Serving as the workhorse for several armed services in the U.S., the C-130 Hercules is an iconic aircraft that remains a ...

WILDFIRE ON BOARD THE C-130 HERCULES. WE’RE SEEING THIS TANK RIGHT HERE, WHICH IS A PIECE OF MACHINERY THAT SETS THIS AIRCRAFT APART FROM THE OTHER AIRCRAFT IN CAL FIRE’S FLEET. THE ...

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) deployed over the weekend its cargo plane to deliver relief goods for Batanes residents ...

Seventy years since its first flight on Aug. 23, 1954, the C-130 Hercules has remained one of the most durable and versatile military aircraft in history. It has traversed every continent and been ...

A new, massive CAL FIRE C-130H firefighting airplane deployed on its first mission in Riverside County this week.

The C-130 will be used to train air medics, search and rescue teams, and other first responders on taking care of patients on ...

SACRAMENTO -- A massive C-130 Hercules aircraft was recently added to CAL FIRE's firefighting fleet and it's already being used. California is the first state in the country to own, operate ...

A new video shows the first fully operational C-130H delivering 8,000 gallons of retardant on the Record Fire in Riverside ...

The C-130 Hercules is one of seven the state is retrofitting and deploying to help support firefighting efforts. They have the greatest speed and range of Cal Fire's entire airborne fleet.

A C-130H Hercules airtanker is taking to the skies for CAL FIRE for the first time this week. These aircraft are former military planes which have been retrofitted for aerial firefighting ...

Inside the cavernous Lockheed Martin aircraft manufacturing plant at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, employees Thursday celebrated nearly 70 years of flight for the C-130 tactical airlifter — built in ...

The first of seven C-130 aircraft transferred from the U.S. Coast Guard and retrofitted is now combating the state’s wildfires, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced Monday. “The climate ...