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Eglin pilot surpasses 10K hours in the C-130
Oct 02, 2024 - Ten thousand hours. It’s equivalent to 416 days, more than a full year of time. That’s the amount of hours Gary Hogg spent piloting the Air Force’s various C-130 Hercules models across his 41-year career. [Read more...]
Air Force legacy pilot visits beloved C-130 aircraft again
Sep 30, 2024 - An Air Force legacy pilot who was part of the first C-130 demonstration team in the 1950s, recently visited the 302d Airlift Wing at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, for a tour of a C-130H aircraft. [Read more...]
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NOAA awards contract for next-generation hurricane hunter aircraft
Sep 27, 2024 - Today, NOAA announced that it has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, based in Georgia, for two specialized C-130J Hercules aircraft to become the next generation of NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft. [Read more...]
189th AW Receives First Two C-130J Aircraft
Sep 25, 2024 - The 189th AW officially began its first aircraft conversion in almost 40 years with the arrival of two EC-130J "Super Hercules" aircraft on September 18. [Read more...]
Hercules Guardians 24 strengthens US-ROK alliance
Sep 14, 2024 - The phrase ‘We Go Together!' is a chant that can be often heard during gatherings of U.S. and Republic of Korea military forces and symbolizes the ironclad bonds formed since the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty in 1953. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin Welcomes Egypt to the C-130J Super Hercules Fleet
Sep 05, 2024 - The Egyptian Armed Forces announced today at the Egypt International Air Show that Lockheed Martin will deliver two C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) through a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) with the U.S. Air Force. Egypt is the 23rd nation to join the worldwide Super Hercules operating community. [Read more...]
Marshall and Austrian Air Force celebrate completion of multi-year C-130 navigation upgrade programme
Sep 02, 2024 - Marshall’s engineering team has completed a series of modifications to enhance the navigational capabilities of the Austrian Air Force’s fleet of three C-130K aircraft. [Read more...]
Yokota celebrates 70 years of C-130 operations
Aug 23, 2024 - Resilient, agile and reliable; for seven decades the C-130 has been the crux of international tactical airlift operations, helping sustain air superiority, dominance and operational effectiveness. [Read more...]
70 Years of Flight: The C-130's legacy and future
Aug 23, 2024 - Since its first flight on Aug. 23, 1954, the C-130 has proven to be one of the most versatile and active aircraft in the Air Force’s fleet, having carried troops and supplies from the tundra of Antarctica to the deserts of the Middle East, to the tropical islands of the Pacific, and nearly everywhere in between. [Read more...]
Super Hercules fleet grows with delivery of First C-130J to New Zealand
Aug 09, 2024 - A new era of tactical airlift capability for New Zealand has officially begun with Lockheed Martin delivering the first of five C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the New Zealand Ministry of Defence and New Zealand Defence Force during a ceremony at the Lockheed Martin's facility in Marietta, Georgia, on August 8th. [Read more...]
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