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29th Weapons Squadron

A Special Tactics combat controller from the 24th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, exits a C-130J after an airfield seizure operation, May 4, 2017, at an airfield used for resupply of ammunition near Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The Special Tactics teams integrated air power for the ground force, working with both C-130J Super Hercules and a B-1B Lancer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kaylee Clark)
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29th WPS conducts intercept training with famed Red Tails squadron

Two C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 29th Weapons Squadron participate in airborne intercept training, March 10, 2021. Aircrews from the 29th Weapons Squadron flew dissimilar aircraft combat training sorties, better known as airborne intercept sorties, to provide both the C-130 Weapons Instructor Course students and fighter pilots an opportunity to practice intercepts against large aircraft and conduct engagements at varying airspeeds. (Courtesy photo)
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29th WPS conducts intercept training with famed Red Tails squadron

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the Alabama Air National Guard's 100th Fighter Squadron participates in airborne intercept training, March 10, 2021. Aircrews from the 29th Weapons Squadron, which pilots the C-130J Super Hercules, flew dissimilar aircraft combat training sorties, better known as airborne intercept sorties, to provide both the C-130 Weapons Instructor Course students and fighter pilots an opportunity to practice intercepts against large aircraft and conduct engagements at varying airspeeds. (Courtesy photo)
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29th WPS conducts intercept training with famed Red Tails squadron

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the Alabama Air National Guard's 100th Fighter Squadron fly in formation during airborne intercept training, March 10, 2021. Aircrews from the 29th Weapons Squadron, which pilots the C-130J Super Hercules, flew dissimilar aircraft combat training sorties, better known as airborne intercept sorties, to provide both the C-130 Weapons Instructor Course students and fighter pilots an opportunity to practice intercepts against large aircraft and conduct engagements at varying airspeeds. (Courtesy photo)
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29th WPS conducts intercept training with famed Red Tails squadron

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the Alabama Air National Guard's 100th Fighter Squadron fly in formation during airborne intercept training, March 10, 2021. Aircrews from the 29th Weapons Squadron, which pilots the C-130J Super Hercules, flew dissimilar aircraft combat training sorties, better known as airborne intercept sorties, to provide both the C-130 Weapons Instructor Course students and fighter pilots an opportunity to practice intercepts against large aircraft and conduct engagements at varying airspeeds. (Courtesy photo)
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29th WPS conducts intercept training with famed Red Tails squadron

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the Alabama Air National Guard's 100th Fighter Squadron fly in formation during airborne intercept training, March 10, 2021. Aircrews from the 29th Weapons Squadron, which pilots the C-130J Super Hercules, flew dissimilar aircraft combat training sorties, better known as airborne intercept sorties, to provide both the C-130 Weapons Instructor Course students and fighter pilots an opportunity to practice intercepts against large aircraft and conduct engagements at varying airspeeds. (Courtesy photo)
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29th WPS conducts intercept training with famed Red Tails squadron

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the Alabama Air National Guard's 100th Fighter Squadron fly in formation during airborne intercept training, March 10, 2021. Aircrews from the 29th Weapons Squadron, which pilots the C-130J Super Hercules, flew dissimilar aircraft combat training sorties, better known as airborne intercept sorties, to provide both the C-130 Weapons Instructor Course students and fighter pilots an opportunity to practice intercepts against large aircraft and conduct engagements at varying airspeeds. (Courtesy photo)
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29th WPS conducts intercept training with famed Red Tails squadron

A C-130J Super Hercules pilot participates in airborne intercept training, March 10, 2021. Aircrews from the 29th Weapons Squadron, which pilots the C-130J Super Hercules, flew dissimilar aircraft combat training sorties, better known as airborne intercept sorties, with the Alabama Air National Guard’s 100th Fighter Squadron to provide both the C-130 Weapons Instructor Course students and fighter pilots an opportunity to practice intercepts against large aircraft and conduct engagements at varying airspeeds. (Courtesy photo)
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29th WPS: Forging C-130 Tactical Experts

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Parker, 29th Weapons Squadron instructor loadmaster, prepares to release a bundle from a C-130J Hercules during phase three of the C-130 Weapons Instructor Course over Colorado, Oct. 14, 2019. The purpose of WIC is to both teach instructor pilots and instructor navigators to become tactical experts of the C-130 Hercules in a cross-domain battlespace, and charging them to take their experience to train their respective units, increasing overall combat capability and lethality of the force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aaron Irvin)
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29th WPS: Forging C-130 Tactical Experts

U.S. Air Force 29th Weapons Squadron instructor loadmasters guide a U.S. Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto a C-130J Hercules at Guernsey Airport, Wyoming, Oct. 14, 2019. The 29th WPS relies on the assistance of loadmasters, of which there is a coinciding course -- the Loadmaster Advanced Instructor Course. This strengthens the necessary bond between pilot and loadmaster, allowing full understanding and communication on what is going on in the back of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aaron Irvin)
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29th WPS: Forging C-130 Tactical Experts

