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"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 ...

Enormous C-130 military planes will soar over Angeles National Forest this week in a training exercise for military pilots learning to fly the modified aircraft in steep terrain to fight wildfires.

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 ...

SINGAPORE – The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) on April 2 deployed two C-130 transport aircraft to deliver humanitarian aid supplies to Myanmar, after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked ...

He touted that Cal Fire had acquired a second C-130 Hercules military air tanker, one of seven the agency is expected to eventually receive from the federal government. “The challenges have been ...

Standing before the first of the state’s enormous, fully equipped C-130 Hercules tanker planes, which prides a 4,000-gallon water capacity and increased speed to fight fires, officials expressed ...

The California Forestry Association released the following statement regarding the addition of the C-130 Hercules to its aerial firefighting fleet, marking the end of the aircraft’s retrofitting ...

Sacramento, CA — A second C-130 Hercules airtanker will be available to help fight any upcoming large wildfires this coming summer season in California. Federal lawmakers earlier approved the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the readiness of California’s second C-130 Hercules airtanker for firefighting operations ahead of the approaching peak fire season. The addition of the second airtanker ...