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WATCH: A KC-130F Hercules Operates From an Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck

You Don’t See This Every Day! Back in 1963, a Lockheed KC-130F Hercules tanker conducted a series of test landings and takeoffs from the deck of the USS Forrestal (CVA-59).…

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4K VIDEO: The Emotional 73rd Commemoration of the Largest Airborne Operation in History

Last month, 17,000 spectators at the Ginkel Heath in Ede, The Netherlands, watched 250 Paratroopers from the United States, England, Poland and Germany jump out of transport aircraft like the…

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Is There a Market for a Civilian C-130?

The unmistakable Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules has been a staple of western military forces as a cargo aircraft. A modern civilian version of the “J” model was first shown last…

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C-130 Hercules Has Always Found a Way to “Hack the Mish”

The C-130 Hercules Has Been There and Done That for Longer Than Most of Her Pilots–Hack the Mish! The Lockheed C-130A Hercules first became operational on June 12th 1956 with…

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He’s Back! Blue Angels C-130 Fat Albert Poised To Return To Airshow Duty

NAS PENSACOLA, Fla. — The workhorse of the Blue Angels is returning to the squadron on Friday following nine months of intensive upgrades and repairs to the hulking C-130 Hercules…

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A-10s And C-17s Train In The Dirt And It’s A Video You Can’t Miss

The ability to operate in an austere environment is one factor that makes the Air Force massively effective and lethal. Aircraft like the C-17 and C-130 can rapidly fly-in equipment…

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The C-130J: The High-Tech Millennial Grandchild Of The 60-Plus Year Old Hercules

Meet the Latest and Most Advanced Generation of the Ageless Herc On 5 April 1996 the prototype Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules flew for the first time. While the J…

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C-130 Hercules Goes On A Trip To The Beach

C-130J Hercules Lands on Beach We’ve seen and posted some pretty amazing feats of airlifters. As amazing as the C-17 or C-5 jets are, there is something really special about…

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How Do You Convert a C-130 Into a Firefighting Aircraft?

It’s a well known fact that C-130s are one of the tools that firefighters use in their arsenal to fight wildfires. But how do they convert a standard Hercules aircraft…

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Lose Your Sh*t Aboard Fat Albert – The Blue Angels’ C-130 Bird

Hey, hey, hey. The Blue Angels’ “Fat Albert,” the demonstration group’s support transport, puts on a solo show. The Blue Angels flight demonstration team, made up of Navy and…

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Air Force testing drag reduction to improve fuel economy

Program is focusing on C-17 and other heavy movers in the fleet that account for the largest percentage of fuel consumption. The old saying was “an Army travels on its…

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A Photo Essay Lookback at Red Flag 16-1 at Nellis AFB

The USAF held a pair of Red Flag exercises at Nellis AFB back to back early in 2016. Rob Edgcumbe attended the first of these two exercises, Red Flag 16-1.…

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C-130

WATCH: A KC-130F Hercules Operates From an Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck

4K VIDEO: The Emotional 73rd Commemoration of the Largest Airborne Operation in History

Is There a Market for a Civilian C-130?

C-130 Hercules Has Always Found a Way to “Hack the Mish”

He’s Back! Blue Angels C-130 Fat Albert Poised To Return To Airshow Duty

A-10s And C-17s Train In The Dirt And It’s A Video You Can’t Miss

The C-130J: The High-Tech Millennial Grandchild Of The 60-Plus Year Old Hercules

C-130 Hercules Goes On A Trip To The Beach

How Do You Convert a C-130 Into a Firefighting Aircraft?

Lose Your Sh*t Aboard Fat Albert – The Blue Angels’ C-130 Bird

Air Force testing drag reduction to improve fuel economy

A Photo Essay Lookback at Red Flag 16-1 at Nellis AFB

Kyle Newsom Captures the Magic of the Blue Angels in Ultra Hi-Def

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