ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia – As the community at Robins Air Force Base celebrated the 70th anniversary of the C-130 Hercules in action, a select group of paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 507th ...
Airborne paratroopers prepare, gear up, and take to the skies for a mass tactical jump operation. Multiple C-130 aircraft release waves of soldiers over the drop zone in perfect coordination. From the ...
Seventy years since its first flight on Aug. 23, 1954, the C-130 Hercules has remained one of the most durable and versatile military aircraft in history. It has traversed every continent and been ...
Though those who have only flown in the likes of Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s may never have even seen them in action, ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Air National Guard will not celebrate the 50th anniversary of the C-130 aircraft being in Charleston as originally scheduled Saturday. It’s a casualty of the ...
Lockheed Martin's C-130 Hercules has been defying physics since taking its first flight in 1954. The Air Force began flying the C-130 on a regular basis in 1956, and the plane, known affectionally as ...