C-130J Super Hercules from the 317th Airlift Group prepare to take-off during Launch the Fleet on July 2, 2012, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Launch the Fleet is a 16-ship flight formation of C-130J Super Hercules, the largest formation of C-130J aircraft to date. Launch the Fleet also includes several heavy-equipment airdrops highlighting the C-130J's primary mission of transporting troops and equipment into hostile areas.

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C-130J Super Hercules from the 317th Airlift Group prepare to take-off during Launch the Fleet on July 2, 2012, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Launch the Fleet is a 16-ship flight formation of C-130J Super Hercules, the largest formation of C-130J aircraft to date. Launch the Fleet also includes several heavy-equipment airdrops highlighting the C-130J's primary mission of transporting troops and equipment into hostile areas.

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