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EC-130H Compass Call comes to Hunter for joint training
Oct 13, 2014 - According to an Air Force news release, the EC-130H Compass Call is an airborne tactical weapon system that uses a heavily modified version of the C-130 Hercules airframe. [Read more...]
Airmen launch first C-130J flight to assist Ebola outbreak efforts
Oct 08, 2014 - Airmen from the 37th Airlift Squadron loaded a C-130J Super Hercules with needed supplies and launched their first mission October 7 to West Africa in support of Operation United Assistance. [Read more...]
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Brunei requests purchase of C-130J
Oct 07, 2014 - The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Brunei for a C-130J Hercules aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $343 million. [Read more...]
107th Airlift Wing conducts final flight in C-130
Sep 25, 2014 - Aircrews from the 107th Airlift Wing flew their final C-130 flight and were greeted with a water salute on September 25th. [Read more...]
Egyptian C-130 crashes during training flight
Sep 21, 2014 - A C-130 belonging to the Egyptian Air Force crashed on Sunday 21st, killing 6 people on board with possibly one survivor. [Read more...]
ANG commemorate 70th Anniv. of Market Garden in the Netherlands
Sep 18, 2014 - A total of four C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia ANG and 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky ANG dropped a mix of 360 U.S., British, Dutch and Polish paratroopers over fields near Groesbeek, Netherlands, to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden. [Read more...]
Formation flight over Sydney marks 800,000 Flying Hours for RAAF C-130s
Sep 10, 2014 - A formation of three C-130J Hercules transport aircraft took to the skies over Sydney on Wednesday, 10 September to celebrate 800,000 flying hours by the Royal Australian Air Force Hercules fleet. [Read more...]
CAE links RAAF C-130J sim and crew trainer
Aug 25, 2014 - CAE announced it has recently demonstrated the networking and interoperability of C-130J training systems located at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Richmond. [Read more...]
C-130 Hercules still going strong at 60
Aug 22, 2014 - August 23 marked the 60th anniversary of the C-130 Hercules' first flight in 1954, from Burbank, Calif., to Edwards AFB. [Read more...]
C-130 celebrates 60 years of air superiority
Aug 22, 2014 - The C-130 community at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, celebrated a significant milestone Aug. 23 when the historic aircraft marked 60 years of aerial superiority and dedicated service. [Read more...]
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