• Eglin pilot surpasses 10K hours in C-130

    An Air Force Materiel Command standards and evaluation civilian pilot surpassed the 10,000 flying mile mark Sept. 24 in an MC-130H II Hercules during a routine avionics modernization program test mission.

  • 70 Years of Flight: The C-130's legacy and future

    Since its first flight Aug. 23, 1954, the C-130 has proven to be one of the most versatile and active aircraft in the Air Force’s fleet, having carried troops and supplies from the tundra of Antarctica, to the deserts of the Middle East, to the tropical islands of the Pacific, and nearly everywhere

  • C-130 platform receives avionics overhaul

    The Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate’s C-130 Program Office, along with the Air Mobility Command, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and prime contractor L3Harris (L3H) Integrated Mission Systems, celebrated a major milestone with a ribbon cutting ceremony earlier this month to mark