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Keen Sword 19: Historic first JGSDF jump from USAF C-130Js in Japan

JGSDF soldiers with the 1st Airborne Brigade prepare to board a USAF C-130J-30 #15-5813 from 36th AS at JASDF Tsuiki AB on Nov. 4, 2018, during Keen Sword 19. Air Force C-130J Super Hercule's with the 36 AS became the first U.S. aircraft to drop JGSDF soldiers on Hiju-dai drop zone, Oita prefecture, Japan. [USAF photo by Yasuo Osakabe]

Nov 04, 2018 - The U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 36th Airlift Squadron became the first U.S. aircraft to drop Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers on Hiju-dai drop zone, Oita prefecture, Japan, Nov. 4, 2018, during Keen Sword 2019. [Read more...]

SrA Christopher Godkin, 815th AS loadmaster, looks out the cargo door at 9,000 feet over Laguna Army Airfield at Yuma Army Proving Grounds, Yuma, Ariz during a combined training event with the Military Freefall School, Oct. 1-5, 2018. The 815th AS provided airlift for the joint forces training school, which covers all aspects of military freefall parachuting. [USAF photo by MSgt. Anthony Flores]

Oct 16, 2018 - At 14,000 feet above the Laguna Army Airfield in Yuma, Arizona, military freefall parachutists jump out of the opened cargo compartment from the back of an Air Force Reserve Flying Jennies C-130J aircraft. [Read more...]

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123rd Airlift Wing earns its 17th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

Airmen from the 123rd AW attend a ceremony at the Kentucky ANGB in Louisville on September 16, 2018, celebrating the wing’s accomplishments in the last year. The ceremony concluded with the presentation of the wing’s 17th Outstanding Unit Award, eighth Distinguished Flying Unit Plaque and the 2017 Contingency Response Unit of the Year Award. [ANG photo by SSgt. Joshua Horton]

Oct 13, 2018 - The Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing has earned its 17th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, maintaining a nearly unsurpassed record as one of the most decorated organizations in Air Force history. [Read more...]

Pallas Aviation announced as launch operator for LM-100J Commercial Freighter

Lockheed Martin announced that Pallas Aviation will be the launch operator of the LM-100J commercial freighter. Seen here is Emory Ellis, president of Pallas Aviation, with the LM-100J, which is a variant of the C-130J Super Hercules that is manufactured by Lockheed Martin. [Photo by Todd R. McQueen]

Oct 11, 2018 - Lockheed Martin today introduced Pallas Aviation as the first LM-100J commercial freighter operator. The LM-100J is a production variant of the proven C-130J Super Hercules, which is the military airlifter of choice for 18 nations around the world. [Read more...]

43rd EECS provides disruptive capability for the battlefield

Members of the 43rd EECS and the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pose for a photo September 21, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The 43rd EECS uses EC-130H aircraft to deny the communications capability enemy ground forces need to coordinate an attack, creating chaos and confusion. [USAF photo by SSgt. Christopher Stoltz]

Oct 10, 2018 - The 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron isn't quite as flashy as some of their counterparts here in the Central Command area of responsibility. They do not drop munitions on target, engage in air-to-air combat or fly at hypersonic speeds. However, their mission may be one of the most underrated. [Read more...]

CAE USA awarded $200 million USAF C-130H ATS contract

CAE USA will be the prime contractor on the C-130H Aircrew Training System program that supports the training of USAF C-130H aircrews. [USAF photo]

Sep 26, 2018 - CAE announced that CAE USA has been awarded a United States Air Force (USAF) contract to provide comprehensive C-130H aircrew training services. [Read more...]

'High Rollers' go all in for busy MAFFS activation

USAF C-130 from the 152nd AW, Nevada ANG, visible through the trees during MAFFS, training on April 24, 2018. The 152nd recently completed a month-long activation fighting fires around California. [USAF photo by 2nd Lt. Emerson Marcus]

Sep 17, 2018 - Wildland firefighters rarely find themselves out of the woods. [Read more...]

Hunters fly Hurricanes Florence, Olivia

USAF WC-130J #96-5302 from 53 WRS departed Keesler AFB on Sept. 9, 2018, to operate out of Savannah Hilton Head IAP. The Reserve Citizen Airmen will start flying reconnaissance missions into Hurricane Florence September 10, 2018. The Hurricane Hunters also started flying missions into Hurricane Olivia out of the Kalaeloa Airport, Hawaii, Sept. 8, 2018. [USAF photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo]

Sep 09, 2018 - The Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron is flying missions into Hurricane Florence over the Atlantic Ocean and Hurricane Olivia over the Pacific Ocean this week. [Read more...]

Brazilian C-130 makes belly landing at Anápolis

FAB C-130H #2474 is seen on the runway after a belly landing at Anápolis airbase on September 6, 2018 with 45 people on board. [Photographer unknown]

Sep 06, 2018 - A Brazilian Air Force (BAP) C-130H #2474 made an emergency belly landing at Air Wing 2 base in Anápolis with 45 crew and passengers on board. [Read more...]

C-130 with rich heritage enhances training and readiness

363rd TRS armament apprentice course students pose for a photo at Sheppard AFB, Texas, August 15, 2018. Since receiving the new MC-130P #66-0223 Combat Shadow in May, this is the third class to graduate with the extra training implemented. [USAF photo by A1C Pedro Tenorio]

Aug 29, 2018 - In late March 2018, an MC-130P Combat Shadow out of Moffett Federal Field, California, took its final flight to Sheppard AFB, where it would continue its legacy of supporting the Air Force as a maintenance trainer for Airmen in Training. [Read more...]

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