The 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard receives its first new HC-130J Combat King II replacing the unit's aging MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft, Moffett Air National Guard Base, Calif., April 7, 2018. The HC-130J is the only dedicated fixed-wing personnel recovery platform in the Air Force and Air National Guard inventory. The HC-130J supports missions in all-weather and geographic environments, including reaching austere locations. The HC-130J is also tasked for airdrop, airland, and helicopter air-to-air refueling and forward-area ground refueling missions. It also supports huma
The 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard receives its first new HC-130J Combat King II replacing the unit's aging MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft, Moffett Air National Guard Base, Calif., April 7, 2018. The HC-130J is the only dedicated fixed-wing personnel recovery platform in the Air Force and Air National Guard inventory. The HC-130J supports missions in all-weather and geographic environments, including reaching austere locations. The HC-130J is also tasked for airdrop, airland, and helicopter air-to-air refueling and forward-area ground refueling missions. It also supports humanitarian aid operations, disaster response, security cooperation/aviation advisory, emergency aeromedical evacuation and noncombatant evacuation operations. ( Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Ray Aquino/released)
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