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C-130.net @c-130.net · 11h
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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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
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 · 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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C-130.net @c-130.net · 27/01/2026
USMC KC-130J #170273 assigned to VMGR-153 takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on December 9, 2025. [USAF photo by SrA Airman Johnny Diaz] #USMC #VMGR-153 #Elmendorf #Alaska
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 27/01/2026
USMC KC-130J #167112 from VMGR-252, takes off on a runway constructed by the 22nd MEU from Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, January 12, 2026. [USMC photo] #KC-130J #USMC #VMGR-252 #PuertoRico
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 24/01/2026
‪Archive photo of RAAF C-130E #A97-159 was seen circa 1981. [Photographer Unknown] #RAAF #C-130E #Australia
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 24/01/2026
USMC KC-130J #170285 assigned to VMGR-152, taxi's after a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System rapid infiltration at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, on December 3, 2025. [USMC photo by Cpl. Sarah M. Grawcock] #KC-130J #USMC #VMGR-152 #Iwakuni
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 18/01/2026
An HC-130J Combat King II model dries after a clearcoat application at Moody AFB, Oct. 29, 2025. The clearcoat was applied to protect the model and help preserve Moody’s miniature aircraft displays for future visitors. [USAF photo by TSgt. Christopher Buentello] #model #HC-130J #MoodyAFB
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 30/12/2025
JASDF C-130H Hercules aircrew assigned to the 401st AS poses for a photo with 374th AW command team after completing an airdrop to the Republic of Palau as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2025 on December 7, 2025. [USAF photo by 2nd Lt. Macaiah Honable] #JASDF #C-130H #OCD25
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 27/12/2025
Pilots assigned to the 1st SOW fly an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship during a special operations forces exercise at Hurlburt Field, on November 6, 2025. [USAF photo by A1C Isabel Tanner] #1stSOW #AC-130J #Pilots #Hulburt
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 21/12/2025
Bolivian C-130B #67 from Esc. 710, seen during better times. This airframe crashed on take-off from Trinidad, Bolivia on December 31st, 1994. [Simon Watson Collection] #Bolivia #C-130B
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 20/12/2025
Archive photo of RAF C-130K W.2 #XV208 'Snoopy' from the Royal Aircraft Establishment Meteorological Research Flight was seen at RAF Lyneham, date unknown. [Photographer unknown] #RAF #C-130K #Snoopy
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 20/12/2025
13 Dec 1958 ~ The first C-130A Hercules #A97-205 touched down at Richmond airbase on delivery from the United States, beginning a new era in RAAF airlift which has lasted more than 65 years. #Australia #RAAF #C-130A #Lockheed
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 19/12/2025
Lt. Col. Sara Wofford, 36th AS director of operations, stands before a formation of C-130J & C-130H Hercules from the U.S, JASDF & RoKAF participating in an elephant walk during Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen AFB, Dec. 13, 2025. [USAF photo by SrA Samantha White] #C-130J #C-130H #OCD25
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 19/12/2025
SSgt. Alex Pichardo, an airman with the 103d OG, waves an American flag as C-130H #93-1456 from 118th AS filled with deployed airmen taxis into the 103d AW flightline on Dec. 9, 2025, East Granby Connecticut. [ANG photo by Capt. Jen Kaprielian] #ANG #C-130H #118thAS #103rdAW #Connecticut
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 16/12/2025
‪USMC KC-130J #166380 from VMGR-152 takes off from Ie Shima Training Facility, Japan, November 5, 2025. [USMC photo by Cpl. Jeremiah Barksdale] #KC-130J #USMC #VMGR-152
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 16/12/2025
USAF C-130J-30 complete operations in support of the Air Force’s Air Mobility Liaison Officer Qualification Course on September 26, 2025, on Young Air Assault Strip at Fort McCoy, Wis. [U.S. Army photo by Kevin W. Clark] #C-130J #USAF #FortMcCoy
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 12/12/2025
Archive photo of USAF C-130E #63-9815 from 314th TAW was seen at RAF Mildenhall on August 23rd 1981. [Photographer Unknown] #C-130E #USAF #Mildenhall
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 06/12/2025
OCP2025 patch as worn by aircrew supporting Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base. [USAF photo by SSgt. Tristan Truesdell] #OCP25 #patch #ChristmasDrop
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 06/12/2025
Archive photo of FAB C-130E #2456 was seen at Heathrow Airport, c1970 date unknown. [Photographer unknown] #C-130E #Brazil #Heathrow
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 28/11/2025
A USAF C-130J-30 #08-8607 prepares to taxi prior to a Weapons School mission at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, on October. 3, 2025. [USAF photo by A1C Jennifer Nesbitt] #C-130J #29WPS #airlift #Colorado
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 27/11/2025
On November 24th Marshall Group welcomed Fat Albert back to Cambridge for the first time since entering service in 2020. For more than a year the hangars will be home to the world's most recognisable C-130, which will undergo a centre wing box change. #C-130J #FatAlbert #USMC #MarshallGroup
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 25/11/2025
40 year old picture shows a ceremony held on November 25, 1985 where Marshall Group handed over XV299 the last of 30 extended-fuselage C-130K aircraft to the RAF. #MarshallGroup #RAF #C-130K
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C-130.net @c-130.net · 22/11/2025
USAF C-130J-30s from 37 AS perform an elephant walk before a maximum generation flt at Ramstein AB, on October 15, 2025. [USAF photo by Maj Derek Brockmann] #C-130J-30 #Ramstein #MaxGen #elephantwalk
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