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60 bundles of food fell into the sea as a US military C-130 aircraft attempted to drop aid into war-torn Gaza
"The US C-130 aircraft dropped 25,344 meal equivalents, including rice, flour, milk, pasta, and canned food, providing life-saving humanitarian assistance," CENTCOM said. But during the aid drop ...
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The militants fired an RPG at a C-130. They didn’t expect the MQ-9 Reaper to respond
A group of militants recently took a shot at an Air Force C-130 Hercules — and got their asses handed to them in the process By Jared Keller Posted on Apr 9, 2020 A group of militants recently ...
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America Just Deployed C-130 Planes to … Antarctica?
The enormous C-17 Globemaster, the mainstay of the Air Force’s transport fleet, often has trouble operating in cold ...
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Cal Fire’s C-130 | The ultimate weapon in the fight against wildfires
Bryan Baker coordinates with Cal Fire and other pilots on where to drop the retardant to make it the most effective. The C-130 and the smaller S-2’s judge wind speed and other factors as the ...
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USAF Testing Angry Kitten EW Pod on C-130 as F-16 Integration Progresses
The F-16 has completed the test phase for the integration of the AN/ALQ-167 Angry Kitten electronic warfare pod, as the USAF considers the platform for other aircraft types like the C-130 ...
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C-130 Hercules
The workhorse of the Air Force combat airlift fleet, the C-130 Hercules has been in service for more than half a century. Designed specifically to transport troops and equipment in the combat zone ...