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USMC KC-130J aircraft from VMGR-252 and 352 have additionally been deployed to Djibouti for operations in the Horn of African supporting counter-terrorist operations in the region. After the 2010 Pakistan floods, KC-130Js from USMC VMGR-352 squadron delivered over 90,000 kg (200,000 lbs) of cargo across Pakistan in support of flood relief efforts.
The KC-130Js will refuel the KAF's F-18s and augment its fleet of three militarized L-100s. Oman increased its C-130J order in August 2010 by adding two C-130Js to the single C-130J-30 ordered in 2009. Deliveries are to be completed by early 2014. [70] The Royal Saudi Air Force has purchased [when?] two KC-130Js to be delivered in 2016. [71]
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352) is a United States Marine Corps KC-130J squadron. They are a part of Marine Aircraft Group 11 (MAG-11), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) and provide both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aerial refueling capabilities to support Fleet Marine Force (FMF) air operations in addition to assault air transport of personnel, equipment, and supplies.
Today Rolls-Royce Corp. announced it has reached an agreement with Lockheed Martin to provide approximately 600 engines that will be used to power C-130J Super Hercules aircraft over the next decade.
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) is a United States Marine Corps KC-130J squadron. They are a part of Marine Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW) and provide both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aerial refueling capabilities to support Fleet Marine Force air operations in addition to assault air transport of personnel, equipment, and supplies.
Lockheed Martin has won a new contract "modification" from the U.S. Air Force, and one that lifts the cumulative value of its C-130J Joint Country Cooperative Effort, or JCCE, contract past $1.7 ...
The decision was made to replace the Hercules with the A400M and the last C-130Js were withdrawn from service at end of June 2023 for sale. [28] [29]. A single C.1 was converted into a W.2 and operated by the Meteorological Research Flight, nicknamed "Snoopy". Yemen - Yemen Arab Republic Air Force [25]
In December that year VMGR-152 completed its transition to the KC-130J. After the TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on 11 March 2011, the squadron sent eight of its KC-130Js to Iwakuni for disaster relief and support for the Japanese Government and people in what became "Operation Tomodachi". The first crews left with less than a 24-hour ...