(L) Major Daniel Hilferty and Captain Jonathan Esses with the 40th Airlift Squadron, pilot the lead C-130J Super Hercules during Launch the Fleet on July 2, 2012, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Launch the Fleet is a 16-ship formation flight of the C-130J, performing several heavy-equipment airdrops. It is the largest formation of the C-130J aircraft to date.

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(L) Major Daniel Hilferty and Captain Jonathan Esses with the 40th Airlift Squadron, pilot the lead C-130J Super Hercules during Launch the Fleet on July 2, 2012, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Launch the Fleet is a 16-ship formation flight of the C-130J, performing several heavy-equipment airdrops. It is the largest formation of the C-130J aircraft to date.

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