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Marshall named first Lockheed Martin-approved Center of Excellence for C-130 Hercules center wing box replacements
Centre wing box replacement on Lockheed Martin C-130 aircraft from Marshall Aerospace. [Photo courtesy of Marshall of Cambridge]
Nov 04, 2024 - Marshall has been recognized by Lockheed Martin as the world's first authorized Center of Excellence for centre wing box replacements on the C-130 Hercules tactical airlifter. [Read more...]
Eglin pilot surpasses 10K hours in the C-130
Gary Hogg, Air Force Materiel Command, completes his C-130H preflight checks before a historic flight on September 24, 2024, at Eglin AFB, Florida. The significance of this routine test flight was that Hogg would surpass 10,000 hours as a pilot in the C-130. [USAF photo by Samuel King Jr.]
Oct 02, 2024 - Ten thousand hours. It’s equivalent to 416 days, more than a full year of time. That’s the amount of hours Gary Hogg spent piloting the Air Force’s various C-130 Hercules models across his 41-year career. [Read more...]
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Air Force legacy pilot visits beloved C-130 aircraft again
Lt. Col. Jim Akin (ret), Four Horsemen demonstration team pilot, stands next to a 302nd AW C-130H #94-7318 at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado on July 30, 2024. Akin flew as part of the demonstration team from 1957 to 1960 showcasing the C-130 aircraft's maneuverability and capability to take off and land using short runways. [USAF photo by TSgt. Justin Norton]
Sep 30, 2024 - An Air Force legacy pilot who was part of the first C-130 demonstration team in the 1950s, recently visited the 302d Airlift Wing at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, for a tour of a C-130H aircraft. [Read more...]
NOAA awards contract for next-generation hurricane hunter aircraft
Artist rendering of the look for the NOAA-C-130J Hercules 'Hurricane Hunter' aircraft. [Courtesy photo from NOAA]
Sep 27, 2024 - Today, NOAA announced that it has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, based in Georgia, for two specialized C-130J Hercules aircraft to become the next generation of NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft. [Read more...]
189th AW Receives First Two C-130J Aircraft
From left, MSgt. Noah Polcar, Loadmaster, 154th TRS, Maj. Robert Stephenson, Pilot, 154th TRS, Maj. Eric Zane, Pilot, 154th TRS, MSgt. Levi Sortomme, Loadmaster, 154th TRS, SSgt. Dakoda Baker, Crew Chief, 189th MXG, and MSgt. Jacob Shaulis, Crew Chief, 189th MXG, stands in front of C-130J #96-8153 the second aircraft received by the 189th AW after initial arrival at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, on September 18, 2024. [ANG photo by TSgt. Christopher Sherlock]
Sep 25, 2024 - The 189th AW officially began its first aircraft conversion in almost 40 years with the arrival of two EC-130J "Super Hercules" aircraft on September 18. [Read more...]
Hercules Guardians 24 strengthens US-ROK alliance
U.S. Airmen and ROKAF service members gather for a group photo to commemorate the start of exercise Hercules Guardians 2024 on September 9, 2024, at Gimhae AB, Republic of Korea. HG24 is a weeklong, bilateral exercise incorporating a blend of U.S. and ROK forces in mission planning, subject matter exchanges, scenario-based flying training and multiple airdrops. [ROKAF courtesy photo]
Sep 14, 2024 - The phrase ‘We Go Together!' is a chant that can be often heard during gatherings of U.S. and Republic of Korea military forces and symbolizes the ironclad bonds formed since the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty in 1953. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin Welcomes Egypt to the C-130J Super Hercules Fleet
Egypt is the 23rd nation to join the global C-130J Super Hercules fleet by acquiring two C-130J-30 tactical aircraft. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Sep 05, 2024 - The Egyptian Armed Forces announced today at the Egypt International Air Show that Lockheed Martin will deliver two C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) through a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) with the U.S. Air Force. Egypt is the 23rd nation to join the worldwide Super Hercules operating community. [Read more...]
Marshall and Austrian Air Force celebrate completion of multi-year C-130 navigation upgrade programme
His Excellency Mr Bernhard Wrabetz, Austrian Ambassador to the UK, was joined on the visit by Military Attaché Col. Wolfgang Weichselberger and the aircraft flight crew, who toured Marshall’s hangars before meeting with the engineering team’s leadership and technicians. [Photo via Marshall Aerospace]
Sep 02, 2024 - Marshall’s engineering team has completed a series of modifications to enhance the navigational capabilities of the Austrian Air Force’s fleet of three C-130K aircraft. [Read more...]
Yokota celebrates 70 years of C-130 operations
A USAF C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th AS flies near Mount Fuji, Japan, on August 23, 2024, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the C-130’s first flight. [USAF photo by SrA Natalie Doan]
Aug 23, 2024 - Resilient, agile and reliable; for seven decades the C-130 has been the crux of international tactical airlift operations, helping sustain air superiority, dominance and operational effectiveness. [Read more...]
70 Years of Flight: The C-130's legacy and future
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, leap from C-130J-30 #11-5734, from the 61st AS at Little Rock AFB, during the C-130 70th Anniversary Celebration at Robins AFB on August 23, 2024. [USAF photo by Patrick Sullivan]
Aug 23, 2024 - Since its first flight on Aug. 23, 1954, the C-130 has proven to be one of the most versatile and active aircraft in the Air Force’s fleet, having carried troops and supplies from the tundra of Antarctica to the deserts of the Middle East, to the tropical islands of the Pacific, and nearly everywhere in between. [Read more...]
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