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091220-G-2504S-002-Drop
Gulf of Alaska – Coast Guard Petty Officers Ben Longoria and Scott Hommerson, both with Air Station Kodiak, drop a datum marker buoy into the North Pacific Ocean from an HC-130 Hercules aircraft in order to gather data about the direction of ocean currents, surface winds and water temperature Dec. 20, 2009 helping to track the drift of the India-flagged bulk carrier APJ Suryavir. The Hercules crew responded to assist 28 crewmembers aboard the 740-foot APJ Suryavir that was adrift in severe weather conditions of 30-foot seas and winds in excess of 60 mph. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Hans Solum.
20070416-G-9016_C-130 in Flight
Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City C-130J in flight over North Carolina on April 16, 2007. The Lockheed C-130J is the latest incarnation of this enduring, long range, multi mission platform. Air Station Elizabeth City has the first operational J models. The Coast Guard has been using a version of the C130 since Air Station Elizabeth City took delivery of the first one in December 1959. (Coast Guard photo/Dave Silva)
20090916-G-9091S-008
Clouds swirl after a C-130J from Air Station Elizabeth CIty, NC. passes through. The C-130J is the latest incarnation of this enduring, multi-mission platform. Air Station Elizabeth CIty has the first operational J models. The Coast Guard has been using a version of the C-130 since the first one was delivered to Air Station Elizabeth CIty in December 1959. USCG Photo/ Dave Silva
091106-G-7510C-204 In memory of CG Rescue 1705
SAN DIEGO - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett, homeported in Seattle, man the rails as a C-130 from Sacramento, Calif., flies by in solute to fallen aircrews Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. The memorial was near the scene where seven Coast Guard members and two Marines lost their lives following a mid-air collision Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Allyson E.T. Conroy.
Spooky gunship armed with new cannons
Bushmaster 30 mm cannons protrude from the gunports of an AC-130U Spooky gunship during tests Jan. 26 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The 30 mm gun will eventually replace both the 40 mm cannon and 25 mm gun on U-model gunships. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chief Master Sgt. Gary Emery)
A spooky gunner
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech. Sgt. Jim Jochum loads a 40 mm gun on an AC-130U Spooky Gunship. Sergeant Jochum is an aerial gunner assigned to the Air Force Special Operations Detachment at a forward-deployed location. He completed his 150th combat mission on an AC-130U on July 6. The aircraft is armed with a 25 mm gun, 40 mm cannon and a 105 mm cannon. Its primary missions include close-air support for convoys, air interdiction of targets and force protection for base defense. Sergeant Jochum is deployed from Hurlburt Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Denise Boyd)
Bases, aircraft prepare for Hurricane Ivan
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Tech. Sgt. Paul McAllister marshals an AC-130U gunship Sept. 13. The plane was evacuating because of Hurricane Ivan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Gilligan)
Evasive action
An AC-130U gunship jettisons flares Aug. 20 over an area near Hurlburt Field, Fla. The flares are a countermeasure for heat-seeking missiles that may be fired at the aircraft during real world missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
100225-G-7999L-125-Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak drops
KODIAK, Alaska - A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules aircraft crew take off to conduct drop training Feb. 25, 2010. The aircrews at station Kodiak conduct air drops to maintain skills required by the Coast Guard for C-130 aircrews. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.
Logistic support to Antarctic science effort wraps up
An LC-130 Hercules takes off as part of Operation Deep Freeze Feb. 2, 2010 in Antarctica. (Courtesy photo)
That is an awesome picture! I need to lay down the P-3 to C-130 career pipeline, some how!
A C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with a Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) drops water over an area in South Carolina April 28, 2010. The drop is part of annual MAFFS training and certification, which is taking place in Greenville, S.C., from April 26 to April 30. The aircraft is from the 146th Airlift Wing out of Port Hueneme, Calif. (DoD photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Carzis, U.S. Air Force/Released)
06/30/2010
ANGEL FLARES
A C-130H Hercules aircraft deploys flares over Alaska as part of a training exercise during Red Flag Alaska 10-3, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 23, 2010. The C-130 crew is assigned to Yakota Air Base, Japan. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson
07/02/2010
MARINE HERCULES
A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules cargo aircraft with Marine Aerial Refuel and Transport Squadron 352, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stands on the tarmac before taking off from Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2010. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeffrey D. Anderson
C-130E electronic attack maintenance
Staff Sgt. William Aker, Squadron (left), Tech. Sgt. Christopher Chadwell (center) and Staff Sgt. Anthony Anderson (right) prepare for a max-power engine run on a C-130E Hercules Aug. 11, 2010, at an air base in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Aker is a flying crew chief and Sergeants Chadwell and Anderson are aerospace propulsion craftsmen assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
110512-N-IR859-035 INDIANAPOLIS (May 12, 2011) Marine Capt. Edward Jorge, a pilot for the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, flies over Indianapolis in Fat Albert during a photo shoot with Red Eagle Air Sports. The Blue Angels is performing in Indianapolis as part of the 2011 show season and in celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jen Blake/Released)
One of my own from the last time in Lajes
