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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFLCMC) - In late 2024, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Special Operations Forces (ISR-SOF) Directorate marked final procurement of the HC-130J Combat King II and MC-130J Commando II series of planes.
The HC/MC-130J programs were both stood up in early 2008. Today, the HC-130J serves as the United States Air Force's only dedicated fixed-wing Personnel Recovery platform and the MC-130J supports special operations forces through infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions and with aerial refueling capabilities. Both sets of planes are specialized versions of the C-130 Hercules.
In the corresponding video, see the final MC-130J arrive at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in order to receive specialized upgrades from team members at the Rapid Development Integration Facility (RDIF), a specialty manufacturing office within ISR-SOF.
The video also includes a special message from Lt. Gen. Donna D. Shipton, AFLCMC’s Commander to past and present HC/MC-130J program team members and a special ceremony marking the delivery of the final production planes.
| Date Taken: | 01.22.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 01.22.2025 14:31 |
| Story ID: | 489481 |
| Location: | WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO, US |
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