Texas ANG receives its first C-130J-30

The Texas Air National Guard’s (ANG’s) 136th Airlift Wing (AW) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) Fort Worth has become the latest US Air Force (USAF) unit to start transitioning to the Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules. The 136th AW’s 181st Airlift Squadron (AS) ‘Nulli Secundus’ received its first C-130J-30 – serial 17-5900 (c/n 382-5900) – on July 24, when it was welcomed during an arrival ceremony at NAS JRB Fort Worth. The platform had previously been