C-130 Hercules

USAF C-130 C-130 Hercules 777th EAS Balad AB Iraq 2007

Photo Description: An air to air right side view of a United States Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron takes off from Balad Air Base, Iraq. The 777th EAS was the most forward deployed C-130 airlift unit engaged in the Iraqi theater of operations. Reactivated September 2001, the squadron - known as the "Dueling Dragons" - began operations out of Joint Base Balad, Iraq (JBB) in February 2006. The unit was inactivated May 15, 2011. Photo Credit: USGov/SSgt Michael R Holzworth Photo Date: 11 February 2007 Photo Location: Balad Air Base, Iraq Photo ID: 812-C1302130

NY-ANG LC-130 C-130 Hercules 109th AW New York 2012

Photo Description: A right side view of a ski equipped Lockheed LC-130 Hercules aircraft takes off from Stratton Air National Guard Base in Schenecatdy New York. The 109th Airlift Wing sends seven aircraft on the 11.000 mile journey to Antarctica in support of the United States Antarctica Program. The 109th Airlift Wing is part of the New York Air National Guard located in Schenectady New York. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: 2012 Photo Location: Stratton Air National Guard Base, Schenecatdy New York Photo ID: 812-C1302117

C-130 Hercules 6514th TS With Firebees 1991

Photo Description: A right side view of a United States Air Force ( USAF ) DC-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 6514th Test Squadron ( 6514th TS ) from Hill AFB, Utah banks to the left while passing over the guided missile cruiser USS CHOSIN (CG-65). Members of the 6514th Test Squadron will launch a pair of AQM-34 Firebee target drones from the aircraft during a test of the ship's Aegis anti-air warfare system. Photo Credit: DoD/Sgt. Michael Haggerty Photo Date: May 1991 Photo Location: Unknown Photo ID: 812-C1301026

USAF C-130 Hercules 317th MAW Pope AFB 1991

Photo Description: A right side view of several United States Air Force C-130E Hercules aircraft assigned to the 317th Military Airlift Wing parked on the ramp at Pope AFB during Exercise Rebel Hog '92-1. Photo Credit: DoD/TSgt. H. H. Deffner Photo Date: 24 October 1991 Photo Location: Pope AFB, North Carolina Photo ID: 810-C1302047

USAF AC-130 Spectre 16th SOS 8th TFW 1969

Photo Description: A front left side view of a United States Air Force Lockheed AC-130A Spectre Gunship aircraft assigned to 16th Special Operations Squadron of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base in March 1969. Note: Ubon RTAFB was the forward operating location for the 16th SOS home-based at Nha Trang Air Base, South Vietnam. Photo Credit: DoD Photo Date: March 1969 Photo Location: Ubon RTAFB Thailand Photo ID: 812-C1302009

USCG HC-130J & HC-130H Hercules With Retro Paint Scheme 2009

Photo Description: A left side view of a United States Coast Guard (USCG) HC-130H Hercules (#1504, USAF S/N 73-0845) displaying an historic color scheme to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the C-130 in Coast Guard Service, flies in formation with a HC-130J Hercules (#2003) from Air Station Elizabeth City. This aircraft will be used by the Aviation Logistics Center as a prototype platform for aircraft upgrades and modifications. Air Station Elizabeth City has the first operational J models. The Coast Guard has been using a version of the C-130 since Air Station Elizabeth City took delivery of the first one in December 1959. Hercules #1504 was retired in 2014. Photo Credit: USCG/Dave Silva Photo Date: 17 September 2009 Photo Location: Near Air Station Elizabeth City Photo ID: 812-C1301124

USN C-130 Hercules VXE-6 Ice Pirates Antarctica 1996

Photo Description: A right side view of a United States Navy Lockheed LC-130R ski-equipped Hercules aircraft ( BuNo 159129 XD-05 ) assigned to Antarctic Development Squadron 6 ( VXE-6 ) "Ice Pirates," from NAS Point Mugu, California, taxiing somewhere in Antarctica. Photo Credit: DoD Photo Date: 5 September 1996 Photo Location: Antarctica Photo ID: 810-C1301116