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English: A Hercules C-130J aircraft is towed on to an airfield dispersal area at RAF Akrotiri.

The Hercules is an RAF tactical transport aircraft and in its current C.Mk 4 and C.Mk 5 versions of the C-130J-30 and C-130J, respectively, has been the backbone of UK operational tactical mobility tasks since it was brought into service in 1999.

It is frequently employed to operate into countries or regions where there is a threat to aircraft; its performance, tactics and defensive systems make it the ideal platform for such tasks.

RAF Akrotiri is home of the Cyprus Operations Support Unit which provides joint support to British Forces Cyprus and operations in the region to protect the UK's strategic interests.

RAF Akrotiri is an extremely busy Permanent Joint Operating Base that supports ongoing operations in the region as well as support for the Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus. It is used as a forward mounting base for overseas operations in the Middle East and for fast jet training.

  • Organization: RAF
  • Object Name: AKR-official-20200122-021-219_2
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: Hercules, Support, People, Royal Air Force, Equipment, Aircraft
  • Keywords: C4, C-130J, HERCULES, Tanker and Transport, Aircraft, Equipment, C-130J Hercules, Air Mobility Hub-Middle East, 906 EAW, Airfield, BFC, BRITISH FORCES CYPRUS, Royal Air Force, RAF, Expeditionary Air Group, HQ 83 EAG, Expeditionary Air Wings, EAW, 903 EAW, Command and Control-RAF Akrotiri, Op SHADER, RAF Stations (Overseas), RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, Royal Navy, Moving, Crawling, Action, Towing
  • Country: Cyprus
Date 08:53:24.95
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