200th C-130J For US Government

Posted 7 December 2013

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Photo by Thinh D. Nguyen

An MC-130J Commando II Special Operations tanker was ferried 5 December 2013 from the Lockheed Martin plant in Marietta, Georgia, to Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, where it will be assigned to the 415th Special Operations Squadron, the US Air Force’s Special Operations training unit. This MC-130J (Air Force serial number 11-5735) is the 200th C-130J Super Hercules delivered to the US Government, which is the largest Super Hercules operator. Various models of the C-130J are flown by US Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, Air National Guard; Marine Corps; and Coast Guard units.

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