If you see large military planes flying low over Angeles National Forest and dropping water north of Los Angeles this week, ...

Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the workhorse of US Military cargo planes, the C-130 Hercules. Voice, ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the readiness of California's second C-130 Hercules airtanker for firefighting operations ahead ...

California boosts its wildfire-fighting efforts with a second C-130 Hercules airtanker, enhancing the state's aerial ...

The California Forestry Association released the following statement regarding the addition of the C-130 Hercules to its ...

California is now the first U.S. state to deploy a C-130 Hercules air tanker to fight ... which includes installing a 4,000-gallon tank and retardant drop system. Newsom’s office says they ...

Cal Fire presented the North Bay Business Journal an early look at its second of seven C-130 air tankers being retrofitted to drop fire retardant before it’s deployed to Fresno. The C-130 that ...

"Thanks to our champions in Congress, California’s second C-130 airtanker is ready to take flight—just in time ahead of peak fire season.” At Wednesday’s event, the Governor also got a fir ...

BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DEFEND OUR VALUES, STAND TALL. Governor Gavin Newsom and Cal Fire have introduced a new C-130 tanker, capable of carrying about 4,000 gallons of retardant, as part of ...

The C-130J variant can also be used to fight fire, with the capability to drop thousands of gallons of water or fire retardant "in seconds," according to Lockheed Martin. The tail carries the US ...

C-130 Hercules airtanker will be available to help fight any upcoming large wildfires this coming summer season in California ...