Previously Held AFSC/MOS 42231-Apprentice Mechanical Accessories and Equipment Repairman
42351-Aircraft Environmental Systems Repairman
42251-Mechanical Accessories and Equipment Repairman
42271-Mechanical Accessories and Equipment Repair Technician
Service Years
1975 - 1987
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Additional Information
What are you doing now:
In the Air Cav as a member of Troop F 1st Squadron 230th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Jackson, TN and a dual status technician at AASF #3 performing duties as a Crew Chief on AH-64A Apaches and the commander's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior.
Other Comments:
Preparing to accompany my brothers and sisters in another round of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Worked mostly 'H' Models, but did work the Combat Talons (MC-130s), C-9s, C-141s & C-5As while TDY to Germany in 1977
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C-130 Hercules Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
The C-130 series began as a 1951 requirement for a military transport with Short Take-Off and Landing capabilities. The series was born as the YC-130 and performed well in the latter part of 1954 with its Allison three-bladed turboprop engines. With successes encountered throughout the war in Vietnam and furthermore in peacetime, the C-130 Hercules spawned a plethora of variants that would include special forces insertion, arctic patrol, meteorological research, communications, close-support and modernized variants of the base transport.
Model Lockheed C-130H Hercules Length 97.77 ft | 29.80 m Width 132.55 ft | 40.40 m Height 37.40 ft | 11.40 m Engine(s) 4 x Allison T56-A-15LFE turboprop engines generating 4,508hp each. Empty Weight 76,505 lbs | 34,702 kg MTOW 175,003 lbs | 79,380 kg Max Speed 386 mph | 621 km/h | 335 kts Max Range 2,237 miles | 3,600 km Ceiling 33,005 ft | 10,060 m | 6.3 miles Climb Rate Not Available Hardpoints 0 Armament None. Internal payload of up to 42,637lbs of supplies, personnel and vehicles. Accommodations 4 + 92 Operators Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States of America among others (about 60 in all).
on AH-64A Apaches and the commander's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior.