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C-130 wing replacement delivery at Ramstein

Photos by Senior Airman Jared Lovett
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
February 7, 2025
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)
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)
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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