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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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The C-130 Experience' takes flight at the Hill Aerospace Museum
May 14, 2019 - The Hill Aerospace Museum has completed the first of its kind conversion of a C-130 aircraft fuselage into an interactive classroom. [Read more...]
302nd AW hosting annual aerial firefighting training
May 05, 2019 - About 300 people from the Air National Guard, U.S. Forest Service and other firefighting agencies are scheduled Monday to begin a weeklong aerial wildland firefighting training and certification hosted by the Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base. [Read more...]
Connecticut ANG showcases global reach in Greenland
May 05, 2019 - The Air National Guard is known to be a force that is ready to respond to domestic emergencies. These proven capabilities range from natural disaster relief to civil disturbance operations. However, the scope of the Air National Guard's federal mission, which calls for Air Guardsmen to serve in various nations around the world is lesser known. [Read more...]
High-speed communications for RAAF C-130J Hercules fleet
Apr 26, 2019 - High-speed internet on six of the Royal Austalian Air Force’s (RAAF) C-130J Hercules will provide Defence with increased flexibility when deploying on operations. [Read more...]
Wing begins annual mission to Greenland
Apr 24, 2019 - Airmen of the 109th Airlift Wing kicked off their annual support for National Science Foundation research in Greenland on Tuesday, as about 80 Airmen and three LC-130 aircraft left Stratton Air National Guard Base for Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. [Read more...]
Homestation, deployed locations swap iron to keep C-130Js mission ready
Apr 17, 2019 - Wheels hit hot pavement before slowly coming to a halt along a flightline. Humidity and heat waft over busy Airmen as a ramp opens and they are greeted with forklifts. As quick as they landed, the cargo is offloaded within minutes and the C-130J Super Hercules is ready to leave. [Read more...]
10,000 flying hours
Apr 11, 2019 - Lt. Col. Barry Cupples, known around here as "JR," rolls back his flight suit sleeve, still dripping with water from the hose-down he received upon stepping through the aircrew door a few minutes earlier. His fellow 910th Operations Group members cheer as he reveals a black-inked C-130H Hercules aircraft tattoo on his forearm with "10,000 Hours" emblazoned above it. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin delivers first HC-130J Combat King II to NYANG
Mar 21, 2019 - Lockheed Martin delivered the first of four HC-130J Combat King II aircraft today to representatives from the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing (RQW). [Read more...]
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