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  • Staff Sgt. Justin King, a 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, gives a thumbs-up as a generator is offloaded from a C-130J Super Hercules at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2016. Loadmasters are responsible for calculating aircraft weight, balancing records and cargo manifests, conducting cargo and personnel airdrops, and troubleshooting in-flight problems. King is deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)

    Deployed loadmasters fix problems ‘on the fly’

    A weasel is characterized by its tenacity, persistence and keen senses. It is an animal also known for its ability to react quickly in any given situation. An airlift squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, shares these characteristics. Airmen of the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron encompass the characteristics of their mascot, and the loadmasters who work there are key to the mission’s “can do” and “ready to go” attitude.
  • Airman 1st Class Jonathan Marquez, a 71st Rescue Squadron crew chief, marshals in an HC-130J Combat King II Dec. 11, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The aircraft is the 2,500th C-130 manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corp. in Marietta, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ceaira Tinsley)

    2,500th C-130 lands at Moody

    Fifty-nine years after the first C-130 Hercules was delivered to the Air Force, the 2,500th Lockheed Martin Corp. manufactured C-130 joined the 71st Rescue Squadron's fleet and legacy here Dec. 11.
  • Australian Army Cpl. Teome Matamua and Sgt. Phillip McIllvaney, 176th Air Dispatch Squadron loadmasters, deliver the first low-cost, low-altitude bundle of Operation Christmas Drop 2015 to the island of Mogmog, Dec. 8, 2015. Australian and Japanese C-130 Hercules aircrews for the first time joined U.S. Airmen during the 64th year of Operation Christmas Drop which provided critical supplies to 56 islands throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau. It highlighted the U.S. and allied airpower capabilities to orient and respond to activities in peacetime and crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katrina Brisbin)

    US, Australia, Japan launch Operation Christmas Drop

    With the holiday season now in full swing, C-130 Hercules aircrews and support personnel from Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force and the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, began spreading cheer and joy while practicing critical humanitarian aid/disaster relief (HA/DR) training by delivering donated goods via C-130 to more than 56 of the Pacific's most remote and populated islands.
  • Airmen from the 71st Rescue Squadron secure cargo in the back of an HC-130J Combat King II Nov. 27, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The Airmen deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Callaghan)

    Moody deploys first HC-130Js

    The 71st Rescue Squadron deployed two HC-130J Combat King II aircraft for the first time Nov. 27. The HC-130Js, which deployed with more than 60 aircrew, support and maintenance personnel, bring a new set of capabilities to the airspace in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
  • A container delivery system airdrops from a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron Oct. 27, 2015, at Powdiz Air Base, Poland. The drop was performed during Aviation Detachment 16-1, a flying training deployment that helps crews maintain their readiness and interoperability with NATO allies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Damon Kasberg)

    US, Polish airmen build capabilities, partnership

    The 86th and 182nd Airlift Wings are participating in bilateral training with the Polish Air Force during Aviation Detachment 16-1 in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve at Powdiz Air Base, Poland.

  • Complex closes out productive year with 217 aircraft serviced

    A total of 217 aircraft -- including C-5 Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster III, C-130 Hercules and F-15 Eagle models -- were serviced in fiscal year 2015, which ended Sept. 30. That number includes 15 unscheduled depot-level maintenance aircraft, with two C-5s, three C-17s and 10 C-130s.
  • The Voices of Hanscom (from left) Michael Fields, Stacey Jones, Maj. Catherine Tobin and Andie Avram perform the National Anthem on stage during a memorial service at the Aero Club Hangar at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Oct. 16. The service was held to honor Senior Airman Nathan Sartain and Senior Airman Kcey Ruiz, who were killed Oct. 2, when the C-130J Super Hercules they were on crashed shortly after takeoff from Jalalabad, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry Saslav)

    C-130 crash victims remembered by colleagues, leaders

    More than 1,000 people attended a memorial service Oct. 16 to honor two Hanscom Air Force Base Airmen killed earlier this month when the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft they were on crashed shortly after takeoff from Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

  • Airmen killed in C-130 crash from Dyess, Hanscom

    The six Airmen who died in a C-130J Super Hercules crash in Afghanistan Oct. 2 were assigned to units at Dyess and Hanscom Air Force Bases, according to officials at both bases.

  • C-130J crashes in Afghanistan

    An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, part of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, crashed Oct. 2 at approximately 12:19 a.m. at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan.
  • An Afghan airman demonstrates his aircrew flight equipment knowledge to U.S. Airmen from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing and Train, Advice, Assist Command-Air aboard an Afghan C-130H Hercules at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2015. Airmen with the 455th AEW visited Forward Operating Base Oqab and Hamid Karzai International Airport to share their aircrew flight equipment knowledge with their Afghan counterparts and also assist TAAC-Air with keeping Coalition AFE equipment current. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

    Airmen share knowledge, experience to better Afghanistan’s air force

    Airmen assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing recently traveled to Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, to assist Train, Advice, Assist Command-Air with training and validating the Afghanistan air force’s aircrew flight equipment section.

