Monday, March 12th, 2012
The last three of 17 CC-130Js currently on order for the Royal Canadian Air Force are going through final acceptance procedures at the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta. Deliveries will complete in early May, many months ahead of the original schedule. Canada’s new CC-130Js have already been deployed to support a wide range of missions and the new fleet will give Canada greatly enhanced flexible airlift capability for decades to come. Lockheed Martin photo by John Rossino
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Thursday, March 1st, 2012
The following article, by Ken Pole, on 436 Squadron and Canada’s CC-130J Fleet appeared in the January / February 2012 issue of Canadian Skies magazine.
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Thursday, March 1st, 2012
The February 2012 Issue of “Proven, News from the World of the C-130″ is posted.
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Friday, February 17th, 2012
The 250th C-130J Super Hercules built at the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] facility here was delivered to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, on Feb. 16, 2012.
This is the 15th C-130J delivered to the 317th Airlift Group at Dyess since 2010 and the second of 11 aircraft to be delivered to the base in 2012. Dyess will have the distinction of being home to the largest C-130J fleet in the world when it receives its 28th Super Hercules aircraft in ... Read more
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
The following is from 8 Wing/CFB Trenton Public Affairs:
436 Squadron proudly marked the 5,000th hour of flying time with the CC-130J Hercules aircraft on Monday, 6 February 2012.
“Last Friday was a significant day for 8 Wing as we marked the five thousandth hour of CC-130J’s flight time,” said Lieutenant-Colonel Colin Keiver, Commanding Officer 436 Transport Squadron. “This is a remarkable achievement considering the first J model Herc was delivered to 8 Wing Trenton just over a year ago.”
The 5,000th hour ... Read more
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
The January 2012 Issue of “Proven, News from the World of the C-130″ is posted.
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Monday, January 30th, 2012
Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] C-130 Hercules program has reached yet another historic milestone with the delivery of its 2400th aircraft. The aircraft is an MC-130J Combat Shadow II assigned to U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command and will be operated by the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.
The delivery of this aircraft follows a record year for C-130J production at the company’s facility in Marietta, Ga. In 2011, 33 C-130J Super Hercules were delivered ... Read more
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Thursday, January 26th, 2012
Maj. Butler, the commanding officer of the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron detachment in Afghanistan, talks about how the Marine Corps uses the KC-130J in Afghanistan. Maj. Butler and the Marines of VMGR-252 are deployed out of Cherry Point, N.C. The KC-130J Hercules is the largest aircraft in the Marine Corps arsenal.
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Thursday, January 26th, 2012
The 17th of 17 CC-130Js built for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) completed final painting this week. Following acceptance flights the aircraft is scheduled for delivery in early May. The aircraft is shown being piped from the paint hangar by Major Allan MacKenzie, the RCAF Detachment Commander at Lockheed Martin in Marietta. Canada’s new CC-130Js have already been deployed to support a wide range of missions and the completed fleet will give Canada extensive mission flexibility for decades to ... Read more
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Thursday, January 5th, 2012
The December 2011 Issue of “Proven, News from the World of the C-130″ is posted.
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