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U.S. Staff Sgt. David Hatch, a propulsion technician in the 103d Maintenance Squadron Propulsion Shop, works on an NP2000 propellor for a C-130 Hercules in East Granby, Connecticut, on Oct.3, 2025. The new eight-bladed propellers enable heavier take-off weights, provide more thrust, and reduce overall propellor maintenance time. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Captain Jen Kaprielian)

103rd Airlift Wing Completes Major C-130 Fleet Modernization
U.S. Air National Guard airmen in the 103d Maintenance Group open hangar doors on a sunny day, revealing a fully modified C-130 Hercules, June 25, 2025, East Granby Connecticut. This plane was soon flown overseas by 103d air crews for a six month deployment in the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Captain Jen Kaprielian)

103rd Airlift Wing Completes Major C-130 Fleet Modernization
U.S. Staff Sgt. David Hatch, a propulsion technician in the 103d Maintenance Squadron Propulsion Shop, finishes work on a C-130 that has the NP2000 propeller modification on Nov. 18, 2025, East Granby, Conn. Hatch, along with other maintainers and flight operators, worked extensively to make this conversion happen in time for a fall deployment package of over one hundred airmen to the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Captain Jen Kaprielian)

103rd Airlift Wing Completes Major C-130 Fleet Modernization

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What Does Tactical Airlift Require? The 103d Airlift Wing Explains

103rd Airlift Wing, Bradley Air National Guard Base

Aug. 21, 2026 | 1:35

A description of the overall mission of the 103d Airlift Wing and how tactical airlift in the C-130 aircraft is applied.

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