Marietta, Georgia Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has named Ross Reynolds as the head of the company’s Air Mobility line of business. In this new role, Reynolds will have overall responsibility for the C-130J Super Hercules, C-5 Modernization, C-27J Spartan and Air Mobility Support (AMS) programs. Reynolds had previously served as vice president, C-130J programs, since November 2000. “This newly created position reflects the critical role that Air Mobility programs play in the Lockheed Martin business portfolio,” said Dain Hancock, executive vice president ... Read more

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Since becoming involved in the C-130J program as an Air National Guard operator more than seven years ago, I have endured opinions about how good or how bad the aircraft is. Usually, a few facts accompanied pontification, depending on what side of the fence a particular review originated. Col. Larry Gallogly is the commander of the 143rd Airlift Wing. He has more than 5,500 hours as a pilot in the C-130A, C-130E, and C-130J. Full story Read more

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Fort Worth, Texas “From the delta to the desert” The long-range capabilities of the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] C-130J Super Hercules were showcased again this week when a U.S. Air Force Reserve Command crew flew nearly 8,000 miles with payload to demonstrate the performance capabilities of the airlifter at the ninth Dubai Air Show held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The crew of the 815th Airlift Squadron, 403rd Wing, from Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi, USA, ... Read more

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Marietta, Georgia Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has selected the Italian firm Officine Aeronavali Venezia S.p.A (OAN) to operate the first C 130J heavy maintenance facility. OAN, headquartered in Venice, will conduct both scheduled and unscheduled C-130J maintenance at a newly built facility located in Brindisi. The facility will work on the 22 C-130Js operated by the Aeronautica Militare Italiana’s (AMI – the Italian Air Force) 46th Air Brigade at Pisa. Lockheed Martin has delivered 21 of the aircraft to the AMI to ... Read more

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- Fox News 16 C-130J’s from all over the US are at Little Rock Air Force Base for testing, Fox News 16 reports. Read more

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Sara Greene The Leader Arkansas New C-130Js will take part in a combat exercise in Fort Polk, Louisiana. Leader staff writer Sara Greene, with contributions from Garrick Feldman, reports on the exercise and the aircraft’s capabilities with commentary from members of the 48th Air Squadron and Air Force Operation Test and Evaluation Center from Edwards Air Force Base in California and the Commander of the 143rd Airlift Wing at Quonset Air National Guard Base in Rhode Island. Full story at: http://www.arkansasleader.com/2005/11/top-story-c-130js-set-for-intense.html Read more

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MARIETTA, Georgia Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has delivered the first KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft ordered under a joint United States Air Force/U.S. Marine Corps multi-year acquisition program. The KC-130J for the Marine Corps was formally accepted by Lt. Gen. Michael A. Hough, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, Headquarters Marine Corps. The aircraft will be delivered to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR 252) at the Cherry Point, North Carolina, Marine Corps Air Station. “A weapon system bought under a multi-year program is ... Read more

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Marietta, Georgia Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has delivered the first KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft ordered under a joint United States Air Force/U.S. Marine Corps multi-year acquisition program. The KC-130J for the Marine Corps was formally accepted by Lt. Gen. Michael A. Hough, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, Headquarters Marine Corps. The aircraft will be delivered to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR 252) at the Cherry Point, North Carolina, Marine Corps Air Station. “A weapon system bought under a multi-year program is ... Read more

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