Gen Wooley

Lt. Gen. Michael Wooley, Commander, Headquarters Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla., shakes hands with Chuck "Tex" Hannah, C-130 sheetmetal lead mechanic, July 5. The general thanked all the C-130 support workers and congratulated them on the excellent job they are doing in support of Special Operations Command. In June, Robins returned a MC-130 H Combat Talon II aircraft 53 days early after receiving a new center wing box and program depot maintenance. The center wing box replacement was the first one for a Combat Talon II. The aircraft was returned to the 1st Special Operations Wing, part of Air Force Special Operations Command and immediately flew new missions. The Combat Talon II center wing box replacement also signaled the end of the first phase of the C-130 center wing box replacement program, which will continue to bring workload to Robins including aircraft such as the HC-130P and HC-130N, both of which are combat search and rescue versions of the C-130 Hercules transport. U. S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp