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Guard & Reservists provide surge support to Great Basin fires
A MAFFS-equipped C-130, assigned to the AFRC’s 302nd AW approaches the Power Line fire near Pocatello, Idaho on August 10, 2016. Aircraft and aircrews from the AFRC’s 302nd AW, and ANG’s 153rd AW provided MAFFS capabilities requested by the U.S. Forest Service, supporting aerial fire fighting suppression efforts to fires in Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and Utah August 3 to September 3. [USAF photo by Lt. Col. Frank Wilde]
Sep 23, 2016 - The 2016 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System Air Expeditionary Group along with two Air Reserve Component MAFFS-equipped C-130 aircraft completed a month-long activation in support of aerial fire suppression missions in the Western U.S., September 3, 2016. [Read more...]
Tata-Lockheed Martin joint venture delivers 50th C-130J Empennage
The 50th C-130J Super Hercules empennage assembly was delivered by Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL) on September 16. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Sep 19, 2016 - The 50th C-130J Super Hercules empennage assembly was delivered by Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL) on September 16. TLMAL is a joint venture between Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Lockheed Martin Aeroframe Corporation. [Read more...]
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Coast Guard Air Station replaces C-130 during change of watch ceremony
The last crew to fly aboard the Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento's HC-130H #1706 Hercules gather, May 31, 2016, after a change of watch ceremony at Air Station Sacrament's hanger in McClellan Park. The ceremony marked the final day that a C-130 crew stood the watch at Air Station Sacramento. [USCG photo by PO3 Loumania Stewart]
Sep 13, 2016 - U.S. Coast Guard HC-27J Spartan aircraft replaced Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento's HC-130 Hercules during a change of watch ceremony by crewmembers at Air Station Sacramento's hanger in McClellan Park Thursday. [Read more...]
African Partnership Flight commences in Ghana
African Partnership Flight participants pose in front of an C-130J Hercules for a group photo on September 12, 2016. Twelve West African counties are participating in APF Ghana, the focus of this APF is expeditionary air base buildup. [USAF photo by SSgt. Stephanie Longoria]
Sep 13, 2016 - Approximately 50 U.S. personnel along with 100 Ghanaian and partner nation military participants were welcomed to African Partnership Flight in Ghana during an opening ceremony, September 12th. [Read more...]
815th Airlift Squadron flies four-ship training mission
An 815th AS C-130J aircraft flies over the Mississippi Gulfcoast during a four-aircraft training mission on September 11, 2016. The aircraft took off from Keesler AFB, and airdropped simulated cargo and heavy equipment over Stennis International Airport, Mississippi. [USAF photo by TSgt. Ryan Labadens]
Sep 11, 2016 - The 815th Airlift Squadron “Flying Jennies”, an Air Force Reserve unit assigned to the 403rd Wing here, flew a four-aircraft training exercise today, their first multi-element training mission since the squadron found out in 2015 that it was no longer scheduled for inactivation. [Read more...]
'High Rollers' complete first MAFFS activation
USAF C-130H3 #93-7311, from 192nd AS is the first equipped with U.S. Forest Service's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System arrived Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at the Nevada ANGB in Reno. The unit completed its first fire fighting mission as co-pilots augmented with the Air Expeditionary Group last week. The 152nd was picked to become a MAFFS unit in April. [ANG photo by TSgt. Emerson Marcus]
Sep 09, 2016 - The 152nd Airlift Wing completed its first activation operating the U.S. Forest Service's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System last week and the first of the unit's C-130s equipped with the system arrived at the base Thursday. [Read more...]
Hurricane Hunters fly into, collect data on Hurricane Hermine
The pilot of a WC-130J Weatherbird aircraft assigned to the 53rd WRS looks out the cockpit window during a flight into Hurricane Hermine on September 1, 2016. Hurricane Hermine was a Category 1 hurricane that was the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida since 2005 before proceeding up the east coast of the United States. [USAF photo by SrA Heather Heiney]
Sep 02, 2016 - The Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew a fix mission September 1st out of Keesler Air Force Base into Tropical Storm Hermine, which was upgraded to a hurricane mid-flight. [Read more...]
Across the world in eight days
Members from the 136th AW, Texas ANG, pose for a group photo after landing at the Wake Island Airfield during temporary-duty assignment in July 2016. The crew traveled to Hawaii, American Samoa, Austrailia, Wake Island and Guam. (Courtesy photo)
Aug 28, 2016 - The engine cranked on as vibrations coursed through the cargo bay. Outside the small windows, he could see the propellers spinning into action as his C-130 taxied out for departure from the 136th Airlift Wing at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. [Read more...]
ISO team returns C-130s to 'like new'
A dismantled HC-130J Combat King II (#11-5765) from 71 RQS undergoes a B-check isochronal inspection, August 16, 2016, at Moody AFB. B-check ISO inspections are performed after an HC-130J has been active for roughly 270 days. (USAF photo by A1C Daniel Snider]
Aug 25, 2016 - Like cars, aircraft have inspections and tune-ups that are done periodically, but unlike cars, aircraft can’t push the limits and skip maintenance because if an aircraft breaks it can’t simply pull to the side of the road. [Read more...]
USMC receives 50th KC-130J
The 50th USMC KC-130J (#169226) departs from Lockheed Martin's Marietta facility on its ferry flight to VMGR-352 on August 18, 2016. [Lockheed Martin photo by Damien A. Guarnieri]
Aug 25, 2016 - The U.S. Marine Corps accepted delivery of its 50th KC-130J {#169226) Super Hercules aerial refueler at the Lockheed Martin facility on August 18. This KC-130J is assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. [Read more...]
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