The C-130 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission. The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for air dropping troops and equipment into hostile areas. The C-130 operates throughout the U.S. Air Force, serving with Air Mobility Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Combat Command, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Pacific Air Forces, Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve Command, fulfilling a wide range of operational missions in both peace and war situations. Basic and specialized versions of the aircraft airframe perform a diverse number of roles, including airlift support, Antarctic ice resupply, aeromedical missions, weather reconnaissance, aerial spray missions, firefighting duties for the U.S. Forest Service and natural disaster relief missions.
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The 166th Airlift Wing is comprised of 1,100 professional men and women dedicated to our core competencies in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, civil engineering and network warfare. We are the only wing in the Delaware Air National Guard, founded Sept. 6, 1946. In the mid-1980s we gained our fleet of C-130H2 "Hercules" transport aircraft. Join us!
