314th AW makes donation to Jacksonville Military Museum

(Left) Col. Charles K. Hyde, 314th Airlift Wing commander, along with (right) Shane Evans, Lockheed-Martin Little Rock Air Force Base program manager, present a copy of their new C-130 360-degree training program July 15 to Joan Zumwalt, Jacksonville Museum of Military History chairman of the board and honorary 314th Airlift Wing vice commander. The C-130 program was donated to the Jacksonville Museum of Military History to help preserve present day history for the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ethan Morgan)

314th AW makes donation to Jacksonville Military Museum

Published July 20, 2010

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Col. Charles K. Hyde, 314th Airlift Wing commander, and representatives from Lockheed-Martin presented a copy of a 360-degree C-130 Training Program to the Jacksonville Museum of Military History during a ceremony at the museum July 15.

The digital picture display provides patrons a virtual tour of the interior of a C-130 aircraft. The interactive display is one example of the many modern and relevant training tools 314th Airlift Wing C-130 students use to learn to fly the aircraft. The museum will show the virtual tour on its giant screen televisions.

The display is another example of the rich military history of the Jacksonville community.

"I think visitors will take away a greater appreciation of the C-130 [mission]," said DannaKay Duggar, the museum's director. "We're looking to educate the public of the importance and versatility of the C-130."

For more information, call the museum at 241-1943.

(From compiled reports)