The Air Force saw their last active duty C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron depart Yokota, Japan on October 16th. The squadron is transitioning to newer C-130J models.

It’s sad to see it go,” said Lt. Col. John Kerr, shortly before he took the controls of the old Herc for a long flight to Montana. Like the other H-models, the plane will take on new jobs for the Air National Guard.

Before the plane lifted off, Col. Kevin Wade — a C-130 pilot and commander of the 515th Air Mobility Operations Group — told members of the 36th that new planes won’t mean a change of culture.