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C-130H & C-27J mishap near Fort Bragg
USAF C-130H #86-0418 from 95th AS is seen taxiing RAF Mildenhall on January 17, 2010. [Photo by Kevin Bell]
Dec 02, 2014 - While conducting flight training, an in-flight incident occurred in which a U.S. Army C-27J and a U.S. Air Force C-130H from 440th AW made contact in the vicinity of Fort Bragg on December 1, 2014 at approximately 20:30hrs local time. [Read more...]
Brazilian Air Force landing mishap in Antarctica
FAB C-130H #2470 from the 1º/1º GT suffered a right-hand undercarriage collapse and separation of the No.4 propeller after reportedly striking a snow berm on landing at Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport on November 27, 2014.
Nov 27, 2014 - A Brazilian air force C-130 had an accident Thursday while landing at Chile’s Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva base in Antarctica, but no one was injured, the Chilean air force said. [Read more...]
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$800 million sustainment deal for Iraq's fleet of C-130s
Iraqi Air Force C-130J YI-308 c/n 5721. [Lockheed Martin photo by John Rossino]
Nov 26, 2014 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq for C-130E/J sustainment and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $800million. [Read more...]
Exercise Max Thunder: Yokota trains combat mobility
Capt. Shawn Hooton, 36th AS C-130 Hercules pilot, conducts a low-approach over Gwangju Air Base, South Korea on November 19. 2014, during Exercise Max Thunder. [USAF photo by SSgt. Cody H. Ramirez]
Nov 25, 2014 - The 36th Airlift Squadron participated in Exercise Max Thunder 14-2, flying alongside Republic of Korea military counterparts to integrate their airlift capabilities in a simulated combat environment. [Read more...]
Training opportunities abound at Red Flag-Alaska
A USAF C-130 Hercules sits on the flightline prior to take off at Dobbins ARB on December 9, 2012. The 94th AW recently sent a C-130 to Red Flag-Alaska to pertake in training exercises. [USAF photo by Brad Fallin]
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
One of the crew from this Hercules C5 ZH878 takes time to catch up with events at home before continuing his journey. [RAF & Crown Copyrights]
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...]
USAF awards Rolls-Royce multi-million dollar AE 2100 engine contract
Airmen from the 41st AMXS, at Little Rock AFB, hold the straps tight on a Rolls-Royce AE2100 turboprop engine as it is removed from a C-130J Super Hercules transport at Fort Sill's Henry Post Army Air Field on November 29, 2012. Soldiers from 168th Brigade Support Battalion provided one of their cranes to help lift the engine from the wing. The plane was grounded for repairs after developing engine trouble during touch-and-go landings. [Photo by Ben Sherman, Fort Sill]
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
USAF C-130J-30 from 40 AS takes off from Léopold Sédar Senghor IAP in Dakar, Senegalon November 4, 2014, en route to Monrovia, Liberia. The aircraft is carrying 8 tons of humanitarian aid and military supplies in support of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa. [ANG photo by Maj. Dale Greer]
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
The 179th AW received the first Multi-Mission Crew Trainer (MMCT) delivered to the ANG on October 28, 2014, in Mansfield, Ohio. The MMCT is a virtual flight simulation program for training on the C-130H Hercules. [ANG photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Harwood]
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
Brigadier Gen. James C. Witham (right), U.S. ANG deputy director, walks with Col. Robert Culcasi, 166th OG commander, 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware ANG, on the flightline during Steadfast Javelin II on Ramstein Air Base, Germany on September 5, 2014. Active-duty and ANG aircraft are supporting Steadfast Javelin II by providing personnel air drop and air landings in support of forcible entry, force projection and reinforcing the joint commitment to Operation Atlantic Resolve. [USAF photo by SSgt. Sara Keller]
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...]
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