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September 07, 2024

C-130 Celebrates 70 Impressive Years of Service

Air Force Hosts Anniversary Celebration At Robins AF Base

The U.S. Air Force celebrated 70 years of flight for their Lockheed C-130 Hercules on August 23. Its anniversary bash was hosted by Robins Air Force Base in Houston County, Georgia. Though the Hercules already has an unmatched military history, the Air Force is preparing to milk it for every drop it has left.

Texas Resident Smuggled UAS, Oil & Gas Components For Years

A 76-year-old resident of Porter, Texas, was arrested at George Bush International Airport (KIAH) in Houston on August 30 on suspicion of smuggling sensitive technology to Iran. Gholam Reza Goodarzi holds dual citizenship of Iran and the U.S. He appeared in federal court in the Southern District of Texas September 3 and was charged with smuggling components and parts used to produce both piloted aircraft and uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) from the U.S. to Iran. Court documents state that since December 2020, Goodarzi illegally smuggled or exported aircraft-related parts in addition to components used in oil and gas exploration and drilling.

Davis-Monthan AFB Gets Aircraft Replacing EC-130Hs Serving Since 1981

The U.S. Air Combat Command (ACC) announced it has taken delivery of its first EA-37B Compass Call aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. The EA-37B is a wide-area airborne electromagnetic attack weapon platform that uses an extensively modified version of the Gulfstream G550 airframe.