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'Iron Horse' sets off for final flight
Mar 04, 2015 - The 23rd Wing sent the Air Force's oldest C-130 to the "boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, for its retirement March 3. [Read more...]
U.S. Marines critical element in Operation Inherent Resolve
Mar 03, 2015 - The KC-130J Super Hercules is used to transport troops, resupply forward operating bases, perform medical evacuations and refuel coalition aircraft. [Read more...]
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US confirms donation of C-130E to Ethiopia
Mar 02, 2015 - The United State Embassy in Addis Ababa has confirmed that a C-130E (#62-1858) has been gifted to the Ethiopian government to aid in the support of AU and UN peacekeeping operations. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin Australia to deliver C-130J training solutions to RAAF
Feb 26, 2015 - The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has awarded Lockheed Martin Australia a contract to supply a modern C-130J-30 Virtual Maintenance Trainer and a Multi-Function Training Aid (MFTA) to support maintenance and aircrew training at RAAF Base Richmond. [Read more...]
109th AW completes 27th year of Antarctic science support
Feb 25, 2015 - New York Air National Guard Airmen flew 241 missions, delivering more than 3,000 passengers and 4.5 million pounds of cargo and fuel to research stations across Antarctica during a deployment to the southern continent that began in October 2014 and ends this week. [Read more...]
Kentucky Air Guardsmen deploy to Persian Gulf for airlift mission
Feb 21, 2015 - The first 37 of more than 110 Kentucky Air National Guardsmen departed for deployment to an undisclosed air base in the Persian Gulf region. [Read more...]
Keesler maintainers hone C-130 fire drill skills
Feb 17, 2015 - The C-130J cockpit fills with alarms and blinking lights as Tech. Sgt. Ronnie Graham, a turboprop craftsman with the 403rd Maintenance Squadron's Propulsion Flight, methodically runs through his mental checklist to suppress and extinguish a fire in the engine three compartment. [Read more...]
USAFE Airmen participate in Stolen Cerberus II
Feb 11, 2015 - U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airmen traveled to Elefsis, Greece, February 1 to participate in Stolen Cerberus II, a two-week flying training deployment designed to gauge both aircraft and personnel capabilities as well as improve the interoperability of the Airmen and their Greek counterparts. [Read more...]
Cope South 15 successfully ends
Feb 03, 2015 - U.S. and Bangladesh air force (BAF) personnel joined together for the closing ceremony of exercise Cope South 15 (CS15) on January 29, 2015. [Read more...]
353rd SOG conducts first heritage flight formation
Feb 02, 2015 - Crews from the 1st Special Operations Squadron and the 17th Special Operations Squadron came together to perform a formation flight that symbolizes the past, present and future of the 353rd Special Operations Group. [Read more...]
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