December 2017 C-130 Hercules Ops at Fort McCoy [Image 4 of 43]

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

12.01.2017

Photo by Scott Sturkol                                                                                        

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

An aircrew with the Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing at Peoria operates a C-130 Hercules over the installation Dec. 1, 2017, near South Post as part of training at Fort McCoy, Wis. The C-130 and crew were practicing landing and taking off from Young Air Assault Strip on South Post. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medevac, and cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe has found uses in a variety of other roles, including as a gunship, for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol, and aerial firefighting. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

• Date Taken: 12.01.2017
• Date Posted: 12.07.2017 10:25
• Photo ID: 4008142
• VIRIN: 171201-A-OK556-192
• Resolution: 5184x3456
• Size: 1.7 MB
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US
• Hometown: PEORIA, IL, US