Cockpit view of a USAF C-130 transport plane dropping U.S. Army Paratroopers over Juliet drop zone, Aviano, Italy. Units - ...

Equipped with airborne fire-fighting systems, C-130 Super Hercules planes are flying missions over the wildfires in Southern California that started earlier this month. California Air National Guard ...

The Pentagon deployed modified C-130 aircraft to aid in the fight against the Los Angeles wildfires. The wildfires spread rapidly due to strong winds and dry conditions, scorching over 30,000 acres.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Late last year Congress passed a critical issue of importance for California into law: authorizing the expedited transfer of seven C-130 aircraft from the United States Coast Guard to ...

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 ...

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 ...

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – On Thursday, U.S. Northern Command activated eight C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems and their personnel to support firefighting ...

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