Moody Air Force Base SOAR Week
Story by Senior Airman Iain Stanley, 23rd Wing MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Airmen and community members gathered at Moody Air Force Base to celebrate Saluting Our Aviation Roots (SOAR) Week, a five-day event…
Coast Guard receives its 18th HC-130J Hercules long-range surveillance aircraft
WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard is completing final delivery activities this week for its 18th fully missionized HC-130J long range surveillance aircraft, designated CGNR 2018, at L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems in Waco, Texas. The aircraft…
Wyoming, Nevada Guard C-130 crews assist California firefighters
Story by Joseph Coslett, 153rd Airlift Wing CHEYENNE, Wyoming. – Three Wyoming Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) and associated personnel were activated…
The 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron wins top award
Story by Master Sgt. Jamie Spaulding, 109th Airlift Wing STRATTON ANGB, NY — The New York Air National Guard’s 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, a part of the 109th Airlift Wing, was named the best in the…
Georgia Air National Guard receives first C-130J-30 Super Hercules
MARIETTA, Ga., Jan. 22, 2024 — Lockheed Martin delivered the first of eight C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the Georgia Air National Guard during a ceremony today, commemorating a new era in Hercules operations for this longtime C-130…
Lockheed Martin delivery the 500th C-130J Super Hercules
MARIETTA, Ga., March 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Hercules aircraft history reaches a milestone again with the announcement that Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently has delivered the 500th C-130J Super Hercules airlifter. This Super Hercules (Lockheed Martin aircraft…
NY Air National Guard in support Antarctic science research for 2021-22
New York National Guard, Story by Airman 1st Class Jocelyn Tuller STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Scotia N.Y. — The 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard is kicking off their annual Antarctic science…
En 24 horas fueron evacuadas de Afganistán 21.600 personas
Utilizando aviones C-17 Globemaster III y C-130 Hércules de Estados Unidos, junto con el puente aéreo de la coalición y otros países aliados, alrededor de 21.600 personas han sido evacuadas de Afganistán en sólo 24…
Coast Guard, Air National Guard conduct long-range joint rescue mission
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard and Air National Guard completed a four-day, long-range, joint rescue mission to medevac a critically injured 39-year-old man aboard a cargo ship located approximately 1,300 miles west of San Francisco,…
Coast Guard, USAF and partners searching for a missing mariner off Federated States of Micronesia
SANTA RITA, Guam — The Coast Guard, the USAF, and regional partners are searching for a 47-year-old mariner missing from the Panamanian-flagged merchant vessel Rising Wind, 174 miles northwest of Chuuk, Micronesia, Wednesday. “In cases…