Guard performs flyover of Jamboree
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CHARLESTON – Four C-130 J-30 Super Hercules military transport aircraft, part of the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 130th Airlift Wing, took part in a joint exercise Thursday afternoon with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing for a flyover of the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in Fayette County for the 2026 National Scout Jamboree, followed by a practice cargo drop at Camp Branch in Logan County.
Headquartered at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base in Charleston, the 130th Airlift Wing is equipped with eight C-130 J-30 Super Hercules cargo aircraft. The C-130 J-30 is manufactured by Lockheed Martin and is an expanded version of the traditional C-130 Hercules.
Photo by Steven Allen Adams
Loadmasters prepare a test cargo for a later drop from a West Virginia Air National Guard C-130 J-30 Super Hercules cargo aircraft Thursday morning.
Photo by Steven Allen Adams
A C-130 J-30 Super Hercules, leading a formation of six aircraft, descends from 14,000 feet to 2,000 feet for a flyover of the 2026 National Scout Jamboree, coming in over the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayette County.
Photo Courtesy/West Virginia Air National Guard
Day Two of Sentry Storm, an annual training exercise that takes place every two years, featured a multi-ship formation of West Virginia and Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 J-30s drop training bundles over Camp Branch in Logan County.