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C-130 unit gets a new bird with an old history

In Vietnam in 1968, C-130 Hercules aircraft resupplied the besieged Marine garrison at Khe Sanh. Exposed to enemy fire, C-130s often flew in low to drop pallets of desperately needed supplies, as seen here. (Courtesy photo)
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Coalition maintainers keep C-130 in the fight

South Korean Warrant Officer Hae Ok Yoon (center) inserts an oil cooler intake plug into a C-130 Hercules while Staff Sgt. William Phillips (left) and South Korean Master Sgt. Jun Wan Park keep the ladder steady for him March 26 at a Southwest Asian air base. Airmen from the U.S., Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and South Korean air force's 58th Airlift Wing participated in a coalition maintenance exchange program allowing maintainers to sharpen their skills, exchange ideas, and promote closer relations among coalition air forces supporting the war on terrorism. Warrant Officer Yoon and Sergeant Park are from the South Korean air force's 58th Airlift Wing, and Sergeant Phillips is a crew chief deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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Coalition maintainers keep C-130 in the fight

Tech. Sgt. Porfirio Bustillos (left) and Staff Sgt. Kouichi Tsunoda inspect an engine insulation blanket for cracks, holes and deterioration on a C-130 Hercules March 21 at a Southwest Asian air base. Airmen from the U.S., Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and South Korean air force's 58th Airlift Wing participated in a coalition maintenance exchange program allowing maintainers to sharpen their skills, exchange ideas, and promote closer relations among coalition air forces supporting the war on terrorism. Sergeant Bustillos is a maintainer deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and Sergeant Tsunoda is a maintainer from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Iraq Reconstruction Support Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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Coalition maintainers keep C-130 in the fight

Japanese Staff Sgt. Kouichi Tsunoda (left) and Tech. Sgt. Porfirio Bustillos speak with each other before performing an inspection on an C-130 Hercules March 21 at a Southwest Asian air base. Airmen from the U.S., Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and South Korean air force's 58th Airlift Wing participated in a coalition maintenance exchange program allowing maintainers to sharpen their skills, exchange ideas, and promote closer relations among coalition air forces supporting the war on terrorism. Sergeant Tsunoda is a maintainer from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Iraq Reconstruction Support Airlift Wing, and Sergeant Bustillos is a maintainer deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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Coalition maintainers keep C-130 in the fight

Japanese Tech. Sgt. Hidetoshi Takeuchi (left) and Staff Sgt. Ray Pontemayor walk across the wing of Japanese Air Self-Defense Force C-130 Hercules March 21 at a Southwest Asian air base. Airmen from the U.S., Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and South Korean air force's 58th Airlift Wing participated in a coalition maintenance exchange program allowing maintainers to sharpen their skills, exchange ideas, and promote closer relations among coalition air forces supporting the war on terrorism. Sergeant Takeuchi is a maintainer from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Iraq Reconstruction Support Airlift Wing, and Sergeant Pontemayor is a maintainer deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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Coalition maintainers keep C-130 in the fight

Maintainers from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Iraq Reconstruction Support Airlift Wing and Staff Sgt. Ray Pontemayor (left) inspect a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130 Hercules March 21 at a Southwest Asian air base. Airmen from the U.S., Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and South Korean air force's 58th Airlift Wing participated in a coalition maintenance exchange program allowing maintainers to sharpen their skills, exchange ideas, and promote closer relations among coalition air forces supporting the war on terrorism. Sergeant Pontemayor is a maintainer deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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Coalition maintainers keep C-130 in the fight

Japanese Senior Airman Yuta Kawahara (left) and Staff Sgt. Ray Pontemayor open a panel on an engine of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130 Hercules March 21 at a Southwest Asian air base. Airmen from the U.S., Japan Air Self-Defense Force and South Korean air force's 58th Airlift Wing participated in a coalition maintenance exchange program allowing maintainers to sharpen their skills, exchange ideas and promote closer relations among coalition air forces supporting the war on terrorism. Airman Kawahara is a maintainer from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Iraq Reconstruction Support Airlift Wing, and Sergeant Pontemayor is a maintainer deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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You're cleared for take-off

