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71 RQS receive new HC-130J
USAF HC-130J Combat King II #19-5948, assigned to the 71st RQS, taxis on a runway at Moody AFB on September. 8, 2022. This HC-130J is a new addition to the 71st RGS and 71st Rescue Squadron and was the last aircraft of its kind to be manufactured. [USAF photo by A1C Rachel Coates]
Oct 19, 2022 - The 71st Rescue Squadron and 71st Rescue Generation Squadron received a brand-new HC-130J Combat King II (#19-5948) at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, on September 8, 2022. [Read more...]
EC-130J Commando Solo performs final broadcast
USAF EC-130J Commando Solo #00-1934 from the 193rd SOS performs a flyover during Community Days at the Lancaster Airport in Lititz, Pennsylvania, on September 17, 2022. Airmen from the 193rd SOW brought to close a 54-year chapter in the unit history as one of the three EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft delivered its final broadcast during the Community Days Air Show event. [ANG photo by TSgt. Tony Harp]
Sep 17, 2022 - Airmen from the 193rd Special Operations Wing here, who operates the only flying military radio and TV broadcast platform in the U.S. military, transmitted their final broadcast today to spectators at the Community Days Air Show at Lancaster Airport, Lititz, Pa., bringing to close a 54-year chapter in unit history. [Read more...]
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Wing completes aircraft modernization with the arrival of the eighth C-130J Super Hercules
USAF C-130J-30 #20-5945 arrives at the Kentucky ANGB, from Lockheed-Martin Corp on August 25, 2022. The plane is the eighth J-model to be delivered to the 123rd AW since November, completing the unit’s transition from legacy-model C-130H transports. [ANG photo by SSgt. Chloe Ochs]
Sep 11, 2022 - The 123rd Airlift Wing welcomed its eighth C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to the Kentucky Air National Guard Base on August 25, completing the unit's transition from legacy C-130H transports. [Read more...]
193rd Special Operations Wing preps for mission conversion
USAF MC-130J Commando II prepares for flight on June 30, 2022 at Hurlburt Field. The Commando II flies clandestine, or low visibility, single or multiship, low-level infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces. [USAF photo by SrA Jonathan Valdes Montijo]
Jul 25, 2022 - The 193rd Special Operations Wing is undergoing a substantial transformation of its primary mission. The wing is transitioning from its legacy EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft to the MC-130J Commando II. [Read more...]
133rd AW welcomes the first eight-bladed propeller C-130
USAF C-130H #96-1003 from 109 AS taxis to a parking spot on the flight line in St. Paul, Minn. on May 11, 2022. The 133rd is currently in the second phase of the modernization process, which includes transitioning the C-130s from four-bladed propellers to eight-bladed propellers. [ANG photo by Amy M. Lovgren]
May 11, 2022 - The 133rd Airlift Wing received their first C-130 Hercules with an updated eight-bladed propeller on May 11, 2022. [Read more...]
Marshall Aerospace further expands its global C-130 customer base with Indian Air Force
IAF C-130J-30 #KC-3810 is seen on approach to Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport on November 22, 2020. [Photo by Shrey Chopra]
May 10, 2022 - Marshall Aerospace has underlined its credentials as the world's leading Lockheed Martin-approved C-130 Heavy Maintenance Centre for C-130J aircraft by securing a contract with Lockheed Martin to carry out the 12-year maintenance inspections on the Indian Air Force's fleet of C-130J Super Hercules. [Read more...]
179th Airlift Wing conducts "Flying Legacy" tribute ceremony
The 179th Fire Department spraying two C-130H Hercules after 164th AS members finish the ceremonial final formation flight of two C-130H Hercules during the 179th AW Flying Legacy ceremony at Mansfield Lahm ANGB, Ohio, April 23, 2022. [ANG photo by MSgt. Joe Harwood]
Apr 27, 2022 - The 164th Airlift Squadron conducted a ceremonial final formation flight of two C-130H Hercules as part of their "Flying Legacy" tribute ceremony, on April 23, 2022, held at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base, in Ohio. [Read more...]
C-130 platform receives avionics overhaul
Attendees at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the first Trial Kit Installation (TKI) onto C-130H #90-1792 from 180th AS. [Courtesy photo]
Apr 25, 2022 - The Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate's C-130 Program Office, along with the AMC, ANG, AFRC, and prime contractor L3Harris (L3H) Integrated Mission Systems, celebrated a major milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier this month to mark the completion of the first Trial Kit Installation (TKI) onto a C-130H from the 139th Airlift Wing headquartered in St. Joseph, Mo. [Read more...]
Benefield Anechoic Facility tests C-130 electronic countermeasures
USAF AC-130J Ghostrider #16-5837 assigned to the 4th SOS from Hurlburt Field, is loaded into the Benefiled Anechoic Facility on Edwards AFB on March 17, 2022. The aircraft recently underwent electronic weapons countermeasures testing at the BAF. [USAF photo by Kaitlyn Steigerwald]
Apr 20, 2022 - An AC-130J Ghostrider assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing from Hurlburt Field, Fla., recently underwent electronic weapons countermeasures testing at the Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards Air Force Base, California. [Read more...]
Yokota pairs with Royal Thai Air Force for training
Airmen assigned to the 374th Maintenance Group and 36th AS pose for a group photo with Royal Thai Air Force pilots at Don Muang Royal Thai AFBvon April 1, 2022. The 374th MXG and 36th AS worked to reinforce mutual interests and alliances through collective knowledge and joint operations with the RTAF. [USAF photo by SSgt. Jessica Avallone]
Apr 11, 2022 - Yokota Air Force and Royal Thai Air Force Airmen participated in a C-130 airframe immersion and training opportunity from 27 March to 2 April, at Don Muang Air Base, Thailand. [Read more...]
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