Not too sure if this news was out there, I saw it in Marine Corps Times and will leave a few links below. Im a retired Mariene aviation maintainer as a structural mechanic. While my Marine Corps time was on the CH-53E helo, ever since I retired 14 yrs ago, I have worked on USAF AFSOC C-130's at Hurlbert Field. So this hit close to home on a few counts. Im saddend to say that the system failed those servicemen on this accident, as the top C-130 depot at Robins AFB dropped the ball, mostly civil servants. The Marine reserve unit was another clown show based on the report. Hopefully another chapter of "MCLS" (Marine Coprs lessons learned), NATOPS and a few others has been written in blood so others may live...
The article
https://www.militarytimes.com/2018/12/05/investigation-blames-air-force-and-navy-for-systemic-failures-in-fatal-marine-corps-c-130-crash-that-killed-16/
The Marine Corps JAGMAN Mishap report
https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.militarytimes.com/assets/public-release-command-investigation-report-yanky-72-redacted.pdf
Animation vid of the KC-130 accident
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PjyGJO7Qm0
The article
https://www.militarytimes.com/2018/12/05/investigation-blames-air-force-and-navy-for-systemic-failures-in-fatal-marine-corps-c-130-crash-that-killed-16/
The Marine Corps JAGMAN Mishap report
https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.militarytimes.com/assets/public-release-command-investigation-report-yanky-72-redacted.pdf
Animation vid of the KC-130 accident
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PjyGJO7Qm0
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