70 Years of Flight: The C-130's legacy and future

Since its first flight Aug. 23, 1954, the C-130 has proven to be one of the most versatile and active aircraft in the Air Force’s fleet, having carried troops and supplies from the tundra of Antarctica, to the deserts of the Middle East, to the tropical islands of the Pacific, and nearly everywhere

94th MXG showcases persistent mission generation

Brig. Gen. James “Jim” Hartle, Associate Director of Logistics and Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, visited Dobbins Air Reserve Base from March 1-2, 2024. Hartle’s visit provided an opportunity for Reserve Citizen Airmen to engage

Dobbins Airman Shares Wanderlust and Dreams of Digital Arts

Airman Jaiden McDaniels, 700th Airlift Squadron aviation resource manager, shares why he joined the Air Force Reserve and future dreams of living abroad and illustrating digital art for a Japanese animation studio.

FOD walk ensures mission success

Col. Richard J. Konopczynski, 94th Operations Group commander, holds up a comb he picked up during a foreign object debris walk on the transit ramp at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., Oct. 15, 2023. FOD walks ensure that all rocks, screws or any misplaced items are cleared from the runway to prevent

Atlanta Braves host Dobbins Day, honor servicemembers

94th Maintenance Squadron Conducts ISO Inspection

The 94th Maintenance Squadron at Dobbins Air Reserve Base conducted a thorough isochronal inspection of a C-130H Hercules aircraft on April 2, 2023.Isochronal inspections are required every 540 calendar days and are conducted by examining parts of the aircraft that are not normally accessible. These

Air Force Reserve demonstrates strategic depth of combat airlift on Wyoming highway during training exercise

Air Force Reserve Command kicked off a week-long exercise, Rally in the Rockies 2021, by landing a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the highway near Rawlins, Wyoming, Sept. 13. The highway closed early in the morning to ensure the aircrew could safely practice recovering personnel without access

24-hour operations for the U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules maintainers

The Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron works 24-hour operations year-round to keep the C-130 aircraft in flight to support the execution of the wing's mission of national, regional and global importance and stabilize the U.S. Central Command's areas of responsibility. The wing is

Enlisted aircrew paramount to C-130 Hercules flight testing

Not many people know that a small contingent of experienced enlisted C-130 aircrew reside at Hill Air Force Base. They are charged with the depot support flights of Air Force overflow, and Navy and Marine Corps aircraft.

C-130 crew chief course gets rolling with new GITA

The Air Force and Air Education and Training Command seeks to improve the quality, speed and relevance of the training enterprise by introducing virtual and augmented reality technology with new ground instructional training aircraft, or GITA.