From mission planning to mountain flying, this flight inside the C-130 Super Hercules captures the heart of Air Force life.

A U.S. Air Force aircrew operates a C-130 Hercules at over Fort McCoy air space on Sept. 14, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis. According to its Air Force fact sheet, the C-130 Hercules primarily performs the ...

Since 1965, eight C-130s and 43 C-130 Marine aircrew members have been lost. (Lance Cpl. Sarah Blendowski/Marine Corps) F/A-18 Hornets and F-35B Joint Strike Fighters may grab headlines and feature ...

Over Thanksgiving, while most Americans enjoyed a hearty meal in the warmth of their homes, three Air National Guardsmen braved extreme temperatures on the endless ice of the South Pole to fix a plane ...

A C-130 takes off for a “maximum endurance” flight in April 2024. Credit: U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin is exploring ways to bring autonomy into the cockpit of its venerable C-130 fleet, intending to ...

HOUGHTON, MI – Cadets at a university in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula recently had the rare opportunity to see the state’s winter beauty from above, officials said. A visiting crew from the U.S. Air ...

The C-130 has enjoyed a remarkable 70-year production run—and the aircraft’s performance is still outstanding. The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a true workhorse—a simple, no-frills aircraft that has ...

A captive orca may soon be going home thanks to a complex rescue mission involving a billionaire, a cargo plane, and a watery life support system. Activists have led the charge to send Tokitae back to ...

Brig. Gen. Daniel Gabrielli speaks in front of a C-130 aircraft currently in use by the Minnesota Air National Guard at the Guard's hangar at the Twin Cities airport on Friday.