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Hercules with long history joins the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron
Apr 15, 2008 - Officials in the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron recently added "Patches", a C-130E, tail #62-1817, into its fleet. The airplane arrived from Pope AFB, North Carolina. [Read more...]
KC-130J makes aerial refueling easier
Apr 11, 2008 - To ensure this readiness, Marines from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 conducted a fixed wing aerial refuel training mission April 7 off the west coast of Okinawa with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242. [Read more...]
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Inspectors say C-130 Hercules is safe after six months of analysis
Jan 29, 2008 - After a six-month hiatus from flying, C-130E #62-1835 from the 37th Airlift Squadron based at Ramstein AB, Germany is in the air again. [Read more...]
Advanced Tactical Laser fitted to C-130
Dec 04, 2007 - On December 4, 2007 fitted the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, onto a special C-130H test bed from Eglin AFB, Florida. The ATL is intended to be used by Special Operation Squadrons. [Read more...]
New C-130J radar warning receiver put to test
Nov 30, 2007 - The 418th Flight Test Squadron and 772nd Test Squadron recently began testing the ALR-56M radar warning receiver in the C-130J Hercules at the Benefield Anechoic Facility. [Read more...]
Historic squadron deactivates
Nov 27, 2007 - Little Rock Air Force Base's 53rd Airlift Squadron is preparing to stand-down as a training squadron and will be reactivated next year as an operations squadron. [Read more...]
44 Year old C-130 retired after last combat deployment
Nov 15, 2007 - After 44 years of service and more than 29,500 flying hours, a C-130 Hercules flew its final combat mission Nov. 13 from Southwest Asia and will next be heading to the boneyard. [Read more...]
Aging C-130s: the geriatric fleet
Nov 06, 2007 - "We are flying our planes into extinction," said Lt. Gen. Gary North. [Read more...]
Tactical airlift initiatives further Air Force's Total Force Integration
Oct 31, 2007 - The Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General T. Michael Moseley, announced four proposed initiatives concerning C-130 tactical airlift today in Washington, each of which furthers the service's vision for a seamless Total Force. [Read more...]
Last C-130 leaves Oklahoma ANG
Oct 20, 2007 - In what is a major change for the Oklahoma ANG, the 185th AS will be giving up its C-130s and move to Tinker AFB, also in Oklahoma, to fly the KC-135 in a new aerial refueling mission. [Read more...]
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