The Pentagon sent C-130 MAFFS-equipped aircraft to fight the LA fires. The water bombers drop nearly 14 tons of fire retardant in under five seconds.

The Department of Defense deployed modified C-130 aircraft and Navy helicopters to support efforts ... make it visible to pilots when dropped. The US military has eight MAFFs units ready for ...

The C-130s can waterbomb wildfires with nearly 14 tons of fire retardant in less than five seconds. The Department of Defense deployed modified C-130 aircraft and Navy helicopters to support ...

On2, 2025, U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz piloted a C-130J Super Hercules over the Hughes Fire in Castaic, ...

As the Hughes Fire rages near Castaic on4, 2025, U.S. Air National Guard Maj. Cameron Shepard and Capt. Carlos Puga are hard ...

US advanced propulsion system developer Wright Electric has conducted an initial fit check of its WM2500 electric propulsion ...

Hundreds of U.S. military members are training for the next two weeks in Gulfport and across Mississippi during a combat ...

Oregon Air Guardsmen are crucial in supporting Antarctic operations, providing transportation, logistics, and personnel ...

Resources from Air Station Elizabeth City helped rescue two men who were on a sinking sailboat more than 100 miles off the ...

The Pentagon said Friday that two military C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with ... spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters that 10 Navy helicopters equipped with water delivery buckets would ...

The United States ... Corps KC-130, and its success resulted in the full implementation of the TACAMO program with the Lockheed C-130G, a highly modified propeller-driven C-130 Hercules.

Lockheed Martin's C-130s have been sold to 65 countries. Other than the base C-130 transport, the KC-130 tanker is the 2nd ...