Skip to main content (Press Enter).
 News
    
        Photos

    Week in Photos

    Air Force TV

    Commentaries

    Features

    Art

    About Us
    
        Air Force Senior Leaders
    
        SECAF

    CSAF

    CMSAF

    Biographies

    Fact Sheets

    SECAF Reading List

    CSAF Leadership Library
    
        CSAF Leadership Library 2022

    CSAF Leadership Library 2021

    CSAF Reading List Pre-2020 Archive
    
        2018 CSAF Reading List

    2017 CSAF Reading List

    2016 CSAF Reading List

    CSAF Leadership Library 2023

    CMSAF Leadership Library

    50 Years of the CMSAF

    Adjunct Professors

    Air Force Strategic Documents

    Arctic Strategy

    Empowered Airmen

    State Licensure Portability

    Careers

    AF Federal Advisory Committees

    AF 75th Anniversary

    Policy Updates

    AF Content Management

    Contact Us

    AF Sites
    
        Site RegistrationU.S. Air Force LogoAir Force

        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Airman 1st Class Jonathan Marquez, a 71st Rescue Squadron crew chief, marshals in an HC-130J Combat King II Dec. 11, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The aircraft is the 2,500th C-130 manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corp. in Marietta, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ceaira Tinsley)Airman 1st Class Jonathan Marquez, a 71st Rescue Squadron crew chief, marshals in an HC-130J Combat King II Dec. 11, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The aircraft is the 2,500th C-130 manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corp. in Marietta, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ceaira Tinsley)
                
                Photo Details /
                        Download Hi-Res
        


        Senior Airman Kevin O’Neil, a 71st Rescue Squadron loadmaster, waits for engine startup Dec. 11, 2015, at a Lockheed Martin Corp. C-130 ramp in Marietta, Ga. The HC-130J Combat King II is the 2,500th C-130 manufactured by Lockheed Martin and is the seventh HC-130J the 71st RQS has received. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Callaghan)Senior Airman Kevin O’Neil, a 71st Rescue Squadron loadmaster, waits for engine startup Dec. 11, 2015, at a Lockheed Martin Corp. C-130 ramp in Marietta, Ga. The HC-130J Combat King II is the 2,500th C-130 manufactured by Lockheed Martin and is the seventh HC-130J the 71st RQS has received. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Callaghan)
                
                Photo Details /
                        Download Hi-Res
        


        An HC-130J Combat King II conducts a low pass before landing Dec. 11, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The aircraft is the 2,500th C-130 manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corp. and Moody’s seventh HC-130J to be added to the 71st Rescue Squadron’s fleet and legacy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ceaira Tinsley)An HC-130J Combat King II conducts a low pass before landing Dec. 11, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The aircraft is the 2,500th C-130 manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corp. and Moody’s seventh HC-130J to be added to the 71st Rescue Squadron’s fleet and legacy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ceaira Tinsley)
                
                Photo Details /
                        Download Hi-Res

2,500th C-130 lands at MoodyPublished Dec. 14, 2015
                    
                    By Senior Airman Ceaira Tinsley
                    
                    
                    23rd Wing Public Affairs
            **MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) --**Fifty-nine years after the first C-130 Hercules was delivered to the Air Force, the 2,500th Lockheed Martin Corp. manufactured C-130 joined the 71st Rescue Squadron's fleet and legacy here Dec. 11.The Air Force is the world's largest Hercules operator and Moody Air Force Base is home to its newest HC-130J Combat King II."This milestone delivery is a source of pride for our team and the global C-130 community," said George Shultz, the C-130 programs vice president and general manager at Lockheed Martin. "The Hercules is a global asset and versatile workhorse that is truly without equal. This delivery represents the C-130's strength in numbers and its ongoing relevancy to operators around the world."Moody's Airmen and the rescue community echoed the feelings of having such an integral piece of Hercules history."This is such a historic flight because it's the 2,500th Hercules aircraft and Moody gets to be a part of making Air Force history," said Capt. Andrew Kim, a 71st RQS pilot who flew the aircraft from Marietta, Georgia, to Moody AFB. "The C-130 is a part of a long legacy of really great aircraft that have contributed to some huge feats for the Air Force as a whole and the entire rescue community. It feels really good to be a part of it and to be able to bring the plane and some history back to its new home at Moody's 71st."Globally, the Hercules fleet performs various missions, but while assigned under the 347th Rescue Group's umbrella, it is the aircraft used to perform the rescue aspect of Moody's infamous motto to: attack, rescue and prevail."The C-130 is such a tried and true platform," Kim said. "With them we can do anything from low-levels to airdrops straight out of the schoolhouse and operate in austere environments that some of the other planes might not be able to handle. "Bringing a J model back, especially a new one, increases our reliability rates," Kim added. "We can go out and execute the mission without having to worry about maintenance problems or breaking down so we can be much more dependable when we're out at our deployed locations."Also on board for the aircraft's arrival was Col. Thomas Kunkel, the 23rd Wing commander, who is quite proud to welcome the new aircraft to Moody."We're a low-density, high-demand fleet down here, so every single aircraft adds a tremendous improvement to combat capability to the Air Force and to our warfighters all across the globe," he said.C-130 



Moody AFB 



AMC 



Lockheed Martin 



HC-130J Combat King II Featured News
        Senior Leader Priorities
                SecAF, CSAF, CMSAF begin Indo-Pacific trip focused on ACE
                    
                    DAF leaders talk budget, reoptimizing the force
                    
                    DAF leaders speak at National Character and Leadership Symposium
                    
                    DAF members recognized during BEYA STEM awards
                    
                    DAF senior enlisted advisors discuss Airmen, Guardians in the fightInnovation
                F-16s arrive to be modified for autonomous testing
                    
                    AFWERX director discusses role of tech startups, quick innovation in Great Power Competition
                    
                    DAF delivers lethality at the speed of data during Project Convergence Capstone 4
                    
                    DAF welcomes industry partners to HQ development program
                    
                    DAF announces Spark Tank 2024 finalistsMAJCOM News
                Safety enterprise announces new mission, vision, goals in 2024 strategic plan
                    
                    Air Combat Command welcomes new commander
                    
                    USAFE-AFAFRICA commander discusses Integrated Air, Missile Defense during Munich Security Conference
                    
                    Flosi to AFMC family: Embrace change, make every day count
                    
                    AMC rises to increasing global tension
 Quick Links
AccessibilityContact UsEqual OpportunityFOIA | Privacy | Section 508Information QualityInspector GeneralJAG Court-Martial DocketLink DisclaimerNo FEAR ActOpen GovernmentOSI Tip LinePlain LanguageQuestionsResilienceRSSSite MapVeterans Crisis LineCareers
Join the Air ForceAir Force BenefitsAir Force CareersAir Force ReserveAir National GuardCivilian ServiceConnect
            Get Social with Us
            
            Official United States Air Force Website
    Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil