The Afghan Air Force (AAF) has taken delivery of its first two C-130 Hercules aircraft as the fledgling air arm rebuilds its airlift capability. Afghanistan becomes the 70th country to operate the ...

Hadi Kamara was a C-130 crew chief supporting the 86th Maintenance Squadron at Ramstein Air Base during Operation Allies Refuge in August 2021.

Six American service members were killed early Friday when a U.S. C-130 transport plane crashed at an airport in Afghanistan, NBC News reported. The crash happened shortly after midnight local time (3 ...

The C-130 was built with longevity in mind. The airframe was over-engineered to be tough. The skin is thick. The frame is stress tolerant. Four robust turboprop engines deliver thrust and control ...