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908th Transfer Heritage and Retire Purple Heart recipient ‘War Eagle’
Feb 24, 2017 - The 908th Airlift Wing transferred the heritage of aircraft number #85-0040 known as War Eagle to aircraft number #91-9142 on February 24, at Maxwell Air Force Base. [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...]
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908th transfer heritage and retire older ‘Roll Tide'
Jan 20, 2017 - The 908th Airlift Wing transferred the heritage of aircraft #85-0042 known as 'Roll Tide' to aircraft number #89-1188 on January 20th. [Read more...]
First newer aircraft arrives
Jan 13, 2017 - The first of eight newer C-130 Hercules aircraft to serve with the 908th Airlift Wing arrived January 12, 2017. The aircraft #89-1188 came from the 914th Airlift Wing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N. Y. [Read more...]
Guard & Reservists provide surge support to Great Basin fires
Sep 23, 2016 - The 2016 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System Air Expeditionary Group along with two Air Reserve Component MAFFS-equipped C-130 aircraft completed a month-long activation in support of aerial fire suppression missions in the Western U.S., September 3, 2016. [Read more...]
815th Airlift Squadron flies four-ship training mission
Sep 11, 2016 - The 815th Airlift Squadron “Flying Jennies”, an Air Force Reserve unit assigned to the 403rd Wing here, flew a four-aircraft training exercise today, their first multi-element training mission since the squadron found out in 2015 that it was no longer scheduled for inactivation. [Read more...]
Reservists, C-130s depart to assist aerial firefighting efforts
Aug 03, 2016 - An Air Force Reserve C-130 equipped with a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System departed here today to support ongoing aerial fire fighting efforts in the Western U.S. [Read more...]
AFRC celebrates 100 years of Reserve Air Power with C-130 special mission demo
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...]
Canadian exercise trains new generation of Dobbins C-130 warfighters
Jun 16, 2016 - More than 70 Airmen from the 94th Airlift Wing recently took part in Maple Flag 49, an annual international air exercise, at 4 Wing Cold Lake in Alberta. [Read more...]
Flying Jennies take part in D-Day 72nd anniversary events
Jun 06, 2016 - C-130J Super Hercules aircraft flew over many towns, villages and historical sites near Normandy, France, on June 3 in honor of the 72nd anniversary of the D-Day invasion. [Read more...]
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