The Coast Guard has suspended its search for the Hurlburt Field airman who from from an C-130 Hercules transport aircraft during a training exercise over the Gulf of Mexico By Jared Keller Posted ...

Even though propeller aircraft were critical at the earliest stages of flight, they are still used to this day by the United ...

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Today, we salute Coast Guard Veteran Alan Spielman. Alan’s early interest in electronics ...

Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 211th Rescue Squadron assisted District 17 Coast Guardsmen rescue a pilot of a downed Cessna 207 Nov. 21 at Iliamna Lake. The Coast Guard dispatched an HH-60 Jayhawk ...

The C-130 features a loading ramp and door in the tail that can accomodate palletized loads, vehicles and troops. The aircraft can airdrop up to 42,000 pound loads or land on short, unimproved ...

Since its first flight in 1954, the C-130 Hercules ... military aircraft in history. The U.S. Air Force has been the primary ...

Both aircraft feature terrain-following and terrain-avoidance radars capable of operations as low as 250 feet in adverse weather conditions. Structural changes to a basic C-130 include the ...