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Air National Guard supports airlift operations at Ali Al Salem Jul 07, 2019 - When C-130 aircraft from the Montana Air National Guard and Connecticut ANG touched down on the flight line to replace Guard units from Rhode Island and California, the aircrews and maintenance teams seamlessly transitioned to provide non-stop flight operations. [Read more...]	Semper Fi: Marietta Flight Ops Home to 5 Decades of Marines Jun 28, 2019 - “Once a Marine, always a Marine” took on new meaning for Marietta Flight Operations team members with the delivery of a KC-130J to the U.S. Marine Corps on April 3, 2019. [Read more...]

Collins Aerospace receives additional C-130 NP2000 propeller upgrade order from ANG, USN Jun 18, 2019 - Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. has been awarded a contract by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to support NP2000 propeller upgrades for 24 Lockheed Martin C-130H aircraft for the U.S. Air National Guard. [Read more...]	New Zealand select C-130J as preferred option Jun 11, 2019 - Defence Minister Ron Mark has announced the selection of the C-130J-30 Super Hercules as the preferred option for the replacement of the aging C-130H aircraft. [Read more...]
Legacy Airlift Squadrons return to Normandy 75 years Jun 06, 2019 - W7. Q9. E5. 6Z. These may just seem like letters and numbers to some. But these were the letters and numbers painted on the noses of Douglas C-47 Dakota units to identify which squadron the aircraft belonged to. With accompanying white and black invasion stripes painted on the wings and tail, the allied forces were easily identifiable, as they began the largest seaborne invasion in history, storming the beaches of Normandy on June 6th, 1944. [Read more...]	Kentucky Air Guard C-130s to fly in 75th Anniversary of D-Day May 31, 2019 - “This operation is not being planned with any alternatives. This operation is planned as a victory, and that’s the way it’s going to be. We’re going down there, and we’re throwing everything we have into it, and we’re going to make it a success.” [Read more...]
Enlisted aircrew paramount to C-130 Hercules flight testing May 30, 2019 - Not many people know that a small contingent of experienced enlisted C-130 aircrew reside at Hill Air Force Base. They are charged with the depot support flights of Air Force overflow, and Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. [Read more...]	123rd AW supports interoperability with Immediate Response May 30, 2019 - More than 90 Airmen and three C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing participated here in Immediate Response 2019, a multinational exercise co-led by Croatian Armed Forces, Slovenian Armed Forces and U.S. Army Europe. [Read more...]
Ramstein C-130Js with ‘invasion stripes’ head to Normandy for 75th D-Day anniversary May 29, 2019 - The 37th Airlift Squadron sent three C-130Js to France on Wednesday decked out with a new paint scheme. [Read more...]	NYANG's 106th RW welcomes new aircraft to its fleet May 22, 2019 - The 106th Rescue Wing based at the Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, presented the first of four new HC-130J Combat King IIs, call sign "King 76" during a ceremony held on base, May 17, 2019. [Read more...]

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