The C-130Js from the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing based near the fires are the first to be activated, ...

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 ...

if the U.S. Coast Guard can, at some point, conduct similar operations, matching the robust availability of Australia’s Spartan fleet, it will be a great thing. As versatile as it is, the C-130 ...