The HC-130J replaces HC-130P/Ns as the only dedicated fixed-wing Personnel Recovery platform in the Air Force inventory. It is an extended-range version of the C-130J Hercules transport. Its mission is to rapidly deploy to execute combatant commander directed recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory for expeditionary, all weather personnel recovery operations to include airdrop, airland, helicopter air-to-air refueling, and forward area ground refueling missions. When... read more
The HC-130J replaces HC-130P/Ns as the only dedicated fixed-wing Personnel Recovery platform in the Air Force inventory. It is an extended-range version of the C-130J Hercules transport. Its mission is to rapidly deploy to execute combatant commander directed recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory for expeditionary, all weather personnel recovery operations to include airdrop, airland, helicopter air-to-air refueling, and forward area ground refueling missions. When tasked, the aircraft also conducts humanitarian assistance operations, disaster response, security cooperation/aviation advisory, emergency aeromedical evacuation, and noncombatant evacuation operations.
Assigned units:
71st RS / Moody AFB, Georgia
79th RS / Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
550th SOS / Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
920th RG / Patrick AFB, Florida
106th RW / Francis S. Gabreski ANGB, New York
129th RQW / Moffett Federal Airfield, California
176th Wing / Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
106th RW / Francis S. Gabreski ANGB, New York
Fact Sheet: http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104468/hc-130j-combat-king-ii/ show less
