page_title: 436 Transport Squadron
section_title: Operations
hierarchical_section_title: 436 Transport Squadron / Operations
caption_attribution_description: English: Lockheed C-130E Hercules 10326 of 436 Squadron Canadian Armed Forces at London Gatwick Airport in 1970
context_page_description: 436 Transport Squadron is a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force. It currently operates the CC-130J Super Hercules from 8 Wing Trenton in Trenton, Ontario.
context_section_description: 436 Transport Squadron provides tactical and strategic airlift capabilities for the Canadian Armed Forces. Initial modern equipment was the Lockheed C-130E Hercules. these were replaced by 17 CC-130J Super Hercules aircraft which are currently operated by the Squadron. Aircraft are Canadian numbered 601–617.
  The unit has operated aircraft from Afghanistan, sent aircraft and personnel to support Operation MOBILE during the 2011 military intervention in Libya, and deployed CC-130J Super Hercules assets in support of Operation Impact.
caption: Lockheed C-130E Hercules of 436 Squadron at London Gatwick Airport in 1970.
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