C130 wing replacement delivery at Ramstein

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 86th Maintenance Group, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 721st Aerial Port Squadron, transport a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 25, 2025. A custom fixture was created to enable the air transportation of this specific aircraft wing to Ramstein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jared Lovett)

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C130 wing replacement delivery at Ramstein

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Justin Jordan, 86th Maintenance Group quality assurance superintendent, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Pohl, 435th Construction and Training Squadron instructor of pavements and equipment contingency training, and Tino Weichel, 86th Maintenance Squadron inspector foreman, fit a spreader bar to pick up a delivery of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 25, 2025. This was the first airlift operation of this specific wing which required a custom fixture to make it possible to be transported via aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jared Lovett)

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C130 wing replacement delivery at Ramstein

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jakob Nance, 721st Aerial Port Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of ramp operations, spots for U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sydney Willis, 721st APS ramp services supervisor, as she transports a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft wing on a k-loader at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 25, 2025. The wing was transported via aircraft from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, and marked the first airlift operation of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jared Lovett)

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C130 wing replacement delivery at Ramstein

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mayde Romero, 721st Aerial Port Squadron driver, prepares to transport a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft wing on a k-loader at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 25, 2025. This was the first airlift operation of this specific wing which required a custom fixture to make it possible to be transported via aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jared Lovett)

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C130 wing replacement delivery at Ramstein

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 721st Aerial Port Squadron offload a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft wing from a C-17 Globemaster III at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 25, 2025. The wing was transported via aircraft from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, and marked the first airlift operation of this specific aircraft wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jared Lovett)

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C130 wing replacement delivery at Ramstein

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 86th Maintenance Group, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 721st Aerial Port Squadron and the 758th Airlift Squadron prepare to offload a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft wing from a C-17 Globemaster III at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 25, 2025. This marked the first ever air transportation of this specific aircraft wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jared Lovett)

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C130 wing replacement delivery at Ramstein

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Conn, 758th Airlift Squadron loadmaster assigned to Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station, instructs U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mayde Romero, 721st Aerial Port Squadron driver, during a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft wing delivery at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 25, 2025. A custom fixture was created to enable the air transportation of this specific aircraft wing to Ramstein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jared Lovett)

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C130 wing replacement delivery at Ramstein

Published Jan. 29, 2025
By Senior Airman Jared Lovett
86 AW/PA

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany --

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 86th Maintenance Group, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 721st Aerial Port Squadron and the 758th Airlift Squadron offload a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft wing from a C-17 Globemaster III at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 25, 2025.