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[[File:USAF Hercules MC-130E Combat Talon I at RIAT 2010 arp.jpg|thumb|MC-130E Combat Talon I of the <br />[[Air Force Reserve]]'s [[919th Special Operations Wing]] taxis to the runway at [[RIAT]] 2010]]
As the ''Thin Slice'' aircraft were being developed, 14 C-130Es were purchased for SOG in 1965 for similar modification. The first aircraft were production C-130Es without specialized equipment that were produced at Lockheed's facility in [[Marietta, Georgia]]. Three production airplanes per month were given the Fulton STARS (then ARS) system.<ref name="ct20" /> While awaiting the ARS equipment, the C-130s were ferried to [[Greenville,
The [[Fulton surface-to-air recovery system|Fulton Surface-To-Air Recovery System]] was used to extract personnel and materials via air. A large [[helium]] [[balloon]] raised a [[nylon]] lift line into the air, which was snagged by a large scissors-shaped yoke attached to the nose of the plane. The yoke snagged the line and released the balloon, yanking the attached cargo off the ground with a shock less than that of an opening parachute. A sky anchor secured the line and wires stretched from the nose to both leading [[wing tip]] edges protected the propellers from the line on missed snag attempts. Crew members hooked the snagged line as it trailed behind and attached it to the [[Hydraulics|hydraulic]] [[winch]], pulling the attached person or cargo into the plane through the rear cargo door.
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A major modification between 1986 and 1994, MOD-90, modernized the capability and serviceability of the Talon I to extend its service life. All 14 Combat Talon Is were equipped with upgraded navigational radars, an enhanced [[electronic warfare]] suite and provided new outer wings.<ref>Thigpen (2001), p. 473, lists all the changes. Other notable major upgrades were engine upgrade to [[Allison T56|Allison T56-A-15]], new center wing boxes, installation of flare/chaff dispensers, infrared defensive pods, new FLIR, low gloss two-shade gray paint, the Universal Aerial Refueling Receptacle/Slipway, and Benson tanks for all aircraft.</ref> By 1995 all Combat Talon Is were equipped with helicopter-[[air refueling]] pods.<ref name="fact">{{cite web |url=http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104534/mc-130h-combat-talon-ii.aspx |title=MC-130H Combat Talon II fact sheet |publisher=U.S. Air Force |access-date=2016-04-06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422182137/http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104534/mc-130h-combat-talon-ii.aspx |archive-date=2016-04-22 }}</ref><ref>Thigpen (2001), pp. 49 and 56.</ref>
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