The first factory-fresh C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron arrived at Dyess AFB, Tex., guided down by Maj. Gen. Rick Martin, Air Mobility Command’s operations director, announced aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin. “The pride and professionalism of the Lockheed Martin employees in this weapon system comes through loud and clear,” said Martin, ferrying the aircraft from Marietta, Ga., to Dyess on Feb. 9. The stretched C-130J-30, serial number 85685, is the 14th Super Herk to be delivered to Dyess. Overall, the base is slated to receive a total of 28 J-model aircraft, replacing the 317th Airlift Group’s legacy Hercules fleet by next year. The group also includes the 40th AS, which already flies the C-130J. (Dyess photo caption by A1C Peter Thompson)
REFORPAC, the large-scale exercise in the Pacific planned for summer 2025, will be on a scale unseen by the Air Force in recent memory: nearly 300 aircraft spread across 25 locations.