U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct an airborne jump ...

California's latest weapon in the never-ending war against wildfires, a former military plane repurposed to drop fire retardant, has deployed on its first mission in Riverside County. CAL FIRE's first ...

Seventy years since its first flight on Aug. 23, 1954, the C-130 Hercules has remained one of the most durable and versatile military aircraft in history. It has traversed every continent and been ...

Expeditionary advanced base operations, or EABO, is an operating concept recently adopted by the Marine Corps with an eye towards the Indo-Pacific. EABO involves the use of mobile and stealthy units ...

The C-130J remains versatile and capable even in the 21st century. The aircraft is also robust enough that a hard landing will not knock it down for the count. A United States Air Force Lockheed ...

RAMONA, Calif. — California is now better equipped to fight wildfires as Cal Fire just added a new air tanker to its fleet. The C-130 Hercules is one of seven the state is retrofitting and deploying ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. PETERSON SFB, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command has activated eight C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Air National Guard will not celebrate the 50th anniversary of the C-130 aircraft being in Charleston as originally scheduled Saturday. It’s a casualty of the ...