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Cameroon Air Force C-130H damaged after overshooting runway
AAC C-130H Hercules (serial unknown) sustained damaged after over shooting the runway in the countries Northern city of Maroua on August 2nd, 2020. [Photographer unknown]
Aug 04, 2020 - Cameroon's Ministry of Defence has confirmed one of its C-130 Hercules transport aircraft sustained damaged after over shooting the runway in the countries Northern city of Maroua on August 2nd. [Read more...]
Yokota receives a C-130J WST simulator
A view of the C-130J Weapon System Training simulator at Yokota AB, July 27, 2020. [USAF photo by Yasuo Osakabe]
Jul 27, 2020 - After 2 years of construction, what appears a large white box with cables now provides Yokota Air Base, Japan with a fully functional C-130J Super Hercules Weapons System Training simulator. [Read more...]
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Dyess, Little Rock conduct largest formation flight in C-130J history
Multiple C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 317th AW line up for takeoff during a Joint Forcible Entry exercise at Dyess AFB on July 14, 2020. C-130J aircraft from the 317th AW and 19th AW from Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, conducted the largest formation flight of C-130J aircraft ever with 33 aircraft and completed airdrops at Dyess AFB and Big Bend, Texas. [USAF photo by SSgt. David Owsianka]
Jul 16, 2020 - The C-130 community rewrote history July 14, successfully piloting the largest formation flight ever of C-130J Super Hercules aircraft in support of a Joint Forcible Entry exercise over Dyess Air Force Base and Big Bend, Texas. [Read more...]
4th SOS, AMU make history with AC-130U
The last AC-130U Spooky gunship to retire, aircraft #87-0128, also known as ‘Big Daddy’, is parked on the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 26, 2020. On June 18, 2020, Big Daddy made history by becoming the first Spooky to ever receive a black letter initial. A black letter initial means that before a flight there were no discrepancies on Big Daddy’s status paperwork. [USAF photo by A1C Hailey M. Ziegler]
Jun 26, 2020 - An AC-130U Spooky gunship named ‘Big Daddy’ made history by being the first Spooky to ever receive a black letter initial on its status page before a flight, June 18, 2020. [Read more...]
The 415th AMU celebrates their first ‘Black Letter’ aircraft
Airmen assigned to the 58th AMU perform a pre-flight inspection of MC-130J #12-5759 from 415 SOS at Kirtland AFB, June 9, 2020. The aircraft is Kirtland’s first ‘Black Letter’ aircraft, meaning it has zero maintenance discrepancies. [USAF photo by A1C Ireland Summers]
Jun 15, 2020 - The 415th Aircraft Maintenance Unit launched its first ‘Black Letter’ aircraft June 9, 2020, on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, making maintenance history. [Read more...]
"Hollywood Guard" reaches milestone with 6-ship formation flight
5 of 6 California Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules aircraft fly in tight formation the Pacific Ocean, California. May 27, 2020. California Air National Guard maintainers from the 146th MXG and aircrew from the 115th AS, collaborated to accomplish the launching of 6 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for the first time in over 20 years. [ANG by TSgt. Nieko Carzis]
Jun 13, 2020 - Amid the challenges serving in the Air National Guard during the pandemic known as COVID-19, California Air National Guard maintainers from the 146 MXG and aircrew from the 115th AS collaborated to accomplish the launching of 6 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for the first time in over 20 years on May 26, 2020. [Read more...]
No fatalities reported after Georgia ANG C-130 over shoots runway at Iraqi base
Major Erika Wonn and SMSgt Darrin Duncan preposition a C-130H3 #94-6706 from 158 AS for the beginning of the opening ceremonies for exercise Noble Partner 2017 at Tbilisi, International Airport on July 29, 2017. [Photo by TSgt Shaleata Christian]
Jun 08, 2020 - A C-130H aircraft overshot the runway at an Iraqi military base north of the capital on Monday 8th around 22:00Hrs without causing fatalities, the U.S.-led coalition said. [Read more...]
Five C-130J's to join RNZAF fleet
USAF C-130J #08-8603 flies in formation behind a HAF C-130H Hercules during an exercise Stolen Cerberus V interfly mission near Elefsis Air Base, Greece, May 10, 2018. The two aircraft flew through multiple drop zones and different terrains during the mission. [USAF photo by SrA Devin M. Rumbaugh]
Jun 05, 2020 - The Coalition Government has confirmed five Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraft will be purchased to replace the existing fleet, Defence Minister Ron Mark announced June 5th. [Read more...]
Austria awards C-130 avionics modification contract to Marshall
Austrian Air Force C-130K C.1 #8T-CB is seen parked up at RAF Fairford on August 14th, 2008. [Photo by Richard Vandervord]
Jun 04, 2020 - The Austrian Air Force has awarded a multi-million-pound contract to Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (Marshall ADG) to update the navigation systems on its fleet of three C-130K aircraft. [Read more...]
Total Force test team takes AF award
A 153rd AW maintainer plugs in a generator cable into C-130H3 #92-1536 after arriving at Eglin AFB on January 11, 2020. Air Force’s first fully upgraded C-130H is here for test and evaluation on its new modified propeller system and engines. [USAF photo by Samuel King Jr.]
Jun 02, 2020 - A total force integration team of active-duty testers and Air National Guard Airmen were rewarded recently for their combined efforts on a money-saving C-130H propeller system. [Read more...]
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