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10,000 flying hours Apr 11, 2019 - Lt. Col. Barry Cupples, known around here as "JR," rolls back his flight suit sleeve, still dripping with water from the hose-down he received upon stepping through the aircrew door a few minutes earlier. His fellow 910th Operations Group members cheer as he reveals a black-inked C-130H Hercules aircraft tattoo on his forearm with "10,000 Hours" emblazoned above it. [Read more...]	Lockheed Martin delivers first HC-130J Combat King II to NYANG Mar 21, 2019 - Lockheed Martin delivered the first of four HC-130J Combat King II aircraft today to representatives from the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing (RQW). [Read more...]

2nd annual C-130J fly-in grows Herk Nation Mar 20, 2019 - Representatives from eight C-130J units came together to train and enhance mobility partnerships across the C-130J enterprise during the second-annual fly-in at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, March 9-16, 2019. [Read more...]	U.S., French Airmen build trust in the skies over France Mar 19, 2019 - Members of Team Ramstein traveled to Orleans-Bricy Air Base, France to conduct C-130J Super Hercules flying training with the French air force for an off-station training March 18-19. [Read more...]
Air Force colonel closes out chapter, reaches new heights Mar 18, 2019 - When Col. Adrienne Williams, 387th Air Expeditionary Group commander, was only 10 years old, she knew she wanted to follow in her father's footsteps by serving in the world's greatest Air Force. [Read more...]	317th AW Airmen support missions downrange Mar 13, 2019 - Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing here deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and Djibouti, Africa, March 7. [Read more...]
4th SOS receives first AC-130J Ghostrider Mar 13, 2019 - The 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, is now home to Air Force Special Operations Command's newest aircraft – the Block 30 AC-130J Ghostrider gunship. [Read more...]	Portuguese Air Force picks Collins Aerospace for C-130H modernization effort Feb 27, 2019 - The Portuguese Air Force joins a growing list of customers that have selected Collins Aerospace for its C-130H Hercules military transport aircraft modernization effort. Serving as a contractor to OGMA – Industria Aeronautica de Portugal, Collins will provide its Flight2™ aftermarket avionics solution, which delivers the most cost-effective and lowest-risk CNS/ATM upgrade solution. [Read more...]
317th ISO: keeping the C-130s ready Jan 18, 2019 - A car requires regular tune-ups and inspections to ensure that the vehicle is running correctly. The C-130J Super Hercules follow a similar cycle, requiring regular inspection and maintenance so that they don't have issues during a mission. [Read more...]	New Antarctica service puts Lynden on all continents Jan 11, 2019 - "Antarctica was the final continent on our checklist," says Lynden Air Cargo President Rick Zerkel. "Now we can cross it off." Lynden Air Cargo has joined a short list of operators that serve all seven continents by starting a new project in support of an Italian Antarctic Expedition team doing research on the icy land mass. [Read more...]

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