C-130J Super Hercules from the 317th Airlift Group perform heavy-equipment airdrops 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, the largest formation of the C-130J aircraft to date. The C-130J is the newest generation of the C-130 Hercules and is primarily used to airdrop troops and equipment into hostile areas.

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C-130J Super Hercules from the 317th Airlift Group perform heavy-equipment airdrops 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, the largest formation of the C-130J aircraft to date. The C-130J is the newest generation of the C-130 Hercules and is primarily used to airdrop troops and equipment into hostile areas.

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