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 ...

I was fortunate enough to tag along with the 815th Airlift Squadron Flying Jennies in the C-130J as part of the Air Force Recruiting Service Social Media Ambassador Program.

On Monday, USCENTCOM reported a joint US-Jordanian humanitarian airdrop in northern Gaza "to ... and was delivered from three US Air Force C-130 aircraft. "The US C-130 aircraft dropped 25,344 ...

A C-130 Hercules aircraft flies over South Post on March 13, 2025, at Fort McCoy, Wis., as part of training operations. The C ...

The ability to airdrop supplies using the C-17 versus the ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules, the traditional aircraft used to airland supplies on the ice, allows aircrews to deliver up to four times as ...

that the United States has initiated its inaugural airdrop operation to provide aid to Gaza, employing three C-130 aircraft for the mission. According to NBC, these aircraft distributed a total of ...