Force Structure: Plan calls for command to gain people, move aircraft

Under the new force structure realignment, one C-130 from the 914th Airlift Wing, Niagara Falls International Airport Air Reserve Station, N.Y., will be transferred to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., to support a new C-130H2 formal training unit. (Staff Sgt. Joseph McKee)

Spill Busters: Reserve's aerial spray specialists assist with oil cleanup effort

A 910th AW C-130 Hercules drops oil-dispersing chemicals into the Gulf of Mexico May 9. The wing specializes in aerial spraying and is the Department of Defense's only large-area, fixed-wing aerial spray unit. (Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

C-130 dedication honors 82nd Airborne Soldiers in Afghanistan

Servicemembers assembled on the flightline to tour a C-130 Hercules from the 440th Airlift Wing at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 5, 2009, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The C-130 was dedicated to the Army's 82nd Airborne Division in honor of the cohesion of the Air Force and the Army in Afghanistan and was put on display for servicemembers to view the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

C-130 dedication honors 82nd Airborne Soldiers in Afghanistan

C-130 Hercules tail No. 79282 from the 440th Airlift Wing at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., was dedicated Oct. 5, 2009, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to the Army's 82nd Airborne in honor of the cohesion of the Air Force and the Army in Afghanistan. The plane sports "Bragg-Pope" on its tail flash representing the close relationship between the Fort Bragg, N.C., and Pope AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

Reservists return from Dijbouti

An Airman from the 920th Rescue Wing waves the American flag through the porthole of an HC-130P/N Hercules aircraft May 5, 2009, as it and another aircraft taxi onto the Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., flightline. Thirty Airmen returned safely to Patrick from the Horn of Africa, where they provided combat search and rescue support to the region, which included the countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia. The Air Force Reserve Command wing had reservists in Africa for two months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristen Kincade)

Junior ROTC cadets learn about Air Force

Adairsville (Ga.) High School Army Junior ROTC cadets listen as Staff Sgt. Joshua Albertin of the 94th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron explains how patients are cared for on military aircraft. More than 1,000 cadets from 30 high schools in Georgia and surrounding states flew on C-130 aircraft and viewed static displays in a hangar at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., April 14-15, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Chelsea Gitzen)

Aerial porters wrangle experience from Roundup

Senior Airman Michael Boehm, a member of the 32nd Aerial Port Squadron, guides a HUMVEE out of a C-130 aircraft in the engines running off/on load event during the 22nd Air Force?s Aerial Port Roundup at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., March 13-15, 2009. This was the first competition of its kind for the reservist from Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. J. Justin Pearce)

AFRC commander sees 'MAFFS' first hand

A C-130H delivers a powerful blast of water Nov. 12 during a modular airborne firefighting system, or 'MAFFS' demonstration in Lincoln County, Colo. The demonstration was part of an up-close look of the 302nd Airlift Wing during a visit with Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Collier)

Hurricane Hunters Track Ike

A WC-130J Hurricane Hunter takes off for a mission into the eye of Hurricane Ike. With the exception of two palletized weather stations, the WC-130J is not modified for missions into hurricanes and other troical weather. The aircraft is manned by U.S. Air Force Reservists from the 53rd Weather Reconniassance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. James B. Pritchett)

Hurricane Hunters Track Ike

Waiting for pilots to start the engines, Tech. Sgt. Scott Blair, weather reconnaissance loadmaster, checks over the WC-130J Hurricane Hunter aircraft before departing for a mission into the eye of Hurricane Ike. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. James B. Pritchett)

Farnborough Air Show 'something to tell grandkids'

FARNBOROUGH, England -- Before he popped the question, Nitan Vadher gave a rose to his bride-to-be, Seema Chudasama, on the flight deck of a C-130J during the Farnborough Air Show 2008 in England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Chad E. Gibson)

Farnsborough Air Show 'something to tell grandkids'

FARNBOROUGH, England -- Nitan Vadher gives a rose to Seema Chudasama on the flight deck of a C-130J during the Farnborough Air Show 2008 in England. The 403rd Wing's 815th Airlift Squadron showcased the unique capabilities of the plane at the largest air show in the world July 13-20, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Chad E. Gibson)