Between Jumps: The Work Behind a 2-Hour Airborne Mission
October 02, 2026
October 02, 2026
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Between Jumps: The Work Behind a 2-Hour Airborne Mission
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Inside the King 98 -a call sign for an HC-130J Combat King II -loadmasters prepared for another group of jumpers while the aircrew set up the next approach.
A completed parachute drop meant finishing a checklist, rerigging the static-line retrieval system and checking it again. As the King 98 . . .
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Between Jumps: The Work Behind a 2-Hour Airborne Mission
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Inside the King 98 -a call sign for an HC-130J Combat King II -loadmasters prepared for another group of jumpers while the aircrew set up the next approach.
A completed parachute drop meant finishing a checklist, rerigging the static-line retrieval system and checking it again. As the King 98 . . .