  • Hurricane Hunters to fly Tropical Storm Erika

    The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters are operating out of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, flying their state-of-the-art WC-130J Super Hercules into Tropical Storm Erika in support of the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
  • U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force wait to board a C-130 Hercules from Yokota Air Base, Japan, during Red Flag-Alaska at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 12, 2015. More than 60 U.S. Army Soldiers and more than 20 JGSDF members jumped from multiple C-130 Hercules during the training. More than 20 allied countries have participated in Red Flag-Alaska since its conception, improving integration, interoperability and cross-cultural competence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

    Japanese forces jump from US aircraft for first time in Red Flag-Alaska history

    A C-130 Hercules assigned to the36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, became the first U.S. aircraft to drop Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members onto U.S. soil, during Red Flag-Alaska Aug. 12.
  • A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing taxis to a reload "pit" to take on nearly 3,000 gallons of fire retardant at McClellan Air Tanker Base in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 4, 2015. The aircrew received a tasking to provide support to the growing Rocky Fire northwest of Sacramento, which had consumed approximately 65,000 acres as of the morning of Aug. 4. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Stephen J. Collier)

    Colorado AF reservists fighting California fires from the sky

    Two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped aircraft arrived at McClellan Air Tanker Base in Sacramento, California, from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 3, to assist in fighting the Rocky Fire northwest of Sacramento, California, the same day.
  • A crowd gathers to view the inside of the Air Force Special Operations Command’s first AC-130J Ghostrider at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 29, 2015. The aircrews of the 1st Special Operations Group Detachment 2 were hand selected from the AC-130 community for their operational expertise and will begin initial operational testing and evaluation of the AC-130J later this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kai White/Released)

    AF Special Operations Command receives first AC-130J

    The first AC-130J Ghostrider landed at Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 29, making it Air Force Special Operations Command’s first AC-130J.
  • Two MC-130P Combat Shadows fly by during their final flight, May 15, 2015, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The final two MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft in the Air Force landed for the last time at Hurlburt Field, Fla., in front of more than 400 people and will take their last flight to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Conroy)

    Air Commandos bid farewell to MC-130P Combat Shadows

    The final two MC-130P Combat Shadows in the Air Force landed for the last time here, in front of more than 400 people, during an MC-130P heritage flight May 15.
  • An MC-130P Combat Shadow awaits its final checks on Kadena Air Base, Japan, before departing for the “boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., April 15, 2015. The 17th Special Operations Squadron sent off the final two Combat Shadows in the Pacific Air Forces to retire after nearly 50 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel)

    Last MC-130P Combat Shadows in the Pacific retire

    The 17th Special Operations Squadron sent off the final two MC-130P Combat Shadows in the Pacific Air Forces to retire on April 15.
  • Capt. Kenneth Jubb, a 37th Airlift Squadron pilot, reaches for his clipboard to review flight plans during a training mission in a C-130J Super Hercules at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 22, 2015. Since he was a child, Jubb has chased a dream to fly one day, and now as a pilot, he relives his childhood fantasy every time he takes to the air. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko)

    Child’s dream turned pilot’s reality

    Since he was a child, Capt. Kenneth Jubb has chased a dream to one day fly, and now as a pilot he relives his childhood fantasy every time he takes to the air.
  • Aircraft 62-1863 ‘Iron Horse’, a HC-130P Combat King, rests before takeoff Mar. 3, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Throughout its career, Iron Horse has flown for over 27,000 hours for multiple missions, starting in the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dillian Bamman)

    'Iron Horse' sets off for final flight

    The 23rd Wing at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, sent the Air Force's oldest C-130 to the "boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, for its retirement March 3.
  • Staff Sgt. Jose Cartagena explains the proper way to set an exhaust pipe for the heat exchanger on a new generation heater prior to starting. Cartagena, a Puerto Rico Air National Guard member, is uniquely qualified to provide the training, because the guard routinely provides familiarization training to Airmen awaiting formal training. This training that is useful to guard members, is also being found useful by the Afghan Air Force. Cartagena is a Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air fixed wing advisor. (US Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. J. LaVoie)

    Lead-in training increases Afghan capabilities

    Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air maintainers are providing lead-in training to Afghan air force airmen at the Kabul Air Wing in an effort to ensure they excel at the C-130 Hercules maintenance courses they will attend in the U.S.
  • A 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules flies over South Korea Nov. 19, 2014, during Exercise Max Thunder. The 36th AS represented Yokota Air Base, Japan, during the exercise and used the opportunity to practice combat maneuvers and low-altitude flying. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez)

    Yokota Airmen train combat mobility during Max Thunder

    The 36th Airlift Squadron participated in Exercise Max Thunder 14-2, flying alongside South Korean military counterparts to integrate their airlift capabilities in a simulated combat environment.
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