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The 415th AMU celebrates their first ‘Black Letter’ aircraft Jun 15, 2020 - The 415th Aircraft Maintenance Unit launched its first ‘Black Letter’ aircraft June 9, 2020, on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, making maintenance history. [Read more...]	317th ISO: keeping the C-130s ready Jan 18, 2019 - A car requires regular tune-ups and inspections to ensure that the vehicle is running correctly. The C-130J Super Hercules follow a similar cycle, requiring regular inspection and maintenance so that they don't have issues during a mission. [Read more...]

Combat King gets 'royal' treatment during wash May 10, 2018 - Airmen from the 71st Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) washed an HC-130J Combat King II, May 7-8. [Read more...]	913th MXS annual training helps keep 403rd fleet mission-ready Aug 02, 2017 - Dozens of Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 913th Maintenance Squadron out of Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, have spent the past few weeks here at Keesler Air Force Base working on the 403rd Wing’s fleet of C-130J and WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft. [Read more...]
Maintainers build C-130 part, save AF thousands May 17, 2017 - As the workhorse of the U.S. Air Force, the C-130 dominates the open skies here and so do feathery allies. [Read more...]	Afghan maintainers level up Feb 01, 2017 - As the train, advise and assist missions continue in Afghanistan, the Afghan Air Force is taking the lead from Coalition in supporting ground troops through air power. [Read more...]
New maintenance stands cut C-130J inspection times May 03, 2016 - Maintaining the C-130J Super Hercules fleet here became a more efficient process for the 403rd Maintenance Squadron Isochronal Inspection Dock. [Read more...]	Maintenance is key to keeping Yokota, Kadena aircraft flying Mar 29, 2016 - The aircraft at Yokota and Kadena air bases in Japan rely on the 374th Maintenance Squadron’s phase docks to receive their maintenance and keep them going. [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...]	Yet another Nigerian C-130 returns to service May 20, 2014 - The Nigerian Air Force will soon take delivery of a refurbished C-130H-30 Hercules transport aircraft after a two and a half year rebuild by specialist company Marshall Aerospace in the United Kingdom. [Read more...]

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