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C-130.net @c-130.net · 5h
#USAF #ANG #C-130H #Montana #120thAW #fini
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Montana ANG ends C-130H era with final tactical flight
The Montana Air National Guard’s 120th Airlift Wing conducted its final tactical training flight with the C-130H Hercules, October. 3, ending a 12-year chapter in the wing’s history.
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 5h
USAF C-130J-30 #21-6002 assigned to 757th AS, piloted by Commander Maj. Gen. Frank Bradfield III, taxis at Youngstown ARS, October 1, 2026. The aircraft is the fourth to arrive at YARS from Lockheed Martin's Marietta, Georgia, production facility. [USAF photo by Eric M. White] #C-130J #USAF #757thAS
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 03/10/2026
#USCG #HC-130J #purchase #surveillance
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Coast Guard orders six additional C-130J surveillance aircraft
On September 24, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard leveraged existing U.S. Air Force contracts to order six baseline C-130J long-range surveillance aircraft from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Marietta, Geor...
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 02/10/2026
USAF C-130J Super Hercules loadmasters from the Kentucky ANG’s 165th AS take a break after airdropping a cargo bundle into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Scotland on August. 18, 2026. [ANG photo by Dale Greer] #USAF #ANG #Kentucky #Exercise #C-130J #165thAS
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 02/10/2026
#C-130H #ANG #152ndAW #Final #Nevada #Reno #169thAS
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From Loadmaster to Pilot: One Airman’s Final Flight with C-130 #93-2041
For Lt. Col. Bradley Emmett, a C-130 Hercules parked on the Nevada Air National Guard flight line represents far more than another aircraft in the inventory.
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 01/10/2026
USMC C-130 patch worn by crews from VMGR-152 during exercise Evergreen 26. #USMC #patch #C-130
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 01/10/2026
#C-130J #RAF #RCAF #ANG #165th #Exercise
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Exercise with UK, Canadian forces sharpens Kentucky Air Guard capabilities
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard significantly enhanced their global capability here last month, working with NATO partners from the United Kingdom and Canada to execute dozens of multinati...
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 28/09/2026
The proposed C-130 Hercules AEW was a British concept for adapting the proven aircraft into an airborne early warning platform during the Cold War. The C-130 AEW remained a proposal and was never developed or adopted. #AEW #C-130 #avionics #surveillance
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 26/09/2026
More C-130 patches have arrived. Japanese Air Defence Force #patches #collectables #C-130 #JASDF
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 25/09/2026
USAF MC-130J Commando II from the 67th SOS performs low-level flight training above Iceland on August 23, 2026, during Exercise Northern Viking 26. [USAF photo by TSgt. Benjamin Sutton] #Mildenhall #67SOS #MC-130J #Iceland #USAF #Commando
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 24/09/2026
#ANG #Rodeo #C-130 #Kentucky
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Kentucky Air Guard hosts 3rd-annual C-130 Rodeo
Aircrews from multiple C-130 units across the Air National Guard and active-duty Air Force gathered here in August for the third-annual C-130 Air Reserve Component Fly-In and Rodeo.
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 23/09/2026
#FAM #Mexico #C-130J #Hercules #FuerzaAéreaMexicana
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Mexico expands C-130J Super Hercules fleet with second aircraft
The Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (FAM) recently announced the acquisition of a second Lockheed Martin C‑130J‑30 Super Hercules tactical airlifter, solidifying Mexico's role as a regional leader in air mobili...
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 23/09/2026
#KC-130J #USMC #3rdMAW
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The KC-130J: Past, present and the future fight
In the vast, unpredictable Indo-Pacific, islands dot the expanse of the sea for miles. Close enough to be a positive, yet far enough apart and sparsely populated to qualify as austere. This part of th...
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 18/09/2026
#USCG #HC-130J #Sacramento #Delivery
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Coast Guard brings first HC‑130J to Air Station Sacramento
The Coast Guard commemorated the delivery of the first HC‑130J Super Hercules aircraft to Air Station Sacramento during a ceremony Thursday 10th.
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 06/09/2026
#C-130H #737TrainingGroup
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Historic C-130s land to modernise BMT
Two retiring U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules aircraft touched down at Kelly Field August 25, closing out decades of global airlift operations to take on their new mission: shaping the next generation o...
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 06/09/2026
EC-130H Compass Call final flight - #73-1590 from 43 ECS and an EA-37B Compass Call assigned to the 55th Electronic Combat Group fly in formation over Southern Arizona, Sept. 3, 2026. [USAF photo by SrA Devlin Bishop] #EC-130H #EA-37B #CompassCall #43ECS
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 06/09/2026
SLAF C-130 #SCH-280 seen during Atlas Angel II in Sri Lanka, September 2026. [USAF photo by SrMSgt. Devin Doskey] #C-130 #SriLanka #Exercise
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 23/08/2026
#TNIAU #C-130H #GMF #AeroAsia #Indonesia #Garuda
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GMF Completes Modernization of Second C-130H Hercules
PT Garuda Maintenance Facility Aero Asia Tbk (GMF), part of Garuda Indonesia Group, through its SBU Defense Industry, has achieved another significant milestone in strengthening national defense indus...
