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LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Four C-130 Hercules J-model aircraft line up to take off during a procedures, development and evaluation test. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Nahaku McFadden)
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USAFE airlifts aid, experts to Morocco

AL HOCEIMA, Morocco -- Workers at Nador Airport in northern Morocco prepare to unload four pallets of humanitarian relief supplies Feb. 28 from an Air Force C-130 Hercules. The C-130 is assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Purtiman)
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Operation All-American Lightning

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division jump from a C-130 Hercules as part of Operation All-American Lightning on Feb. 24. A total of 240 soldiers jumped during a capabilities and show-of-force exercise. Before the start of the parachute jumps, A-10 Thunderbolt IIs conducted missile and strafing runs, and F-16 Fighting Falcons dropped 12 bombs on a simulated target near the airfield as part of the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne Jenkins)
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Help is on the way

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Senior Airman Teddy Whitton pulls a 60-K loader away after loading humanitarian relief supplies aboard a C-130 Hercules here destined for Morocco on Feb. 27. The plane is carrying relief supplies and a U.S. European Command Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team, which will help determine how the United States can assist Morocco following a 6.5-magnitude earthquake. The quake killed nearly 600 people in the northern part of the country Feb. 24. Airman Whitton is assigned to the 723rd Air Mobility Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Pyle)
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Cold-temperature test

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A C-130 Hercules aircraft from 908th Airlift Wing at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., undergoes cold-temperature testing at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory here. Air Force Reserve Command and the Air National Guard will be the first air components to modernize their fleets of C-130 cargo aircraft with new avionics. (Courtesy photo)
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Japanese forces arrive

The first of three Japanese C-130Hs receives maintenance after landing at a forward-deployed location Jan. 30. The JASDF will support humanitarian missions as part of the coalition forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James C. Dillard)
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Japanese forces arrive

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A technician with the Japanese air self-defense forces marshals in the first of three C-130Hs to arrive at a forward-deployed location Jan. 30. The Japanese have not deployed to a hostile location since World War II. They will be working closely with coalition forces to promote humanitarian missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James C. Dillard)
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De-ice de-plane

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- An airman from the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here de-ices a C-130 Hercules on Jan. 27 after a heavy snowfall the day before. The base received 3.5 inches of snow Jan. 26 and Air Force weather forecasters said more snow was on the way. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Desiree N. Palacios)
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De-ice de-plane

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Airmen from the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here de-ice a C-130 Hercules on Jan. 27 after a heavy snowfall the day before. The base received 3.5 inches of snow Jan. 26 and Air Force weather forecasters said more snow was on the way. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Desiree N. Palacios)
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Winning ways

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFPN) -- Airman 1st Class Stephanie Baker reviews a C-130 Hercules maintenance checklist. Airman Baker is assigned to the 703rd Maintenance Squadron which is part of the 3rd Maintenance Group here. The group recently won the 2003 Pacific Air Forces Clements McMullen Daedalian Weapon System Maintenance trophy for providing safe, serviceable and available equipment for sustained use in wartime and peacetime. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown)
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Troops of the U.S. Army's XVIII Airborne Corps wait to board a C-130 Hercules

1990's -- Troops of the U.S. Army's XVIII Airborne Corps wait to board a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft of the 1630th Tactical Airlift Wing for a transit to Fort Bragg, N.C., following the liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Behind the troops is another C-130 Hercules aircraft.
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C-130 Hercules

1990's -- A C-130 Hercules transport aircraft from the West Virginia Air National Guard flies over the United Arab Emirates during a troop-carrying mission in support of Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is assigned to the 1630th Tactical Airlift Wing.
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C-130 Hercules being loaded

1990's -- A crew of the 181st Tactical Airlift Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, load equipment of the 435th Airlift Control Element onto a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft during Operation Desert Shield.
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C-130E Hercules does an assault landing

1990's -- A C-130E Hercules transport aircraft from the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., does an assault landing on a desert runway during Operation Desert Shield.
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C-130 Hercules transport aircraft

1990's -- Troops of the U.S. Army's XVIII Airborne Corps wait to board a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft of the 1630th Tactical Airlift Wing for a transit to Fort Bragg, N.C., following the liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Behind the troops is another C-130 Hercules aircraft.
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C-130

1960's -- A U.S. Air Force C-130 transport turns at the end of the short runway at Bam Bleh, Vietnam. The transport was one of several taking troops of the First Cavalry Division back to their base camp at An Khe after an operation. Air Force aircraft made daily flights to fields like this one carrying troops and supplies to front line units. 23 November 1966 (Air Force Photo)
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A days work

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Air transportation workers load cargo into a Georgia Air National Guard C-130 Hercules temporarily assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing here. U.S. Air Force and Estonian cargo movement specialists work together to move cargo and passengers through here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Oldham)
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Right this way

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Rebecca Merlin marshals a C-130 Hercules at a forward-deployed location. Merlin is a maintainer assigned to the 745th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron's aircraft maintenance unit. The squadron's airmen are supporting operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne M. Jenkins)
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On display

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- About 18 Department of Defense aircraft, along with commercial aircraft, lined the flighltine for the Dubai Air Show here Dec. 7 to 11. The event is the premier air and space trade show in the Gulf region. Air Force aircraft brought in for the show included a C-17 Globemaster III, E-8C Joint Stars, A-10 Thunderbolt II and F-117 Nighthawk. (Courtesy photo)
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Newest C-130 model

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Tech. Sgt. Steven Knoll guides a C-130J Hercules here. The aircraft is being used to train active-duty aircrews on this newest version of the C-130. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Jon Quinlan)
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