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914th AW’s C-130s say final goodbye to AUAB
USAF C-130H #91-9143 from the 328th AS taxis down the runway prior to take off June 28, 2016, at Al Udeid AB, Qatar. Airmen from the 746th EAS conduct intratheater airlifts, medical evacuation and airdrop missions throughout the USAF's Central Command’s area of responsibility in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operations Freedom’s Sentinel. This year marks the last deployment here for the 914th AW Airmen and four of its C-130’s as they transition to KC-135 Stratotankers. [USAF photo by SrA Janelle Patiño]
Aug 19, 2016 - After 11 years of deploying supporting the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility, Airmen from the 914th Airlift Wing out of Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, will say their goodbyes as they end their rotation and fly out with their C-130 Hercules’ for the final time before they transition to KC-135 Stratotankers. [Read more...]
Movin’ On Down the Line: First LM-100J Commercial Freighter meets major production milestones
LM-100J Cabtop as seen at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Marietta. [Photo by Andrew McMurtrie]
Aug 18, 2016 - The first LM-100J commercial freighter continues to make significant progress, reaching major production milestones at the Lockheed Martin facility. [Read more...]
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Reservists, C-130s depart to assist aerial firefighting efforts
USAF C-130H #94-7315 from 731st AS MAFFs equipped aircraft taxis on the runway at Peterson AFB early on August 3, 2016. MAFFS was activated to assist with fire fighting efforts in the Western states. This is the first MAFFS activation of the season. [USAF photo by Daniel Butterfield]
Aug 03, 2016 - An Air Force Reserve C-130 equipped with a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System departed here today to support ongoing aerial fire fighting efforts in the Western U.S. [Read more...]
58th SOW says goodbye to last Talon II
USAF MC-130H #86-1699 takes off from Kirtland and the 58th SOW en route to Hurlburt Field, where it will be assigned to the 19th SOS. [USAF photo by Todd Berenger]
Aug 02, 2016 - A mainstay aircraft at the 58th Special Operations Wing since its arrival in 1992, the MC-130H Combat Talon II is no more. The last Talon II, tail number #86-1699, departed for the 19th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., this morning. [Read more...]
Historic plane lands at Rosecrans
USAF C-130H #86-1391 known as 'Pony One' returned to the 139th AW on July 29th. This aircraft sustained flood damage and was restored to serive by airman. [Photo by Jessica Stewart, St. Joseph News-Press]
Jul 31, 2016 - A piece of history flew home Friday to Rosecrans Memorial Airport. [Read more...]
U.S. Forest Service to receive C-130
Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130H #94-7319 from the 302nd Airlift Wing drops a load of water April 22 near Fairplay, Colorado. The Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd AW held its annual MAFFS certification and re-certification for C-130 aircrews April 19-23. [USAF photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Federico]
Jul 29, 2016 - What started out as an aircraft used by the Coast Guard will soon end up in the hands of the U.S. Forest Service. [Read more...]
Blue Angels call on Okinawa Marine to pilot 'Fat Albert'
Marine Capt. Kyle Maschner, 33, of Scottsdale, Ariz., was named the team's C-130 demonstration pilot. Maschner, a KC-130 Hercules pilot assigned to 1st MAW in Okinawa, Japan. [Courtesy of USMC]
Jul 27, 2016 - Marine Capt. Kyle Maschner hit one of the lowest points of his career a year ago when the Blue Angels had told him that he wasn’t good enough to join them. [Read more...]
81st ERQS maintainers: CSAR’s hidden heroes
SrA Dabnell Morales, 81st ERQS aerospace propulsion journeyman, left, SSgt. Michael Patterson, 81st ERQS aerospace propulsion craftsman, center, and SrA Tavaris Scott, 81st ERQS crew chief, replace a C-130J Hercules tire at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on July 18, 2016. [USAF photo by SSgt. Benjamin Raughton]
Jul 27, 2016 - A long-haul truck must be maintained to continue operating safely and efficiently for the driver. This involves regular inspections, oil changes, tire rotations, parts replacements and tune-ups. [Read more...]
Maxwell reservists arrive in Romania
Chief Master Sgt. Leon Alexander directs the aircraft to stop in its parking place on arrival at Otopeni Air Base, Romania. [USAF photo]
Jul 26, 2016 - Two C-130s and approximately 70 Airmen from the 908th Airlift Wing, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, arrived Sunday evening. Over the next two weeks, they will be conducting flight familiarization and partnership building with the Romanian Air Force. [Read more...]
79th RQS hones skills during Red Flag 16-3
USAF HC-130J # 09-5709 from 79 RQS, Davis-Monthan AFB, sits idly on the Nellis flight-line before preparing to take-off for a training sortie during Red Flag 16-3 July 13. [USAF photo by SrA Jake Carter]
Jul 18, 2016 - For a pararescue Airmen, there is one simple creed that they live by, ‘That others may live’. Whether those “others” are down range or are on American soil in a training environment, the 79th Rescue Squadron, from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona came to Nellis to participate in Red Flag 16-3 so they can uphold that creed. [Read more...]
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