The Air Force is grounding nearly a third of its C-130 fleet at a time when the service is struggling to keep its planes ready for missions.

10,000 flight hours in the C-130: the most hours ever recorded by a pilot in the Hercules. On Sept. 24, 2024, Gary Hogg, a seasoned test pilot logged his 10,000th flight hours in the C-130 Hercules ...

U.S. Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force and Canadian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 transport planes conduct an Elephant Walk and Minimum Interval Takeoff (MITO) at Joint Base ...

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE — Almost a dozen C-130 planes from Dyess Air Force Base have been relocated because of high winds. According to a press release from Dyess, 11 317th Airlift Wing C-130J Super ...

As the rising importance of fuel economy and efficient flight takes center stage, the United States Air Force (USAF) is testing out some new gas-saving technology on the venerable, old C-130 Hercules.

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia – As the community at Robins Air Force Base celebrated the 70th anniversary of the C-130 Hercules in action, a select group of paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 507th ...

Hundreds of Air Force C-130 planes — including 22 assigned to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson — are being checked for possible cracks in the nuts that help fasten the wings to the fuselage. As ...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that its C-130 transport aircraft, which earlier made a precautionary landing ...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that one of its C-130 aircraft, earlier detained in Burkina Faso, has safely arrived in Portugal for scheduled maintenance. The aircraft, NAF 913, reached a ...

The emergency landing, which occurred in Bobo-Dioulasso on Dec. 8, 2025, was described as a precautionary measure following ...

Nigeria and Burkina Faso have amicably resolved the recent issue concerning the detention of Nigerian Air Force personnel and the ...

C-130 aircraft has resumed its ferry flight to Portugal for maintenance, landing safely in Gambia after a precautionary stop.