The C-130 is the world's most prolific cargo hauler and it's been adapted to do pretty much everything imaginable with one exception: operating on water. Yet some of the folks at Lockheed wanted to do ...

The "War Eagle" C-130 aircraft left its military legacy of valor to a newer model on Friday. An official transfer of heritage and retirement ceremony took place at Maxwell Air Force Base when the ...

The United States Air Force’s combat aircraft like the B-52 and F-35 often get all the glory, but a fact remains that the U.S. military relies on aircraft like the Lockheed C-130 Hercules more than ...

News flash, the C-130 Hercules and its variants and descendants can do just about anything. Obnoxious quips aside, there's seemingly no limit to what you can shove into the rear cargo bay of one of ...

You can't fly to low-Earth orbit on a government-surplus Space Shuttle Atlantis. But what you can do, if you're wealthy and fortunate enough and wealthy enough, you might be able to buy some genuine ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Members of the Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Wing in Savannah ushered in a new era Wednesday afternoon. The unit’s long-awaited new aircraft, the C-130J touched down in ...

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Later this year, the U.S. Air Force will do something unprecedented. It will sign a contract to purchase more tactical airlifters from a program that first began turning out planes 60 years ago. The ...

The C-130 remains the flying backbone of America's combat forces. You need a pallet of crap moved from an air base to a dirt strip? No problem. You need a flying command post? No problem. You need to ...

According to Greek Mythology, Hercules was a demigod with incredible strength and stamina, capable of amazing feats and renowned throughout ancient Greece and Rome. While we'd never suggest that the C ...

WILDFIRE ON BOARD THE C-130 HERCULES. WE’RE SEEING THIS TANK RIGHT HERE, WHICH IS A PIECE OF MACHINERY THAT SETS THIS AIRCRAFT APART FROM THE OTHER AIRCRAFT IN CAL FIRE’S FLEET. THE UNMISTAKABLE ...