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C-130 platform receives avionics overhaul
Attendees at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the first Trial Kit Installation (TKI) onto C-130H #90-1792 from 180th AS. [Courtesy photo]
Apr 25, 2022 - The Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate's C-130 Program Office, along with the AMC, ANG, AFRC, and prime contractor L3Harris (L3H) Integrated Mission Systems, celebrated a major milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier this month to mark the completion of the first Trial Kit Installation (TKI) onto a C-130H from the 139th Airlift Wing headquartered in St. Joseph, Mo. [Read more...]
Benefield Anechoic Facility tests C-130 electronic countermeasures
USAF AC-130J Ghostrider #16-5837 assigned to the 4th SOS from Hurlburt Field, is loaded into the Benefiled Anechoic Facility on Edwards AFB on March 17, 2022. The aircraft recently underwent electronic weapons countermeasures testing at the BAF. [USAF photo by Kaitlyn Steigerwald]
Apr 20, 2022 - An AC-130J Ghostrider assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing from Hurlburt Field, Fla., recently underwent electronic weapons countermeasures testing at the Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards Air Force Base, California. [Read more...]
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Yokota pairs with Royal Thai Air Force for training
Airmen assigned to the 374th Maintenance Group and 36th AS pose for a group photo with Royal Thai Air Force pilots at Don Muang Royal Thai AFBvon April 1, 2022. The 374th MXG and 36th AS worked to reinforce mutual interests and alliances through collective knowledge and joint operations with the RTAF. [USAF photo by SSgt. Jessica Avallone]
Apr 11, 2022 - Yokota Air Force and Royal Thai Air Force Airmen participated in a C-130 airframe immersion and training opportunity from 27 March to 2 April, at Don Muang Air Base, Thailand. [Read more...]
23rd Wing dedicates new Flagship aircraft
USAF HC-130J Combat King II #13-5785 awaits the ground crew after landing at Moody AFB on March 25, 2022. After being dedicated as the 23rd Wing's Flagships, was dubbed "The Whale Shark". [USAF photo by SrA Thomas Johns]
Apr 07, 2022 - The 71st Rescue Squadron U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II tail number #13-5785 was dedicated as the newest 23rd Wing Flagship on March 30, 2022. [Read more...]
Going vintage: 'Weather' squadron returns to its roots
USAF WC-130J #96-5300 assigned to the 53rd WRS at Keesler AFB, taxis to its parking spot on April 5, 2022. The aircraft’s arrival marks the first of the squadron’s 10 aircraft that will undergo a makeover of sorts as they revert to the glossy paint scheme they originally started out with in the late 1990s and early 2000s. [USAF photo by SSgt. Kristen Pittman]
Apr 05, 2022 - The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, commonly known as the "Hurricane Hunters" are going vintage, at least with the paint scheme on their aircraft. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin reaches milestone with the delivery of 500th C-130J
USAF C-130J-30 #19-5934 was seen on a test flight on February 17, 2022. This aircraft is the 500th C-130J off the production line. [Lockheed Martin Photo by David L. Key]
Mar 15, 2022 - Hercules history is made once again, with the announcement that Lockheed Martin recently delivered its 500th C-130J Super Hercules airlifter. [Read more...]
WR-ALC opens new C-130J aircraft propeller repair facility
C-130J aircraft propeller mechanics with the 572nd Commodities Maintenance Group rotate propeller blades to the reverse position at Robins AFB on February 2, 2022. The C-130J aircraft propeller blades were placed in to the reverse position to be removed from the propeller hub prior to blades’ programmed depot maintenance. [USAF photo by Joseph Mather]
Mar 02, 2022 - In December, the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, officially opened the C-130J aircraft propeller repair facility. [Read more...]
U.S. & Bangladeshi aircrews exchange best practices during Exercise Cope South 2022
USAF C-130J-30 #16-5843 from 36th EAS, taxi during Exercise Cope South 2022, on February 24, 2022, at BAF Base Bangabandhu, Bangladesh. [USAF photo by TSgt. Christopher Hubenthal]
Feb 19, 2022 - U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and members of the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) shared tactical airlift knowledge during a subject matter expert (SME) exchange on Feb. 19, 2022, as part of Exercise Cope South 2022. [Read more...]
NY Air Guard's 109th AW Airmen begin returning from the latest Antarctic mission
Airmen assigned to the 109th AW, NYANG, prepare to unload cargo from LC-130H #76-3302 at a research station in Antarctica. The 109th AW supported the 34th season of Operation Deep Freeze at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from October 2021 through February 2022. [ANG photo by Major Shay Price]
Feb 10, 2022 - Seventy-three Airmen and three LC-130 "Skibirds" assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing are expected to begin returning from Antarctica to Stratton Air National Guard Base outside Schenectady, New York this weekend. [Read more...]
415th SOS receives new MC-130J Commando II
USAF MC-130J #19-5931 assigned to the 415th SOS prepares for a flight from Kirtland AFB on January 28, 2022. The 415th SOS received a new MC-130J Commando II to use for continuation training and operational procedures. [USAF photo by SrA Ireland Summers]
Feb 07, 2022 - Aircrew assigned to the 415th Special Operations Squadron took to the sky in a brand new MC-130J Commando II, at Kirtland Air Force Base on January 28, 2022. [Read more...]
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