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Eight is Great HC-130J Combat King II

Eight is Great HC-130J Combat King II

Davis-Monthan AFB receives additional HC-130J Combat King II

Marietta delivered an HC-130J Combat King II to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. Aircraft number 5717 is the eighth of 15 HC-130Js to be assigned to the Air Combat Command (ACC). The HC-130J Combat King II is the U.S. Air Force’s only dedicated fixed-wingpersonnel recovery platform, and is flown by ACC and the Air Education and Training Command.


Source: MARIETTA, Ga., Lockheed Martin News - 26 March 2013

Photo: The U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin HC-130J Combat King II Aircraft (Lockheed Martin photo by David Key)


(26.03.2013)


 
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