Photo by Capt. Jennifer Kaprielian | 103rd Airlift Wing, Bradley Air National Guard Base | 10.03.2025
U.S. Master Sgt. Dan Doyle and Tech Sgt. Alex Morin, propulsion technicians with the 103d Maintenance Group complete engine maintenance on a C-130 Hercules in the hangar in East Granby, Conn., on Oct. 3, 2025. Flying Yankee maintainers took on additional workloads over the last year to ensure the fleet received 3.5 engine modifications in time for a summer deployment. (U.S. Air National Guard......
Photo by Capt. Jennifer Kaprielian | 103rd Airlift Wing, Bradley Air National Guard Base | 04.10.2025
U.S. Airmen in the 103d Airlift Wing Maintenance Group complete work on a modified C-130 Hercules in the hanger at Bradley Air Base, East Granby, Conn. on April 10, 2025. Maintainers worked diligently for months to ensure that six aircraft received modified NP2000 propellor and 3.5 engine upgrades in time for a unit deployment tasking to the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by......
Photo by Timothy Koster | Connecticut National Guard Public Affairs Office | 10.25.2024
A 103rd Airlift Wing C-130H Hercules aircraft, retrofitted with new eight-blade NP2000 engines, taxies into Bradley Air National Guard Base, Oct. 25, 2024. This is the first of eight C-130s belonging to the Connecticut National Guard's Airlift Wing to be retrofitted with the new engines that will improve the aircraft's thrust, decrease maintenance time, and lower engine noise by about 20 decibels....
Photo by Timothy Koster | Connecticut National Guard Public Affairs Office | 10.25.2024
A 103rd Airlift Wing C-130H Hercules aircraft, retrofitted with new eight-blade NP2000 engines, taxies into Bradley Air National Guard Base, Oct. 25, 2024. This is the first of eight C-130s belonging to the Connecticut National Guard's Airlift Wing to be retrofitted with the new engines that will improve the aircraft's thrust, decrease maintenance time, and lower engine noise by about 20 decibels....
Photo by Timothy Koster | Connecticut National Guard Public Affairs Office | 10.25.2024
A 103rd Airlift Wing C-130H Hercules aircraft, retrofitted with new eight-blade NP2000 engines, taxies into Bradley Air National Guard Base, Oct. 25, 2024. This is the first of eight C-130s belonging to the Connecticut National Guard's Airlift Wing to be retrofitted with the new engines that will improve the aircraft's thrust, decrease maintenance time, and lower engine noise by about 20 decibels....
Photo by Timothy Koster | Connecticut National Guard Public Affairs Office | 10.25.2024
A 103rd Airlift Wing C-130H Hercules aircraft, retrofitted with new eight-blade NP2000 engines, flies over Bradley International Airport on its way back to Bradley Air National Guard Base, Oct. 25, 2024. This is the first of eight C-130s belonging to the Connecticut National Guard's Airlift Wing to be retrofitted with the new engines that will improve the aircraft's thrust, decrease......
Photo by Capt. Jennifer Kaprielian | 103rd Airlift Wing, Bradley Air National Guard Base | 10.03.2024
U.S. Staff Sgt. David Hatch, a propulsion technician in the 103d Maintenance Squadron Propulsion Shop, works on an NP2000 propellor for a C-130 Hercules in East Granby, Connecticut, on Oct.3, 2025. The new eight-bladed propellers enable heavier take-off weights, provide more thrust, and reduce overall propellor maintenance time. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Captain Jen Kaprielian)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton | 302nd Airlift Wing | 04.04.2023
A C-130H aircraft equipped with NP2000 8-bladed propeller upgrades sits on the flight line at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, April 4, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)...
