C-130 Hercules – US Military Update

Coast Guard crew members from Air Station Clearwater, Florida, prepare aircraft for deployment in preparation for post Hurricane Michael response efforts Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. After the storm passes Coast Guard crews will surge to assist people in affected areas. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Ryan Stille)

Coast Guard C-130s Prepare for Hurricane Michael

October 12, 2018 Y133jjs___--- 0 Comments C-130 Hercules, Coast Guard, Hurricane Michael, US Coast Guard

Coast Guard crew members from Air Station Clearwater, Florida, prepare aircraft for deployment in preparation for post Hurricane Michael response

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 participate in a homecoming ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Oct. 3, 2018. VMGR-252 returned home from a seven-month deployment in support of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force. VMGR-252 is a squadron with Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody J. Ohira)

C-130 Hercules Cargo Marines Photos

Marines Homecoming at MCAS Cherry Point

October 12, 2018 Y133jjs___--- 0 Comments C-130 Hercules, KC-130 Hercules, MCAS Cherry Point, US Marines

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 participate in a homecoming ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station

An Alaska Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules conducts air drop qualification training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 3, 2018. When air drop training occurs, combat mobility technicians from the 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron are called upon to operate as malfunction officers at the drop zone. In addition to scouting the drop zone area during a training, technicians are also responsible to recover the loads and parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Crystal A. Jenkins)

Air Force C-130 Hercules Cargo Photos

Hercules Air Drop Over Alaska

October 11, 2018 Y133jjs___--- 0 Comments Alaska, C-130 Hercules, C-130J Super Hercules, Cargo, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, US Air Force

An Alaska Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules conducts air drop qualification training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 3,

U.S. Air Force Maj. Greg Hafley, a C-130 Hercules aircraft pilot assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, participates in a personnel drop during Saber Junction 18 above Germany, Sept. 19, 2018. Saber Junction 18 is the U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade’s combat training center certification exercise, taking place on the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas. The U.S. Army Europe-directed exercise is designed to assess the readiness of the brigade to conduct unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations. Saber Junction 18 includes nearly 5,500 participants from 20 ally and partner nations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)

Air Force C-130 Hercules Cargo Cockpit Photos

C-130 Cockpit Pilot’s View

September 29, 2018October 8, 2018 Y133jjs___--- 0 Comments C-130 Hercules, Cargo, Cockpit, US Air Force

U.S. Air Force Maj. Greg Hafley, a C-130 Hercules aircraft pilot assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National

U.S. Army soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, as well as soldiers from various allied nations, parachute from U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft onto a drop zone in Germany, Sept. 19, 2018. Saber Junction 18 is the U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade’s combat training center certification exercise, taking place on the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas. The U.S. Army Europe-directed exercise is designed to assess the readiness of the brigade to conduct unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations. Saber Junction 18 includes nearly 5,500 participants from 20 ally and partner nations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)

Air Force Army C-130 Hercules Cargo News Photos

C-130s Over Drop Zone in Germany

September 24, 2018October 8, 2018 Y133jjs___--- 0 Comments 173rd Airborne Brigade, C-130 Hercules, Cargo, Germany, Paratroopers, US Air Force, US Army

U.S. Army soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, as well as soldiers from various allied nations, parachute from U.S. Air

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Patrick McBride, left, and Maj. Nick Kim, right, both of the 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard, sit in the cockpit of MAFFS 4, a modular airborne firefighting system equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 146th, during a stop to reload with fire retardant at the U.S. Forest Service San Bernardino Airtanker Base, in San Bernardino, California, Aug. 8, 2018. MAFFS 4 flew to support state agencies battling the Holy Fire in Orange and Riverside counties. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Crystal Housman)

Air Force C-130 Hercules Photos

C-130 MAFFS Firefighting Plane Cockpit

September 1, 2018October 8, 2018 Y133jjs___--- 0 Comments C-130 Hercules, Firefighting, MAFFS Tanker, US Air Force

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Patrick McBride, left, and Maj. Nick Kim, right, both of the 146th Airlift Wing, California

A U.S. Air Force combat rescue officer assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, exits the back of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, during a training jump near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 8, 2018. The 75th EAS supports Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) with medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)

Air Force C-130 Hercules Photos

Air Force Combat Rescue C-130 Jump

May 28, 2018October 8, 2018 Y133jjs___--- 0 Comments C-130 Hercules, C-130J Super Hercules, US Air Force

A U.S. Air Force combat rescue officer assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, exits the back of a C-130J

Airmen move an engine into place before placing it back onto a C-130H Hercules in Mansfield Ohio, May 10, 2018. The airmen are assigned to the 179th Airlift Wing Maintenance. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Paul Stennett

Air Force C-130 Hercules Photos

Moving a C-130 Engine By Hand

May 28, 2018October 8, 2018 Y133jjs___--- 0 Comments C-130 Hercules, C-130H Hercules, US Air Force

Airmen move an engine into place before placing it back onto a C-130H Hercules in Mansfield Ohio, May 10, 2018.

A U.S. Airman from the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron sits on the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules in Djibouti, Africa, April 17, 2018. The 75th EAS supports the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa mission of promoting prosperity and security in East Africa by assisting partner nations with countering extremist organizations, fostering regional security cooperation, and by protecting U.S. personnel and facilities in its area of responsibility. (U.S. photo by Staff Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)

Air Force C-130 Hercules Cargo Photos

Checking Out The View – Super Hercules Over Africa

April 18, 2018October 8, 2018 Y133jjs___--- 0 Comments 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, C-130 Hercules, C-130J Super Hercules, Cargo, US Air Force

A U.S. Airman from the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron sits on the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules in Djibouti,

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, operates the canopy of his parachute while conducting a high altitude, high opening military free fall jump working with a C-130J Super Hercules flown by the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 4, 2018. Guardian Angel Team members conduct training on all aspects of combat, medical procedures and search and rescue tactics to hone their skills, providing the highest level of tactical capabilities to combatant commanders. (U.S. Air Force Courtesy Photo Edited by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook)

Air Force C-130 Hercules Photos

HAHO Jump at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan

March 21, 2018October 8, 2018 Y133jjs___--- 0 Comments C-130 Hercules, C-130J Super Hercules, US Air Force

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, operates the canopy of his

C-130 Hercules Photos

US Coast Guard HC-130

February 19, 2018October 8, 2018 Y133jjs___--- 0 Comments Air Station Barbers Point, C-130 Hercules, US Coast Guard

A U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft is rinsed down at Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, Jan. 24, 2018. Crew

First Lt. Quinn Van Drew, C-130J Super Hercules first pilot assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, pilots his aircraft during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 15, 2017, above the Pacific Ocean near Guam. Christmas Drop enhances humanitarian assistance and disaster relief crisis response capabilities, by allowing aircrews from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jieitai) and Royal Australian Air Force, to maintain and develop combat readiness through sustainable aircraft generation and training for humanitarian assistance/disaster relief with low-cost, low-altitude airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)

Air Force C-130 Hercules Cockpit Photos

C-130 as Santa’s Sleigh

December 30, 2017October 8, 2018 Y133jjs___--- 0 Comments C-130 Hercules, Cockpit, US Air Force

First Lt. Quinn Van Drew, C-130J Super Hercules first pilot assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, pilots his aircraft during

Air Force C-130 Hercules Cargo Cockpit Photos

C-130 Wildfire

November 24, 2017October 8, 2018 Y133jjs___--- 0 Comments C-130 Hercules, Cargo, Cockpit, MAFFS Tanker, US Air Force

U.S. Air National Guardsmen from 146th Airlift Wing battle Pier Fire with C-130 fire fighting aircraft.