The skies over Georgia are set to become more advanced as the Georgia Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Wing welcomed the first of eight C-130J-30 Super Hercules airlifters into its fleet, as per an announcement by Lockheed Martin. The official handover, which took place in Marietta, Georgia, symbolizes a step up from the various Hercules models previously operated since 1975 by the Savannah-based unit, which prides itself on being the state’s original C-130 operator.