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 ...

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

Cal Fire, California’s lead state firefighting agency, on Thursday April 24, 2025 unveiled a new C-130 tanker plane, shown ...

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 ...

Fort McCoy’s prescribed burn team held a final burn for the spring season April 23 along Badger Drop Zone on the installation ...

This is a big deal,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, noting California has the largest civilian aerial firefighting fleet in ...

The workhorse of the Air Force combat airlift fleet, the C-130 Hercules has been in service for more than half a century. Designed specifically to transport troops and equipment in the combat zone ...