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  • Flying to remain vigilant

    A 757th Airlift Squadron C-130H Hercules aircrew prepares for takeoff at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, Sept. 10, 2024. Aircrew took to the sky conducting essential combat readiness training needed for rapid reoptimization and the Great Power Competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt.

  • New era soars with maiden J flight

    A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft takes off at Youngstown Air Reserve Station for its maiden flight as the 910th Airlift Wing's newest aircraft, Aug. 16, 2024. The wing is slated to receive eight C-130Js as it converts from legacy C-130H Hercules models. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric M. White)

  • Unlocking a new era at Youngstown ARS

    Maj. Gen. Melissa Coburn, 22nd Air Force commander, receives the ceremonial key for the new C-130J-30 Super Hercules at the Lockheed Martin production facility, Marietta, Georgia, July 16, 2024. Coburn piloted the aircraft from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, to Youngstown Air Reserve Station,

  • Fuel tank downloaded for future capability enhancement

    Master Sgt. Chad Conroy and Tech. Sgt. Dakota Perkins, aircraft fuel system craftsmen assigned to the 910th Maintenance Squadron, use a breaker bar to loosen the bolts that affix a fuel tank to the wing of a C-130H Hercules aircraft at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, May 7, 2024. The

  • Proof to pass the torch

    As the 910th Airlift Wing prepares to upgrade its aging C-130H Hercules fleet to the newer C-130J-30 Super Hercules model, testing was needed to determine if and how the new airframe could perform the Department of Defense’s only large-area fixed-wing aerial spray capability to control

  • Into the wild blue yonder

    A C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing takes off from Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, for a local training flight, March 14, 2024. Aircrew members perform regular training sorties to remain combat ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric M. White)

  • On the flightline

    A C-130H Hercules aircraft’s propellers spin prior to takeoff at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, March 3, 2024. During the March Unit Training Assembly at YARS, aircrew assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron flew sorties ensuring Airmen are current and combat ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • Rainy day Herc at play

    A C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing taxis on the ramp after a local training sortie at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, Feb. 22, 2024. The sortie included maneuvers to help aircrew members gain and maintain proficiency in cargo delivery techniques and aircraft takeoff

  • Hercules departs for final time before fleet upgrade

    Members of the 910th Maintenance Group prepare to taxi an aircraft from a maintenance hangar to a parking spot on the aircraft ramp to begin pre-flight preparations, Jan. 31, 2024, at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The aircraft departed the installation for the final time while assigned to