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123rd AW supports interoperability with Immediate Response
Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft conduct a nonstandard-load training flight in the airspace above Venice, Italy, May 20, 2019, while carrying equipment from U.S. Army Europe’s 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team as part of Immediate Response 2019. [ANG photo by SSgt. Horton]
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
USAF C-130J #08-8601 from 37th AS is seen landing at Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport on May 18, 2019. Note D-Day Ivasion stripes applied for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. [Photo by Dennis Russ]
May 29, 2019 - The 37th Airlift Squadron sent three C-130Js to France on Wednesday decked out with a new paint scheme. [Read more...]
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NYANG's 106th RW welcomes new aircraft to its fleet
USAF HC-130J #16-5863 Combat King II sits on display at the 106th RW, New York ANG, during a ceremony at Francis S. Gabreski ANGB, on May 17, 2019. The 106th presented the rescue aircraft during a ceremony, the first of four brand new such models from Lockheed Martin, the first time in the 106th's 72 year history that is has received aircraft new from the manufacturer and will be flown by the wing's 102nd RQS, the oldest unit in the ANG. [U.S. Army National Guard photo by Ryan Campbell]
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...]
The C-130 Experience' takes flight at the Hill Aerospace Museum
The cockpit of "The C-130 Experience" located inside the Hill Aerospace Museum May 14, 2019, at Hill AFB. The museum worked with base and community partners for several years to convert the C-130 aircraft fuselage into an interactive classroom. Visitors can now sit in the pilot’s seat, push buttons, flip switches and turn the dials. The complete experience will include all of the sights, sounds and smells of a real C-130 mission. [USAF photo by Todd Cromar]
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
Loadmasters assigned to the 302nd AW conduct a wet fire test of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service’s MAFFS installed onto one of the Reserve wing’s C-130 Hercules aircraft at Peterson AFB on August 8, 2018. [USAF photo by SSgt. Frank Casciotta]
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
Members of the 103rd AW, Connecticut ANG load supplies onto a C-130H #74-2134 on April 2, 2019 in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. The 118th AS flew to Greenland in support of the National Science Foundation climate research mission. [ANG photo by TSgt. Tamara R. Dabney]
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
RAAF C-130J #A97-448 from 37 Sqn is seen August 31, 2017 fitted with new Ka-Band SATCOM antenna and suite. The trial was conducted through support from industry partners in Airbus Group Australia Pacific, Inmarsat, Honeywell, and L-3 Communications, as well as Defence's own Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group. [Photo by CPL David Gibbs, © Commonwealth of Australia, DoD]
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
STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y-- The first of several LC-130 Hercules from the 109th Airlift Wing New York Air National Guard base in Schnectady New York does final checks after loading cargo heading for Greenland. In addition to carrying cargo for the National Science Foundation research, the 109th aircrews will conduct important ski-landing training and off-loading operations conducted each year. (US Air National Guard Photo by SMSgt William Gizara)
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
A C-130J Super Hercules takes off at Camp Lemonnier, Africa, March 14, 2019. The C-130J is used in many operations at Camp Lemonnier to transport cargo and military members to locations throughout East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mercedes Porter)
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
Lt. Col. Barry "JR" Cupples, a navigator with the 757th AS, holds a 10,000 hours sign in the flight deck of a C-130H Hercules aircraft for a photo at the exact moment he completed his ten thousandth C-130 flight hour. Cupples was greeted by a crowd of his 757th wingmen after landing at Youngstown ARS. [USAF photo by Eric M. White]
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...]
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