For the paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, the ...
Sgt. Maj. Keith Platt stopped a paratrooper from a potentially fatal accident during a training jump in a moment caught on video.
Editor’s note: This piece was first published in The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. The C-130 bounced ...
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules has been in production for 60 years, longer than any other military aircraft. As it prepares to enter its eighth decade of service, the C-130 has no retirement plans, so ...
Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on Airborne troops jumping from massive cargo planes. Email from ‘A’ at ...
Summary and Key Points: The Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules is one of the most iconic and versatile aircraft in the U.S. Air Force’s fleet. Developed in response to the Air Force’s need for a ...
Lockheed Martin's C-130 Hercules has been defying physics since taking its first flight in 1954. The Air Force began flying the C-130 on a regular basis in 1956, and the plane, known affectionally as ...
Former Fayetteville Observer reporters instinctively knew that an aircraft crash at then-Pope Air Force Base 30 years ago meant it was their job to find out what happened. Reporters confirmed the ...