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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...]
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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...]
Red Flag in the Last Frontier: it’s a bear fight
USAF C-130J #11-5736 from multiple units taxi to the runway for a static line parachute drop in support of airdrop operations during Large Package Week on Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Feb. 6, 2016. Large Package Week is a lead up to Joint Operational Access Exercise 16-5 that prepares Army and Air Force units for worldwide crisis and contingency operations. [USAF photo by Staff Sgt. Gregory Brook]
Aug 23, 2018 - Crossing paths with an aggressive mother black bear. Losing his footing and plummeting down the jagged terrain of a 3,500-foot mountain peak. He knows his adversaries, and he’s prepared to confront them. [Read more...]
Air Station Kodiak receives first HC-130J
USCG HC-130J #2009 is the first HC-130J Super Hercules to transfer to Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 21, 2018. Air Station Kodiak is expected to receive five HC-130J model planes by the end of 2019 to replace the five HC-130H model planes currently there. [USCG photo by PO1 Jonathan Harper]
Aug 21, 2018 - Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak welcomed the first HC-130J Super Hercules to Kodiak, Alaska, Monday. [Read more...]
Héroux-Devtek announces multi-year contract to manufacture the landing gear for the C-130J
USAF C-130J-30 #14-5807 lands on the runway at Yokota AB, Japan, March 6, 2017. This is the first C-130J to be assigned to Pacific Air Forces. [USAF photo by Yasuo Osakabe]
Jul 18, 2018 - Héroux-Devtek Inc., a leading international manufacturer of aerospace products, today announced that it has been awarded a five-year contract by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company to manufacture the landing gear for the C-130J Super Hercules. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin introduces LM-100J 'FireHerc' at Farnborough International Airshow
Artist mockup of the Lockheed LM-100J 'FireHerc' a civil-certified firefighting airtanker variant of the proven C-130J Super Hercules. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Jul 16, 2018 - Lockheed Martin today at Farnborough International Airshow (FIAS) introduced the LM-100J "FireHerc," a civil-certified firefighting airtanker variant of the proven C-130J Super Hercules that is the airlifter of choice for 18 nations around the world. [Read more...]
UTC Aerospace Systems helps USN & ANG improve performance with C-130 NP2000 propeller upgrades
UTC Aerospace Systems NP2000 propeller system on the LC-130. [USAF photo]
Jul 16, 2018 - UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., today announced that it has been awarded a contract to support NP2000 propeller upgrades for 24 Lockheed Martin C/KC-130T aircraft for the U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). [Read more...]
RAAF Hercules squadron celebrates its 75th anniversary
A formation of RAAF C-130J hercules fly over the Sydney region as part of the 75th Anniversary of No. 37 Sqn on July 13, 2018. [Photo by CPL David Gibbs, © Commonwealth of Australia, DoD]
Jul 13, 2018 - The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has celebrated the 75th anniversary of No. 37 Squadron with a spectacular formation flypast of Sydney on July 13. [Read more...]
130th AW plane naming ceremony
Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard, discusses the economic impact of the WVNG during a plane naming ceremony held July 6, 2018 at McLaughlin ANGB. The 130th AW unveiled a C-130H ((#95-6712) with the name "Pride of West Virginia" during the ceremony. [ANG photo by Capt. Holli Nelson]
Jul 06, 2018 - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, joined the commander of the 130th Airlift Wing, Col. Johnny Ryan, to unveil a new name for one of the 130th AW’s C-130H (#95-6712) aircraft as “Pride of West Virginia” during a formal ceremony held today at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base in Charleston. [Read more...]
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