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Yokota receives last C-130H loadmaster
A!C Stephen Clark, 36th AS C-130 Hercules loadmaster, stands inside a C-130H at Yokota AB on July 13, 2016. Yokota AB is the last active duty installation to operate the C-130H, and Clark is the last active duty loadmaster trained on the H model. [USAF illustration by A1C Elizabeth Baker]
Jul 17, 2016 - The 374th Airlift Wing is the last active duty wing in the Air Force to operate the reliable and versatile work horse of airlift: the C-130 Hercules. Recently, the 374 AW received the U.S. Air Force’s last active duty loadmaster trained on the C-130H. [Read more...]
Elibit Systems upgrades IAF C-130H systems
Elbit Systems C-130 Cockpit Upgrade. [Photo via Elbit Systems Ltd]
Jul 12, 2016 - A successful first flight test was recently completed for the C-130H (Hercules) transport aircraft upgraded by Elbit Systems for the Israeli Air Force (IAF), under an agreement signed with the Israeli Ministry of Defense. [Read more...]
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Bravo Industries announces purchase of 10 LM-100J Freighters
Mock-up graphic of an LM-100J Super Hercules commercial freighter in Bravo Industries markings. [Courtesy of Lockheed Martin]
Jul 12, 2016 - Bravo Industries, LLC, announced that it will purchase 10 LM-100J Super Hercules commercial freighter aircraft from Lockheed Martin on July 12, 2016 at the Farnborough International airshow. [Read more...]
L-3 delivers upgraded C-130 to Argentine under FMS Program
L-3 recently completed the first upgraded C-130H aircraft as part of a USAF FMS program to Argentina, shown here is FAA #TC-69 as it was inducted to the L-3 facility in Waco, Texas, November 2014. The delivery was the first of five aircraft scheduled to receive avionics and systems modernization. [Photo: Business Wire]
Jul 11, 2016 - L-3 Communications announced that its Platform Integration division has delivered an upgraded C-130 aircraft to Argentina as part of a U.S. Air Force Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The delivery was the first of five aircraft scheduled to receive avionics and systems modernization. [Read more...]
Fatal crash of C-130H at Montijo Airbase
PoAF C-130H crashed after take off from Montijo AB on July 11, 2016. [Photo by unknown]
Jul 11, 2016 - A C-130H Hercules of the Portuguese Air Force has caught fire and crashed at Montijo military base in Portugal. Three people were killed in the accident, with injuries to four others according to an official press release from the Air Force. [Read more...]
Final 440th Airlift Wing C-130 departs Pope
The crew of #88-4404 on the final flight of the 440th AW's last remaining C-130 upon its arrival to its new home at the 309th AMARG. Pictured from left to right are Maj. Kristie Szmajda, MSgt. Brad Pike, MSgt. Jeffrey Brown, MSgt. Craig Schwinden, Lt. Col. John Gorse, and Lt. Col. Jon Jones. [USAF photo by 1st Lt. Justin Clark]
Jul 10, 2016 - The final C-130 Hercules aircraft of the Air Force Reserve's 440th Airlift Wing departed here June 29, 2016, signifying the end of the flying era of the historic unit that will be inactivating in September. [Read more...]
Canada awards C-130J Fleet Support contract to Lockheed Martin
June 4th, 2010, The Canadian Forces welcomes its first CC-130J #130601 into service during a ceremony held at 8 Wing/CFB Trenton, Ontario . [photo by Warrant Officer Carole Morissette]
Jul 07, 2016 - Lockheed Martin has been awarded a five-year contract extension worth approximately $504.3 million by the Government of Canada to provide In Service Support (ISS) for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) fleet of 17 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, known in Canada as the CC-130J. [Read more...]
Fifty years of supporting the RAF's C-130 fleet
RAF C-130J #ZH883 seen on the ramp wearing the special tail paint scheme of 50 years of Marshall Aerospace support of RAF Hercules fleet. [Photo courtesy of Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, photo by oxonimages]
Jul 06, 2016 - Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group is celebrating 50 years of supporting the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force’s fleet of Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130s. [Read more...]
Two Missions, One Fight
USAF pilots from the Alaska ANG's 144th AS prepare to take off in a C-130 Hercules at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on June 17, 2016. The transport mission was one of the last combat missions during the 144th AS's final C-130 deployment. [USAF photo by SSgt. Douglas Ellis]
Jul 05, 2016 - Imagine for a moment, our ground and coalition forces in the throes of battle. Imagine them in less than desirable conditions in the middle of nowhere. Now imagine yourself in their boots and not having the vital supplies to survive and sustain that fight. [Read more...]
C-130 Weapons Instructor Course celebrates 20 years
USAF C-130 Weapons Instructor Course members gather outside for a 20-year anniversary group photo on June 24, 2016, at Nellis AFB. With the recent graduation of class 16A, the C-130 WIC has graduated 304 Weapons Officers, transforming the face of tactical employment and joint force integration. [USAF photo by SrA Stephanie Serrano]
Jul 01, 2016 - The C-130 Weapons Instructor Course celebrates its 20-year anniversary June 24, 2016, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The course, as some say, is a leadership course disguised as a tactics course. [Read more...]
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