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Coalition forces Aid in humanitarian efforts
Capt. Gregory Caylor, a pilot assigned to the 774th EAS, reviews his flight plan and prepares for pre-checks while at Bagram Air Field on May 5, 2014. Caylor and his crew flew to Kabul IAP to pick-up personnel and supplies as part of a coalition forces collective that supported the Afghan government with humanitarian relief after a mudslide flowed through a village in the Badakhshan province. [USAF photo by MSgt. Cohen A. Young]
May 07, 2014 - A team of coalition forces to include an Italian C-130 and a C-130J-30 assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield assisted the Afghan government with humanitarian efforts this week. [Read more...]
RAAF C-130J mishap at Kabul
RAAF C-130J #A97-447 from 37 Sqn sits on the tarmac at Kandahar Air Field in Southern Afghanistan after taking on passengers, cargo and fuel on March 1, 2014. [Photo by WO2 Rob Nyffenegger, Australian DoD]
Apr 25, 2014 - The Royal Australian Air Force has commenced an investigation after a C-130J Hercules left the runway on landing at Kabul International Airport at about 18:00hrs yesterday [AEST]. [Read more...]
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Dyess receives first-of-its kind $26 million C-130J simulator
U.S. Representative Randy Neugebauer speaks at the dedication ceremony for the new C-130J Super Hercules simulator o April 22, 2014, at Dyess AFB. Dyess is the first installation to receive this modern C-130J simulator with Vital-10 technology. [USAF photo by SSgt. Richard Ebensberger]
Apr 23, 2014 - The 317th Airlift Group held a dedication ceremony for a new $26 million C-130J simulator on April 22, 2014. [Read more...]
Wake turbulence leading cause of Indian C-130J crash
Onlookers stand next to the debris of a C-130J #KC-3803 of the Indian Air Force in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. [Courtesy photo]
Apr 23, 2014 - Investigations into last months crash of Indian Air Force C-130J #KC-3803 are centering on a theory that the aircraft stalled at low level after encountering the wake turbulence from the lead plane during the tactical training mission which lead to the loss of five aircrew. [Read more...]
NYANG's 109th AW participate in Canadian Forces Arctic Exercise
An LC-130 Hercules aircraft from the NYANG's 109th AW flies over Ice Camp One, Sherard Osborn Island, Nunavut during Operation NUNALIVUT on April 14, 2014. The exercise tests Canadian and American forces ability to respond to threats in the high Artic. The 109th Airlift Wing flies the only ski-equipped aircraft in the U.S. military. [Photo by Capitaine Graham MacMillian, Joint Task Force (North), Yellowknife, NWT]
Apr 10, 2014 - Nearly 40 Airmen and two LC-130 ski-equipped aircraft from the 109th Airlift Wing will be demonstrating their vast capabilities on the Arctic ice as they join the Canadian Forces on Friday, April 11 to participate in Canada's annual Operation Nunalivut Exercise. [Read more...]
First C-130J Super Hercules 'Shimshon' arrives In Israel
New Israeli C-130J-30 #661 "Shimshon" lands in Israel on April 9, 2014. [Photo by Amit Agronov]
Apr 09, 2014 - Israel's first Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlifter #661 arrived at Nevatim Air Base on April 9, 2014. Along with senior Israeli officials, Chairman, President and CEO Marillyn Hewson attended the ceremony and made remarks. [Read more...]
403rd Wing surges C-130s in major exercise
The 403rd Wing's C-130J and WC-130J aircraft fly in formation during a Operation Surge Capacity on April, 5, 2014. Aircraft from the 815th and 345th AS's and 53rd WRS participated in Operation Surge Capacity, a large scale training exercise designed to test the 403rd Wing's ability to launch and recover a large formation of aircraft and to execute airdrops. [USAF photo by SrA Nicholas Monteleone]
Apr 07, 2014 - Sixteen aircraft from the 403rd Wing took to the skies over the Mississippi Gulf Coast region April 5 in Operation Surge Capacity, a large-ship formation training exercise. [Read more...]
773rd AS deactivated after nearly two decades with the 910th AW
Past and present members of the 773rd AS pose in front of a C-130 Hercules aircraft on April 6, 2014 following the unit’s deactivation ceremony. The squadron, which was activated as a unit of the 910th AW in 1995, was officially deactivated on March 31. [USAF photo by TSgt. Rick Lisum]
Apr 07, 2014 - The Air Force Reserve's 910th Airlift Wing held a deactivation ceremony for the 773rd Airlift Squadron on, April 6, 2014. [Read more...]
Indian Air Force C-130J crashes
Onlookers stand next to the debris of a C-130J #KC-3803 of the Indian Air Force in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. [Courtesy photo]
Mar 28, 2014 - A newly acquired C-130J #KC-3803 belonging to the Indian Air Force has crashed near Gawlior in Madhya Pradesh after taking off from Agra. All five crew members on board have been killed. [Read more...]
Rockwell Collins selected for Mexican Air Force C-130 avionics upgrade
Mexico Air force, Lockheed C-130K Hercules (L-382, 3614 (cn 4211) Mexican Air Force unit based at Santa Lucia AFB (BAM1). 302th Squadron, 3rd Group (EA.302, 3?Grupo A?reo). During a visit of a Spanish military delegation to Mexico. June 21, 2005 [photo by Sergio Echeverria Garcia]
Mar 25, 2014 - Rockwell Collins’ Flight2™ integrated avionics system has been selected by Cascade Aerospace for the Mexican Air Force C-130 upgrade program. This equipment will be installed on Mexico’s two C-130K Hercules aircraft. [Read more...]
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