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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4341[/ATTACH] 2014 Hercules Operators Council Transforming Hercules Partnerships The 2014 HOC will once again be held at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, GA from October 20-23, 2014. We are happy to announce the release of the 2014 HOC Invitation Letter. Click here to download the invitation letter and save to your computer. The theme of this year's HOC is "Transforming Hercules Partnerships". What's New? Customer Engagement Workshops, see below for information. Registration Registration opened on Monday June 16. Click here to access our registration website for HOC attendees, exhibitors, vendors and plant tour registration. M…
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4318[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]4319[/ATTACH] In 1954, the song "Rock Around the Clock" was playing on the radio, Oprah Winfrey was born and the first issue of Sports Illustrated appeared on newsstands. The same year, on August 23, the YC-130 Hercules made its maiden flight at the Lockheed Martin plant in Burbank, California, and the C-130 is still in production today, making it the longest running military aircraft production line in history. The need for the C-130 came from Air Force's Tactical Air Command during 1951, after the Korean War, to fill a void for medium-cargo tactical transport. "In its first six decades, the C-130 shaped …
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Spare 617 is now on display at the USAF Museum. Col. Cauldwell who brought her back to Ton Sun Nhut officiated at the ceremony. Happy to see that she finally got a place of honor. http://www.historynet.com/storied-c-130e-goes-to-usaf-museum.htm Col. Cauldwell in his younger days when he was Capt. Bill, best pilot I ever had the pleasure of flying with! (not to take anything away from any of the other fine pilots that flew for the 776 TAS) Congratulations to Col. Caulwell and Spare 617! http://www.troopcarrier.org/spare617.html Spare 617 was the call sign. Tail # on that bird is 62-1787.
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Cool a C130 Jet: Amazing how well informed journalists are. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2723743/Cameron-set-arrive-Britain-today-amid-mounting-anger-left-lunch-Iraq-burned.html
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Lockheed-Martin is looking for stories/pictures.... http://lockheedmartin.com/us/products/c130/herc60.html
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Hawaii hasn't endured a hurricane threat since 1992, but this week the islands stared down not one but two major storms. Hurricane Iselle was downgraded to a tropical storm as it hit the Big Island, the Associated Press reported. A trailing storm, Julio, picked up steam, however. For decades, military aviators have been tempting fate by flying through these massive storms at sea. Their weapon of choice is the Lockheed WC-130. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/plane-flew-iselle-hurricane-hawaii-2014-8#ixzz3ABaXNXzb
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4277[/ATTACH] FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 16, 2014 – ASL Aviation Group signed a Letter of Intent with Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] to order up to 10 LM-100J commercial freighters during a ceremony here today. The LM-100J is the civil-certified version of Lockheed Martin’s proven C-130J Super Hercules and is an updated version of the L-100 (or L-382) cargo aircraft. Safair — an ASL associated company based in South Africa — currently operates one of the world’s largest L-100 fleets. “We’ve long relied on our L-100s to deliver results that no other aircraft can produce. From flying humanitarian relief supplies over rugged African…
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WASHINGTON, July 29, 2014 – Airmen at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, found the body of an adolescent boy in the wheel well of a C-130J cargo plane July 27, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said today. The body is possibly of African origin and was found trapped in a compartment above the aircraft’s rear landing gear, Kirby said during a news conference. “American and German emergency responders were summoned, removed the body, and transported it to a German facility for autopsy and further investigation,†he said. The aircraft had just returned from supporting U.S. Africa Command operations with stops in Senegal, Mali, Chad, Tu…
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4288[/ATTACH] During the early days of Vietnam Conflict, the US developed a special kind of attack aircraft to stop the flow of enemy troops and supplies: the gunship. The Gunship aircraft, born from the conversion of cargo aircraft into powerful aerial weapons armed with big guns, were based on the concept of the circling attack. In other words, the guns were mounted on the left side of the gunship so that the plane could fly a bank circle, achieving a good accuracy in strafing the target by using high velocity guns with a caliber of at least .30. The first two types of gunships developed by the US were the twin-engine piston powered Douglas C-47…
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4284[/ATTACH] The United States government will give two Lockheed C-130 “Hercules†planes to the Philippines to augment the Philippine Air Force fleet of C-130 planes, as confirmed by the newly appointed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang on Thursday, July 24, 2014. According to Lt. Gen. Catapang, the impending donation of the US Air Force will address the country’s humanitarian assistance disaster relief concerns. The announcement was made by the AFP chief during his visit to the 1st Air Division headquarters in Clark Field, Pampanga. The United States military’s donation is part of the huma…
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4282[/ATTACH] Arriving from their now-former home of Okinawa, Japan, the first KC-130J Super Hercules of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, the “Sumos,†touched down aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, today. The KC-130J Super Hercules transfer is a step forward in consolidating and realigning forces, while also maintaining readiness to effectively respond to any situation in the Pacific region. This represents an important milestone in alleviating some of the U.S. military burden from Okinawa. The transfer also translates to a more response-ready Marine Aircraft Group of Iwakuni. “(VMGR-152) helps us integrate more …
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4275[/ATTACH] Two Wyoming Air National Guard C-130s equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems will be ready to fight forest fires tomorrow. The Forest Service activated Wyoming’s two MAFFS-equipped C-130s Friday afternoon instructing them to arrive in Boise, Idaho, to begin flying on regional forest fires no later than Sunday. This is the first MAFFS activation of the 2014 fire season. Military C-130s equipped with MAFFS provide surge capability to the Forest Service. Lt. Col. Todd Davis, commander of the 153rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron said “we’ve been activated to ensure the Forest Service has e…
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4272[/ATTACH] BRUNEI has confirmed that it will be buying a number of C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft from aerospace firm Lockheed Martin. Pehin Datu Perkerma Jaya Major General Dato Pahlawan Mohd Tawih Abdullah, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), told The Brunei Times that the military is set to order the American-made aircraft sometime in the future. “We will be buying the aircraft, but it won’t be a lot,†he said, adding that the planned quantity and date of order will be revealed in due time. Latest figures estimate the average cost of the C-130J Super Hercules at US$100 to 120 million per unit for inte…
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4269[/ATTACH] The U.S. government watchdog charged with overseeing aid to Afghanistan has recommended delaying the delivery of additional cargo aircraft to the nascent Afghan Air Force (AAF). John Sopko, special inspector-general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR), said the AAF may not need all the C-130 airplanes to be provided by the U.S. military in a deal worth over $100 million. The U.S. military has already delivered two C-130 cargo aircraft, with plans to deliver two more. In a July 10 letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and other top U.S. military officials, Sopko questioned whether the AAF was making full use of the aircraft. …
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4267[/ATTACH] Lockheed Martin is anticipating its forthcoming LM-100J aircraft to garner demand for some unique missions, including oil spill clean-ups among other roles. The aerospace and defense manufacturer will also make a major announcement regarding its latest non-military aircraft program at next week's Farnborough International Airshow. In February, Lockheed announced it will be pursuing an amended type certification from the FAA for the LM-100J. The aircraft is a modern version of the L-382J—which was a commercial variant of the C-130J Super Hercules that went out of production in 1992. Now, the company is ready to re-enter the co…
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