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bryan Huffman, 621st Mobility Support Operations Squadron air mobility liaison officer, uses an anemometer to check the wind speed before relaying the information to the C-130 Hercules weapons undergraduate pilots at Red Devil Landing Zone, Colorado, Oct. 17, 2019. The students are put to the test, facing scenarios such as landing on dirt landing zones and performing airdrops 100-feet off the ground with pinpoint accuracy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aaron Irvin)
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29th WPS: Forging C-130 Tactical Experts

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Edwin Baxley, 29th Weapons Squadron instructor loadmaster, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Snider, 29th WPS instructor loadmaster, release hay, simulating a bundle, from a C-130J Hercules during phase three of the C-130 Weapons Instructor Course, over Colorado, Oct. 17, 2019. The purpose of WIC is to both teach instructor pilots and instructor navigators to become tactical experts of the C-130 Hercules in a cross-domain battlespace, and charging them to take their experience to train their respective units, increasing overall combat capability and lethality of the force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aaron Irvin)
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29th WPS: Forging C-130 Tactical Experts

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Snider, 29th Weapons Squadron instructor loadmaster, guides a Humvee out of a C-130 Hercules during phase three of the 29th Weapons Squadron C-130 Weapons Instructor Course at Red Devil Landing Zone, Colorado, Oct. 17, 2019. The 29th WPS relies on the assistance of loadmasters, of which there is a coinciding course -- the Loadmaster Advanced Instructor Course. This strengthens the necessary bond between pilot and loadmaster, allowing full understanding and communication on what is going on in the back of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aaron Irvin)
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29th WPS: Forging C-130 Tactical Experts

A C-130J Hercules prepares to takeoff from a dirt runway, during phase three of the 29th Weapons Squadron C-130 Weapons Instructor Course, at Red Devil Landing Zone, Colorado, Oct. 17, 2019. The course consists of four phases building C-130 Hercules tactical experts, taking six months to complete. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aaron Irvin)
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29th WPS: Forging C-130 Tactical Experts

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Snider, 29th Weapons Squadron instructor loadmaster, peers out the window of a C-130J Hercules during phase three of the 29th Weapons Squadron C-130 Weapons Instructor Course, over Colorado, Oct. 17, 2019. The 29th WPS relies on the assistance of loadmasters, of which there is a coinciding course -- the Loadmaster Advanced Instructor Course. This strengthens the necessary bond between pilot and loadmaster, allowing full understanding and communication on what is going on in the back of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aaron Irvin)
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29th WPS: Forging C-130 Tactical Experts

A C-130J Hercules takes off from a dirt runway during phase three of the 29th Weapons Squadron C-130 Weapons Instructor Course, at Red Devil Landing Zone, Colorado, Oct. 17, 2019. Weapons undergraduates leave this school with an advanced level of time management, instructorship, teamwork, organization, and critical thinking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aaron Irvin)
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29th WPS: Forging C-130 Tactical Experts

U.S. Air Force Chris Casler, 29th Weapons Squadron director of operations, observes the weapons undergraduate pilots during phase three of the 29th WPS C-130 Weapons Instructor Course, in Colorado, Oct. 17, 2019. The third phase, theater airlift, simulates real-world scenarios with less access to planning. The student pilots must navigate and perform airdrops in the mountainous regions of Colorado to get a feel for how the aircraft performs in high terrain and high-pressure scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aaron Irvin)
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2nd annual C-130J fly-in grows Herk Nation

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shaun Pinheiro-Pires, 321st Field Artillery Regiment M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher chief, awaits direction to load HIMARS onto a C-130J at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, March 12, 2019. The U.S. Army routinely conducts exercises with the U.S. Air Force to increase effectiveness and joint operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rhett Isbell)
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2nd annual C-130J fly-in grows Herk Nation

(From left) U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kadeem Warren, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Vincenzo Gallegos, 36th AS evaluator loadmaster from Yokota Air Base, Japan, load a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto a C-130J during the fly-in exercise at Arkansas International Airport-Byh, March 12, 2019. The fly-in allows for side-by-side training and increases the capability of the C-130J force to operate together cohesively in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rhett Isbell)
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2nd annual C-130J fly-in grows Herk Nation

(From left) U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kadeem Warren, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Vincenzo Gallegos, 36th AS evaluator loadmaster from Yokota Air Base, Japan, load a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto a C-130J during the fly-in exercise at Arkansas International Airport-Byh, March 12, 2019. Eight C-130J units from around the globe came together to enhance mobility partnerships across the C-130J enterprise during the second-annual C-130J fly-in. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rhett Isbell)
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