Cockpit view of a USAF C-130 transport plane dropping U.S. Army Paratroopers over Juliet drop zone, Aviano, Italy. Units - 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, U.

10,000 flight hours in the C-130: the most hours ever recorded by a pilot in the Hercules. On Sept. 24, 2024, Gary Hogg, a seasoned test pilot logged his 10,000th flight hours in the C-130 Hercules ...

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The C-130 Hercules marked 70 years of service in 2024, continuing its legacy as one of the most versatile and enduring military aircraft in history.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The three U.S. firefighters killed when their C-130 Hercules tanker plane crashed while battling fierce bushfires in Australia were all former U.S. military members aged in their ...