A rare Hercules seen at Pax River NAS. Original phono by the late William (Bill) Brabant and used with permission of his family.

Departing from runway 24 at KSBD is Tanker 118 of the USFS, which in its previous life was USCG HC-130H 1721 (still carried on the nose).

former USCG 1721, one of 7 redundant HC-130H that were assigned to the US Forest Service in 2013 to be converted to Air Tankers. Instead of installing retardant tanks, the USFS only used a slip-in Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) retardant system. In August 2018 the USFS lost interest in using the Hercules as AirTanker, and the 7 aircraft were transferred to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). In July 2019 Tanker 118 was painted in CAL FIRE livery