US Air Force receives HC-130J Combat King II

Article Posted on : - Apr 04, 2013

HC-130J Combat King II. Photo: Lockheed Martin/by Andrew McMurtrie

MARIETTA, GEORGIA (BNS): The US Air Force has taken delivery of HC-130J Combat King II at its Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

Aircraft number 5719 is the ninth of 15 HC-130Js to be delivered to the US Air Force by Lockheed Martin since initial contract award in 2008 and the seventh HC-130J to be stationed at Davis-Monthan.

The HC-130J Combat King II, along with the HC-130 legacy fleet, is the US Air Force's only dedicated fixed-wing personnel recovery platform.

HC-130Js are currently flown by Air Combat Command and Air Education and Training Command.

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