2014
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SINGAPORE:Two C-130 aircraft from Singapore were sent to the Java Sea, 740 kilometres southeast of Singapore, on Monday (Dec 29) to search for objects linked to missing AirAsia flight QZ8501. The two aircraft were able to cover about 30 per cent of the search area assigned to Singapore by Indonesia. The assigned area measures 60 nautical miles by 190 nautical miles, or about 55 times the size of Singapore. The weather conditions were good during the five-hour search-and-locate operation. The first C-130 aircraft departed Paya Lebar Air Base at about 6.30am Singapore time. There were 12 personnel on board. Two commanders held marine location markers as they scanned th…
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]4480[/ATTACH] LONDON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Rolls-Royce has announced receipt of a contract from the U.S. Air Force for the purchase of AE 2100 engines and parts. The contract for spare engines is worth more than $100 million but the number of engines covered and their delivery schedule were not disclosed. Rolls-Royce said the spare AE 2100 engines and parts are for the Air Force's fleet of C-130J Super Hercules transports from Lockheed Martin and to support Foreign Military Sales program customers. "Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engines provide the dependable, efficient power required by the U.S. Air Force and our allies to complete their transport missi…
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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]4378[/ATTACH] The US Department of Defense has deployed two Lockheed Martin C-130 transports to California in support of wildfire suppression operations in the area. The aircraft are under control of the US Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and were requested to assist by the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, it was announced on 22 September. The C-130s are equipped with the US Forest Service’s modular airborne firefighting systems (MAFFS), supported by the North Carolina Air National Guard’s 145th Airlift Wing based in Charlotte, North Carolina. MAFFS integration with the C-130s turns the aircraft into air tankers that can be used…
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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]4515[/ATTACH] The House and Senate Armed Services Committees Fiscal 2015 defense authorization agreement requires the Air Force to submit a five-year basing plan for C-130H and J-variant aircraft to Congress. It also prohibits USAF from transferring any C-130s until the Air Force Secretary and the Comptroller General have conducted a full cost-benefit analysis of any desired transfers. In addition, the report must certify that units with modular airborne firefighting system-equipped C-130s “would not be negatively affected by the proposed transfers,†states the agreement summary. “We do not intend that the prohibition on transfer of C-130 aircraft a…
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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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The Lockheed C-130M Hercules transport plane suffered a landing accident at Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Air Base, King George Island, Antarctica. The right hand main landing gear reportedly collapsed while landing on runway 29. The nr.4 propeller separated. FAB C-130M FAB2470 c/n 4441 View original article: http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20141127-0
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DOD to set up 7 Ebola testing labs throughout Liberia By Chris Carroll Stars and Stripes Published: October 7, 2014 Ramstein Germany, Pallets of supplies, including water and MREs, are loaded onto a C-130 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to be delivered to Liberia in support of the U.S. military effort to fight Ebola in West Africa, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. Joshua L. DeMotts/Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — The Defense Department will operate seven mobile testing labs in Liberia to fight the spread of Ebola, the head of U.S. Africa Command said Tuesday at the Pentagon. Hundreds of DOD personnel are in Liberia laying the groundwork for a U.S. military mission to fi…
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Lockheed-Martin is looking for stories/pictures.... http://lockheedmartin.com/us/products/c130/herc60.html
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Commercial C-130 Hercules: The LM-100J By Jeff Rhodes 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 commercial cargo aircraft. Assembly of the first aircraft will begin in 2015 and first flight of the LM-100J is expected by early 2017. The LM-100J looks much like its military C-130J Super Hercules counterpart. The main difference is the lack of lower windows under the windscreen, which allows the C-130J pilots to look ahead and down to see drop zones. The first civil-certified L-100 started its career as a C-130E, and made its debut in 1964. The aircraft (Lockheed company number 3…
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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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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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http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Navy/Lockheed-C-130T-Hercules/2526193/L/&sid=c5e9542c9c0dc4059b03382b166e99bc Saw this interesting pic on line. In anticipation of getting KC-130J's for the USMCR, the Marines are transferring some KC's to the USN for use as C-130T's Here is one of the first ones I have seen With NY painted out on the tail, USNavy added on the side and no external tanks. 163591 of VR-55 Pt Mugu. Bob
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