Air Force Special Operations Command combat controllers give a C-130 Hercules take off clearance and provide air traffic control during a mission to establish and assess an airfield March 15 at a forward deployed location in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)
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Herks take to the sky

A line of C-130 Hercules aircraft prepare to depart Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 5 for mass tactical training. The training allows 86th Airlift Wing aircrews to maintain proficiency in large formation flying and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Melissa Sheffield)
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Dyess Airmen help airborne operations return to Fort Hood

A Dyess C-130 Hercules from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, drops personnel during the first airborne operation in more than 10 years Feb. 27 over the Recondo Drop Zone at Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Army photo/Cpl. John Ortiz)
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A ride to remember

A 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron crew out of Pope Air Force Base, N.C., flew a medical evacuation mission Jan. 31 in Southwest Asia that helped save the life of a 13-month-old Iraqi boy injured by an improvised explosive device. The IED attack in southern Iraq claimed the lives of both his parents. The aircrew, (top row left to right) Capt. Jeff Noble, aircraft commander, Capt. Neil Hoy, co-pilot, Capt. Nathan Preuss, navigator, and (bottom row left to right) Senior Master Sgt. J.R. Miller, engineer, Senior Airman Chase Cantrell and Airman 1st Class Ross Hagen, loadmasters, recently returned to Pope AFB from their deployment to a Southwest Asia air base in support of the war on terrorism. Their mission while deployed was to transport cargo and passengers throughout the deployed theater. (Courtesy photo)
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Total force provides seamless airlift support

Airmen load 25,000 pounds of cargo onto a C-130 Hercules Jan. 9 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. A six-member Air National Guard-based crew from the 143rd Airlift Wing at Quonset State Airport near Providence, Rhode Island, delivered the cargo to Zaragoza Air Base, Spain, in support of a month-long training exercise for a dozen F-16 Fighting Falcons. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)
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Time to go to work

The propeller blades for a C-130 Hercules aircraft sit on the flight line Jan. 14 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, waiting to be installed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston)
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Tactical airlift key to winning war on terrorism

A C-130 Hercules taxies on the runway after the crew picked up military members from a forward operating base in Iraq Jan 11 at a Southwest Asia air base. C-130s assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing moved more than 4,500 tons of cargo and 33,500 passengers during this air and space expeditionary rotation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Travis Edwards)
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Operation Toy Drop brings international, U.S. military together

An Air Force Reserve Command C-130 Hercules flown by members of the 95th Airlift Squadron, from Pope Air Force Base, N.C., drops paratroopers during Operation Toy Drop Dec. 8 at the Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C. More than 1,050 paratroopers jumped during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Ann Peru Knabe)
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Dec. 7 airpower summary: C-130s keep mission moving

Staff Sgt. Amanda Murdock, a C-130 Hercules flight engineer, monitors various aircraft systems while in flight. Sergeant Murdock is with the 40th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at an air base in Southwest Asia. The squadron transports passengers and cargo, performs airdrops of equipment and supplies and conducts aeromedical evacuation missions in support of operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelique Perez)
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Mobility exercise

C-130 Hercules aircraft taxi to the parking ramp at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., after completing airdrop missions for a mobility exercise over the Keno range in Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Scottie McCord)
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Mobility exercise

C-130 Hercules aircraft taxi to the parking ramp at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., after completing airdrop missions for a mobility exercise over the Keno range in Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Scottie McCord)
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Commando Solo: Impacting the hearts and minds

An EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft prepares to land at an air base in Southwest Asia. The EC-130J conducts information operations, psychological operations and civil affairs broadcasts in the AM, FM, HF, TV and military communications bands. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tia Schroeder)
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Commando Solo: Impacting the hearts and minds

An EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft prepares to land at an air base in Southwest Asia. The EC-130J conducts information operations, psychological operations and civil affairs broadcasts in the AM, FM, HF, TV and military communications bands. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tia Schroeder)
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