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Training opportunities abound at Red Flag-Alaska
Nov 25, 2014 - Recently the 94th Airlift Wing sent a one-craft, 44-man C-130 Hercules team to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska for RED FLAG Alaska 15-1, Oct. 2 through 17. [Read more...]
RAF Hercules Detachment leaves Afghanistan
Nov 14, 2014 - Friday 14th November 2014 marked the end of the UK C-130 Hercules Wing’s contribution to Operation HERRICK, as the last two permanently deployed aircraft landed at Royal Air Force Brize Norton, having left Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, two days previously. [Read more...]
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USAF awards Rolls-Royce multi-million dollar AE 2100 engine contract
Nov 12, 2014 - The US Air Force has awarded a contract worth over $100 million to Rolls-Royce to purchase spare engines and parts for its C-130J fleet and to support Foreign Military Sales customers. [Read more...]
Airlift squadron established for Ebola response in Senegal
Nov 07, 2014 - More than 35 Airmen and two C-130J Super Hercules from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, arrived here this week to establish the 787th Air Expeditionary Squadron and to fly humanitarian cargo into Liberia as part of Operation United Assistance, the mission to fight Ebola in West Africa. [Read more...]
C-130 MMCT program arrives at 179th AW
Nov 01, 2014 - The 179th Airlift Wing is taking a new approach to the runway, with the arrival of a virtual training experience. On Oct. 28, 2014, members of the 164th Airlift Squadron took the first step into this new era with the arrival of the Multi Mission Crew Trainer (MMCT). [Read more...]
Becoming a C-130 Hercules pilot in the Delaware ANG
Oct 30, 2014 - Do you want to learn how to become an air crew member aboard the C-130 Hercules cargo transport aircraft, the "workhorse of the Air Force," to serve your state and nation? [Read more...]
Hitting the mark: US, Polish forces take aim
Oct 29, 2014 - U.S. Air Force aircrew members stand underneath the wing of their C-130 Hercules aircraft on the flight line during pre-checks before a training mission at Powidz Air Base, Poland. [Read more...]
Kadena airmen pay tribute to MC-130P retirement
Oct 27, 2014 - From providing helicopter air-to-air refueling to conducting long-range support of special operations forces, the MC-130P Combat Shadow has provided a critical service to the U.S. military for nearly 50 years. [Read more...]
ANG supports Av-Det rotation in Poland
Oct 21, 2014 - Airmen from the U.S. and Polish Air Forces started training together at the 33rd Air Base at Powidz Air Base, on October 15, 2014, for the start of Aviation Detachment rotation 15-1. [Read more...]
179th Airlift Wing fills its fleet
Oct 16, 2014 - On Oct. 8, 2014, members of the 179th Airlift Wing traveled to Little Rock Air Force Base, to pick up its final two C-130H Hercules, completing its fleet with a total of eight. These particular aircraft previously served in Air National Guard missions, one from New York ANG and the other from the Alaska ANG. [Read more...]
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