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 23/08/2026
#Ramstein #C-130J-30
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Historic taxiway landing at Ramstein
A 37th Airlift Squadron aircrew flying a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft conducted a taxiway landing during a wing exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 18. The event marked history as the first...
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 16/08/2026
USAF HC-130J Combat King II #17-5898 assigned to the 211th RQS approaches Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during Arctic Thunder Open House, on August 9, 2026. [ANG photo by Alejandro Peña] #211thRQS #HC-130J #Alaska
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 08/08/2026
Coulson Aviation’s Tanker 138 becomes first Airtanker under Contract to U.S. Wildland Fire Service #C-130H #Coulson #Airtanker #Tanker138
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Coulson Aviation’s Tanker 138 becomes first Airtanker under Contract to U.S. Wildland Fire Service
Coulson Aviation announced that Tanker 138, a Lockheed C-130H registered as #N382CG, began a 60-day Exclusive Use contract last week with the U.S. Wildland Fire Service. The contract makes Tanker 138 ...
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 08/08/2026
Coulson acquire 10 RCAF C-130H's #Coulson #RCAF #C-130H #Airtanker
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Coulson Aviation Canada acquires 10 former RCAF Hercules
Coulson Aviation Canada, the Canadian division of Coulson Aviation, has acquired 10 former Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130H Hercules aircraft from the Government of Canada.
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 02/08/2026
#Rolls-Royce #AeroEngine #Sabena #France #Germany
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Rolls-Royce signs MissionCare Propulsion contract with Sabena technics for French-German C-130J fleet
Rolls-Royce announces it has finalized an agreement with Sabena technics to provide its proprietary MissionCare propulsion support for the binational French-German fleet of C-130J Super Hercules aircr...
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 25/07/2026
USAF C-130J-30 #15-5893 assigned to the 165th AS, lands at the Camp Branch Landing and Drop Zone on July 22, 2026, during Sentry Storm 26. [ANG photo by SrA Kaden Salmons] #C-130J #ANG #165thAS #Exercise
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 18/07/2026
Service members prepare to refuel a C-130J Super Hercules at Saipan International Airport, Northern Mariana Islands, June 29, 2026, in support of VALIANT SHIELD 2026. [USAF photo by A1C Caleb Schellenberg] #USAF #C-130J #ValiantShield #PACAF #exercise
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 30/06/2026
USAF C-130 aircraft fly in formation over the coastal regions of France, June 05, 2026, in support of D-Day 82nd anniversary events in Normandy, France. [USAF photo by MSgt. Corban Lundborg] #D-Day #C-130J #France
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 30/06/2026
USAF C-130J-30 #16-5859 from the 165 AS, takes off from Karup AB, June 10, 2026, during exercise Ramstein Flag 2026. [ANG photo by Lt. Col. Dale Greer] #C-130J #Karup #RamsteinFlag #165AS #Denmark
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 30/06/2026
Maintenance Airmen of the 123rd AW, pose for a group photo in front of C-130J-30 #16-5859 at Karup AB, Denmark, June 18, 2026. The 123rd AW is providing support as part of Ramstein Flag 2026. [ANG photo by MSgt. Sarah M. McClanahan] #165thAS #RamsteinFlag #Karup #C-130J
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 06/06/2026
#USCG #LockheedMartin #Delivery #HC-130J
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Coast Guard takes delivery of 19th HC-130J
The Coast Guard accepted delivery of its 19th HC-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft, designated CGNR 2019, from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Marietta, Georgia, on April 10, 2026.
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 18/05/2026
New in the collection. 1980 era patches from Pakistan from the Transport Conversion School. #Pakistan #TCS #patches
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 17/05/2026
USMC KC-130J Hercules assigned to MAWTS-1 lands as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-26 at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, April 13, 2026. [USMC photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Fabian Ortiz] #USMC #KC-130J #Yuma #Arizona
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 17/05/2026
USMC KC-130J #169532 assigned to VMGR-152, lands on Hubbard landing zone, while attending the Advanced Tactics Aircrew Course at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, December 16, 2025. [ANG photo by MSgt. Patrick Evenson] #USMC #KC-130J #VMGR-152
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 17/05/2026
USAF HC-130J #11-5725 from 71 RQS prepares to refuel an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter during a training mission near Nellis AFB, April 24, 2026. [USAF photo by A1C Jennifer Nesbitt] #HC-130J #71RQS #USAF #Refuelling #HH-60W
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 17/05/2026
USAF HC-130J #15-5827 from 211 RQS taxis for takeoff during exercise Tropic Tundra 26 at Kodiak, Alaska, May 11, 2026. [USAF photo by A1C Owen Davies] #USAF #HC-130J #Alaska #Kodiak
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 10/05/2026
Archive photo of RSaAF VC-130H #112 from 1 Sqn was seen at Shannon Airport, circa January 1978. [Photographer unknown] #RSaAF #Saudi #C-130H
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 10/05/2026
C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 180th AS and the Polish Air Force conduct an elephant walk during Rodeo Day in support of Hussar Saber 26-1 at 33rd Airlift Base, April 24, 2026. [USAF photo by SSgt. Maria Umanzor Guzman]
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 02/05/2026
#LockheedMartin #E-130J #USN #TACAMO
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Lockheed Martin to deliver Training Devices & Services for E-130J Phoenix II
Lockheed Martin will provide training devices and services for the E-130J Phoenix II as part of Northrop Grumman’s industry team supporting the U.S. Navy's Take Charge And Move Out (TACAMO) mission. W...
