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1st SOS performs Stray 59 memorial flight
Members of the 1st SOS pose with a wreath that will be dropped from a MC-130H Combat Talon II special operations aircraft to memorialize Stray 59 on February 26, 2016. Stray 59 was a 1st SOS MC-130E Combat Talon I special operations aircraft that went down in 1981 over Subic Bay, Philippines, during a training mission. [USAF photo by MSgt. Kristine Dreyer]
Mar 03, 2016 - Time may pass, but the legacy of the crew and passengers of Stray 59 will never fade. Thirty five years later, the 1st Special Operations Squadron continues to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. [Read more...]
JBER tows static C-130 for restoration
C-130E #64-0533 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska's Heritage Park is prepared to be transported to Hangar 21 for refurbishment by the 3rd Maintenance Squadron on February 25, 2016. Air Force heritage aircraft are inspected annually and required to receive restorative maintenance every 10-15 years. The refurbishment is projected to be complete by mid-April. [USAF photo by Justin Connaher]
Mar 03, 2016 - Personnel from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson relocated the static C-130 Hercules from Heritage Park to Hangar 21 for refurbishment on February 27. [Read more...]
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RAF 47 Squadron Centenary parade
Members of 47 Sqn parade for HRH The Princess Royal on March 1st at RAF Brize Norton during there centenary parade. [RAF photo]
Mar 01, 2016 - On 1st March 2016, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal attended the Centenary parade of RAF 47 Squadron, held at RAF Brize Norton. [Read more...]
Alaska Air National Guardsmen deploy to Middle East
Members of the Alaska ANG's 176th Wing gather on the flight line in preparation for deployment on February 23, 2016. Most members of the Wing's 144th AS and its 176th Maintenance Group, with a handful of support personnel drawn from other Wing units will be in the Middle East for four months in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. [ANG photo by Capt. John Callahan]
Feb 26, 2016 - More than 100 members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. [Read more...]
Rolls-Royce delivers first T56 Series 3.5 upgrade kits to USAF for C-130H fleet
C-130H #92-1536 takes off from Edwards AFB on September 14, 2012 with an enhanced Rolls-Royce engine. [USAF photo by Edward Cannon]
Feb 25, 2016 - Rolls-Royce has delivered the first T56 Series 3.5 engine upgrade kits to the US Air Force as the service introduces the improvements to its C-130H transport fleet. [Read more...]
Arkansas Air Guard wing tapped for test mission
USAF C-130H #81-0631 from 154 TS is mounted with a Northrop Grumman LITENING pod targeting system as part of an ANG Air Force Reserve Test Center program to develop a highly-accurate air drop and reconnaissance system. [ANG photo by MSgt. Chris A. Durney]
Feb 24, 2016 - The Arkansas Air National Guard's 189th Airlift Wing has been tapped to be a major player in the development of a high-accuracy air drop and reconnaissance system, sending aircraft and aircrews to an Arizona test center. [Read more...]
17th SOS launches first MC-130J five-ship formation flight
USAF MC-130J Command II's assigned to the 17th SOS fly in formation February 17, 2016, off the coast of Okinawa Japan. [USAF photo by SrA Peter Reft]
Feb 23, 2016 - Instead of the usual howl of jet engines, Team Kadena heard the growl of 120 turboprop blades chopping the air as 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando II aircraft dominated the airfield scene February 17, 2016. [Read more...]
309th AMARG wing refurbishment key to SOF Combat Talon II mission
Rick Barrett, an AMARG sheet metal expert, removes a truss mount’s lower attach bolts as part of the required OW-13 inspection on a C-130E outer wing. The refurbished wing will be sent to Robins AFB, in support of the M-130H programmed maintenance depot effort. [Air Force photo]
Feb 19, 2016 - Teamwork and ongoing process improvement efforts at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group resulted in an early shipment of the first of seven refurbished outer wing sets for the MC-130H Combat Talon IIs operated by Air Force Special Operations Command. [Read more...]
913 AG flies final C-130H model mission
USAF aircrew members and passengers of the last training mission flight in a C-130H for the 913th AG, pose for a photo after the flight at Little Rock AFB on January 28, 2016. (Standing L-R) MSgt. Dave Hemphill, flight engineer, SMSgt. Duane Moore, flight engineer, Lt. Col. James Trevino, navigator, Lt. Col. Neil Hede, pilot, TSgt. Derek Johnson, loadmaster, MSgt. James Cope, loadmaster, SrA Cody Greathouse, loadmaster, and Lt. Col. Keith Jasmin, pilot, (Kneeling L-R) Master Sgt. Geoff Begey, expeditor, Senior Amn Jennifer Franke, crew chief, SrA Kquamae Akins, crew chief, SrA Dawton McGaugh, crew chief, SSgt. Bryan Cheeks, engine mechanic and SrA Ariel Geldien, electronic environmental technician. [USAF photo by MSgt. Jeff Walston]
Feb 03, 2016 - The final C-130H model mission for the 913th Airlift Group, Air Force Reserve, was flown from Little Rock Air Force Base, on January 28, 2016, with a C-130H aircrew comprised of both active-duty and Reserve personnel, reflecting the active association the 913 AG has maintained with the 19 Air Wing’s 50th Airlift Squadron. [Read more...]
Rockwell Collins awarded a $30M upgrade kits contract for Pakistani C-130s
Pakistan Air Force L-382B Hercules #4144 from 6 Sqn seen at RIAT on 15 July 2006 sporting a special paint and wrap scheme for the Earthquake relief carried out in 2005. [Photo by Asif Shamim]
Jan 19, 2016 - Rockwell Collins has been awarded a $30,727,886 contract for work on the Pakistani Air Force fleet of C-130 aircraft. [Read more...]
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