{"id":7077611,"date":"2026-10-06T02:31:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T02:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7077611"},"modified":"2026-10-06T02:31:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T02:31:16","slug":"montana-air-guard-trades-old-hercules-for-new-c-130j","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7077611","title":{"rendered":"Montana Air Guard trades old Hercules for new C-130J"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-summary-box\">\n<p>Key Points<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-summary-list\">\n<li>The Montana Air National Guard&#8217;s 120th Airlift Wing flew its final C-130H tactical training mission on Oct. 3, ending 12 years with the aircraft.<\/li>\n<li>The wing&#8217;s last three C-130Hs leave by the end of October, and its first C-130J Super Hercules is expected next year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Montana Air National Guard\u2019s 120th Airlift Wing flew its last tactical training mission with the C-130H Hercules on Oct. 3, closing out 12 years with the transport aircraft as the wing prepares to switch to the newer C-130J Super Hercules.<\/p>\n<p>Two C-130Hs flew a two-ship tactical formation over Montana before returning to Great Falls, where firefighters greeted them with a traditional water salute. Col. Jason Green, the wing commander, flew as an aircraft commander on the final flight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe C-130H has been central to our mission for more than a decade, and its legacy is defined by the Airmen and the missions that made these aircraft such an important part of the 120th,\u201d said Col. Jason Green, commander of the 120th Airlift Wing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<?php if (!isset($_COOKIE['reklama14'])){ ??><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211; ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><?php } ??><br \/>\n\n<\/div>\n<p>The wing switched from fighters to tactical airlift in 2013, when F-15 Eagles still sat on its ramp. Lt. Col. Casey Lalonde, now commander of the 120th Operations Support Squadron, left for pilot training that year and came back to C-130s. He was the first pilot to go all the way through C-130 training for the wing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a little bittersweet, but it\u2019s been an extraordinary mission for us,\u201d said Lt. Col. Casey Lalonde.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2013, Montana airmen have used the C-130H to move troops, equipment and cargo and to carry out airdrops in Montana and overseas. The wing flew four major combat deployments, including sustained operations in Southwest Asia, and operated across the Pacific and Europe. Its airmen traveled to more than 50 countries and served on all seven continents.<\/p>\n<p>The final flight\u2019s two-ship formation is standard training for the wing. Lalonde described it as the \u201cbread and butter\u201d of its tactical operations.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft are now scattering. The 120th originally operated eight C-130Hs. Three remained at Great Falls after the last tactical flight and are scheduled to leave the wing by the end of October.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<?php if (!isset($_COOKIE['reklama14'])){ ??><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211; ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><?php } ??><br \/>\n\n<\/div>\n<p>One, tail number 7325, has gone to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, where it will serve as a ground training aircraft for U.S. Air Force basic military training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody that goes through basic training at Lackland Air Force Base now will actually be training on a Montana C-130, which is kind of cool,\u201d Lalonde said.<\/p>\n<p>Other former Montana C-130Hs have been transferred to partner nations or will be used as training aircraft elsewhere. The wing did not say which countries received them.<\/p>\n<p>The first C-130J for the 120th is expected to arrive next year. The newer model keeps the familiar Hercules shape but adds new communications, satellite connectivity and improved situational awareness tools. It also carries more cargo and flies faster, farther and higher than the H model, the wing said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt really is fundamentally a different aircraft in a lot of different ways,\u201d Lalonde said.<\/p>\n<p>The C-130H is the latest in a long line of aircraft flown by Montana\u2019s Air Guard, which has operated the P-51 Mustang, F-86 Sabre, F-106 Delta Dart, F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-15 Eagle.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points The Montana Air National Guard&#8217;s 120th Airlift Wing flew its final C-130H tactical training mission on Oct. 3, ending 12 years with the aircraft. The wing&#8217;s last three C-130Hs leave by the end of October, and its first C-130J Super Hercules is expected next year. 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