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This impressive photo of a U.S. Coast Guard C-130J clearly shows what wingtip vortices look like.

June 20, 2012 David Cenciotti

This dramatic image shows a U.S. Coast Guard C-130J from Air Station Elizabeth City, NC. The USCG is flying a version of the C-130 since the first one was delivered to Air Station Elizabeth City […]

US Coast Guard HC-130J attending Titanic ceremony diverted to rescue a sinking ship

April 15, 2012 David Cenciotti

On Apr. 14, 2012, a USCG HC-130J Super Hercules attending a Titanic 100th Anniversary ceremony with a commeration flight, was diverted to coordinate a rescue operation of a French sailing vessel 1,300 miles east of […]