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The whirling blades of the four Rolls-Royce turbo-prop engines drowned out all other sounds on Eglin’s flightline as the 96th Test Wing’s newest aircraft rolled to a stop at its new home July 17.
The new C-130J model is the first C-130 officially assigned to the five-year-old-squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matt Veasley)
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