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 19/04/2026
‪Archive photo USAF C-130E #64-0532 from 47th TAS, was seen at RAF Leuchars. Date unknown. This aircraft flew into a mountain in Arkansas after clipping some trees on a ridge September 8, 1968. [Photographer unknown] #mishap #C-130E
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 29/03/2026
#mishap #C-130H #crash #Colombian
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Colombian Air Force C-130 Crash Claims Dozens of Lives in Amazon Region
A C-130H Hercules operated by the Colombian Air Force has been destroyed in a crash shortly after takeoff in the country’s southern Amazon region, killing dozens and leaving many more injured.
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 07/03/2026
First image of destroyed Iranian C-130s at Shahid Dastgheib International Airport. #IRAN #EpicFury #C-130
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 28/02/2026
Deliveries are slated to begin in 2029 and will include two Weapon Systems Trainers, an Enhanced Integrated Cockpit Systems Trainer (EICS), Loadmaster Part‑Task Trainer, and upgrades to the RAAF’s Virtual Simulation and Virtual Maintenance Trainers. #C-130J #RAAF
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Lockheed Martin to Deliver Advanced C-130J Training Devices to the RAAF
Lockheed Martin announced that it has been awarded a foreign military sale contract through Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to deliver C-130J training devices and upgrades to the Royal Australian Air ...
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 28/02/2026
A Bolivian C-130H transporting new bank notes has crashed at El Alto International Airport on Friday evening. #crash #Bolivia #C-130H #mishap
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Bolivian C-130 transporting cash crashes near La Paz
At least 15 people were killed and more than 30 injured after a military transport aircraft operated by the Bolivian Air Force crashed near El Alto International Airport on Friday evening, authorities...
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 22/02/2026
Lt. Col Justin Childers, 169th AS, flies his C-130H in formation with a pair of C-130Js from the 37th AS. The aircraft were participating in an integrated mission sortie level 3 during exercise Hussar Saber at 33rd Air Base, Poland, on Sept. 17, 2025. [ANG photo by MSgt. Scott Thompson]
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 22/02/2026
USAF C-130H #92-3023 from the 757th AS taxis on the runway during Live in ‘25 at Wilmington Air Park in Wilmington Ohio, May 2, 2025. [ANG photo by SSgt. Ivy Thomas] #C-130H #757thAS
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 15/02/2026
Archive photo of USAF C-130E #63-7784 from the 63rd MAW was seen at RAF Mildenhall on September 19, 1979. [Photographer Unknown] #C-130E #USAF #RAFMildenhall
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 15/02/2026
USAF C-130J from 40th AS, and RNZAF C-130J assigned to the 40 Sqn, conduct a training sortie while attending the Advanced Tactics Aircrew Course near Fort Huachuca, Arizona, August 21, 2025. [ANG photo by Maj. Brian Barnette] #USAF #RNZAF #40Sqn #C-130J
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 05/02/2026
Wyoming ANG brings combat-ready training to Sentry Aloha 26-1 #ANG #Wyoming #C-130H3 #187thAS #SentryAloha
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Wyoming ANG brings combat-ready training to Sentry Aloha 26-1
Clouds crumbled away behind the C-130 Hercules from the Wyoming Air National Guard as it banked southwest, revealing a suddenness of sea. The chain of islands in the distance slowly grew upon the wate...
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 05/02/2026
Archive photo of RCAF CC-130E #130318 from 435 TRS was seen at RAF Lyneham on August 5, 1972. This airframe crashed during a night approach to Fort Wainwright, Alaska on January 29th, 1989. [Photographer Unknown] #CC-130E #RCAF #Lyneham #Canada
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 05/02/2026
Another HC-130J #2018 made ready and operational. Assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento. #USCG #HC-130J #Sacramento #L3Harris
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Coast Guard takes delivery of 18th mission-ready HC-130J
The Coast Guard is completing final delivery activities this week for its 18th fully missionized HC-130J long range surveillance aircraft, designated CGNR 2018, at L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems ...
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 03/02/2026
USMC MV-22B Osprey assigned to VMM-268, flies alongside a KC-130J assigned to VMGR-153 during a flight over the Pacific Ocean, Jan 27, 2026. [USMC photo by Cpl. Anabelle Reed-O’Brien] #USMC #KC-130J #MV-22B #VMGR-153
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