August 5, 2017. The C-130s were part of an eight-ship fleet bound for a tactical training mission involving airdrops over Stanly County airport and a flyover above uptown Charlotte. [ANG photo by SSgt. Laura J. Montgomery]
Aug 06, 2017 - The “Queen City” looked as though it was holding its breath in awe as eight C-130 Hercules aircraft maneuvered their way towards the Charlotte Douglas International airport after flying their last max flight training mission over North Carolina, August 5, 2017. [Read more...]
C-130 pilot receives 60th Koren Kolligian Jr. Trophy
Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson presents the Koren Kolligian Trophy to Maj. John Hourigan, a 123rd Operations Support Squadron C-130 Hercules pilot, during a ceremony in the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017. [USAF Photo by Andy Morataya]
May 17, 2017 - Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson presented the 2016 Koren Kolligian Jr. Trophy to Maj. John Hourigan, a 123rd Operations Support Squadron C-130 Hercules pilot, at the Pentagon, May 17, 2017, for not only saving the lives of five crewmembers, but also identifying a worldwide C-130 propeller issue. [Read more...]
C-130 Weapons Instructor Course celebrates 20 years
USAF C-130 Weapons Instructor Course members gather outside for a 20-year anniversary group photo on June 24, 2016, at Nellis AFB. With the recent graduation of class 16A, the C-130 WIC has graduated 304 Weapons Officers, transforming the face of tactical employment and joint force integration. [USAF photo by SrA Stephanie Serrano]
Jul 01, 2016 - The C-130 Weapons Instructor Course celebrates its 20-year anniversary June 24, 2016, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The course, as some say, is a leadership course disguised as a tactics course. [Read more...]
AFRC celebrates 100 years of Reserve Air Power with C-130 special mission demo
Thom Patterson, CNN videographer (left), uses a camera to capture footage of 53d WRS “Hurricane Hunter” pilots inside the cockpit of a C-130 Hercules during a flight over Maryland on June 28, 2016. As part of the 100th anniversary of air power in the U.S. military, members of the media were invited to fly with the Hurricane Hunters and learn about their weather surveillance mission. With ten deployable C-130s, the unit has the only routine aerial weather reconnaissance mission in the world. [USAF photo by SSgt. Kat Justen]
Jun 29, 2016 - They’ve been among us for a century now. They look like any other American citizen, blending with the crowd, living normal lives and working normal jobs. [Read more...]
145th AW Commander presents Mishap-Free flying hour milestone award
CMSgt. Andrew Huneycutt, 145th OSS chief loadmaster, earned the 12,500 Mishap-Free Flying Hour Milestone Award which culminates his 36 year career and dedication to standards at the North Carolina ANGB, Charlotte Douglas IAP, on June 5, 2016. [ANG photo by SSgt. Julianne M. Showalter]
Jun 05, 2016 - “It’s an accomplishment to get a few thousand flight hours, so to fly 12,500 is truly outstanding,” said Col. Joseph Stepp, IV, commander, 145th Operations Group. [Read more...]
Indonesian C-130 crashes in Medan, over 100 killed
An Indonesian Air Force C-130 crashed in the residential neighborhood of the city of Medan in North Sumatra on June 30, 2015. [Photographer unknown]
Jun 30, 2015 - An Indonesian Air Force C-130 reported to be #A-1310 crashed in a residential neighborhood of the city of Medan in North Sumatra. Updated reports indicate 100 plus people have been killed. [Read more...]
Saluting 60 Years of Hercules History
Top photo: Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin; Lockheed-Georgia Division (now Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company) President Dan Houghton (later Lockheed Corporation CEO); Col. Edward McRay, Commander, Air Force Plant Representative Office, Marietta, Georgia (now DCMA) christen the first C-130A to roll off the Marietta production line. Bottom photo: Georgia Governor Nathan Deal; George Shultz, Lockheed Martin Vice President and General Manager—C-130 Programs; Shan Cooper, Lockheed Martin Vice President and Marietta Site General Site Manager; Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, Commander, US Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida; Col. Joshua Rogers, Chief of Flight Operations, Defense Contract Management Agency Marietta Site recreate the photo years later. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Apr 07, 2015 - History truly did repeat itself on April 7 at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics facility in Marietta, Georgia. [Read more...]
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