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Benefield Anechoic Facility tests C-130 electronic countermeasures

An AC-130J Ghostrider assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing from Hurlburt Field, Fla., takes off from Edwards Air Force Base, California, April 14. The aircraft recently underwent electronic weapons countermeasures testing at the Benefield Anechoic Facility. (Air Force photo by James West)
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C-130 at Edwards in 1962

(Edwards History Office photo)
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C-130 60th Anniversary

A C-130 Hercules shoots live flares during a night formation training mission. A flare is an aerial infrared countermeasure to counter and infrared homing, heat seeking, surface-to air or air-to-air missile. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lloyd)
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C-130 Hercules still going strong at 60

Archived photo of the YC-130 before its ferry flight from Burbank, Calif., to Edwards on August 23, 1954. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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C-130 Hercules still going strong at 60

Archived photo of the YC-130. August 23 will mark the 60th anniversary of the C-130 Hercules’ first flight in 1954, from Burbank, Calif., to Edwards AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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C-130 Hercules still going strong at 60

Archived photo of the YC-130 during its ferry flight from Burbank, Calif., to Edwards on August 23, 1954. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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C-130H Rolls-Royce

A C-130H takes off from Edwards Sept. 14 with an enhanced Rolls-Royce engine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Edward Cannon)
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418th FLTS takes testing new C-130 airdrop system to whole new level

The last test container bundle in a string of seven bundles exits a C-130J during a High Speed Container Delivery System test June 22. HSCDS testing began in June and involves the 418th Flight Test Squadron conducting the tests with the assistance from the 412th Operation Support Squadron Developmental Airdrop Rigging Shop and the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Engineering and Development Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bobbi Zapka)
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418th FLTS takes testing new C-130 airdrop system to whole new level

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Jones, 418th Flight Test Squadron C-130J flight test loadmaster, evaluates the cargo area July 13 during a high speed container delivery system test on a C-130J. The 418th FLTS and the C-130 Flight Test Team at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., is currently testing a new airdrop method called the high speed container delivery system. This new system is designed to deliver supplies to troops on the ground from lower altitudes and higher airspeeds from a C-130J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chris Neill)
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C-130E last one Edwards

(U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)
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Paratroopers

(Courtesy photo)
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Army training jump

Soliders from the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) jump from an Air Force C-130 Hercules here March 5. The jump was done as part of training required every 90 days. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman William A. O'Brien)
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Army training jump

Soldiers from the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) touch down at the designated landing zone here March 5 as part of their training, which is required of each Solider to maintain their jump certification. (Air Fore photo/Senior Airman William O'Brien)
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Army training jump

Soldiers from the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) jump from an Air Force C-130 Hercules here March 5. All Soldiers who are certified to jump must perform at least one practice jump every 90 days to maintain their jump status. (Senior Airman William A. O'Brien)
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C-130 AMP award

The C-130 Avionics Modernization Program cockpit dispalys the upgrades made by Boeing. For their efforts, Boeing received Aviation Week magazine's Program Excellence Award in the category of System Level Research and Development/System Development and Demonstration. (Courtesy photo)
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C-130 AMP award

The C-130 Avionics Modernization Program cockpit dispalys the upgrades made by Boeing. For their efforts, Boeing received Aviation Week magazine's Program Excellence Award in the category of System Level Research and Development/System Development and Demonstration. (Courtesy photo)
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Engineers perform anthropometry testing on C-130

Scott Fleming (left) measures the position of the chair as Dr. Greg Zehner (right) adjusts Senior Master Sgt. David Graak's head as part of anthropometric testing. Dr. Zehner and Mr. Fleming are anthropology scientists from Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, while Sergeant Graak is a volunteer from Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation Squadron Detachment 3. Anthropometry is the study of human measurements, dimensions and proportions and is sometimes used to determine what range of people can use certain types of machinery or equipment. (Courtesy photo)
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Edwards expeditionary Airman shares his thoughs on deployment

Lt. Col. Dave Smith, 412th Test Management Group deputy director, stands in front of a C-130 Hercules during his current deployment in Baghdad Iraq. (Courtesy photo)
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418th FLTS, Boeing upgrade two C-130 cockpits

A C-130 Hercules taxis on an Edwards runway here June 16 after performing communication, navigation, radar and air data testing as part of the Avionics Modernization Program. The AMP upgrade includes replacement of 1960s era instruments with a modernized glass cockpit. Developmental testing of the C-130 AMP is scheduled to end in September 2009. (Air Force photo by Edward Cannon)
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418th FLTS outfits Antarctic-bound C-130 with 8 blades

The C-130H Hercules dons the new eight-blade NP-2000 propellers. The 418th Flight Test Squadron replaced the C-130H Hercules’ four-bladed propellers with the eight-bladed propellers Feb. 21 in support of the New York Air National Guard’s Operation Deep Freeze mission in Antarctica. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes)
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