▁is ▁the ▁H ond ur an ▁Air ▁Force , ▁which ▁is ▁still ▁flying ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁A ▁model ▁Her cules ▁( FA H ▁ 5 5 8 , ▁c / n ▁ 3 0 4 2 ) ▁as ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁As ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁w ound ▁down , ▁the ▁ 4 6 3 rd ▁Tro op ▁Car rier / T act ical ▁Airl ift ▁Wing ▁B - models ▁and ▁A - models ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 7 4 th ▁T act ical ▁Airl ift ▁Wing ▁were ▁transferred ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁where ▁most ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁Air ▁Force ▁Reserve ▁and ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard ▁units . ▁ ▁Another ▁prominent ▁role ▁for ▁the ▁B ▁model ▁was ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps , ▁where ▁Her cules ▁initially ▁designated ▁as ▁G V - 1 s ▁replaced ▁C - 1 1 9 s . ▁After ▁Air ▁Force ▁C - 1 3 0 D s ▁proved ▁the ▁type ' s ▁useful ness ▁in ▁Ant arct ica , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁purchased ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁B - models ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁sk is ▁that ▁were ▁designated ▁as ▁L C - 1 3 0 s . ▁C - 1 3 0 B - II ▁electronic ▁reconna issance ▁aircraft ▁were ▁operated ▁under ▁the ▁S UN ▁VAL LE Y ▁program ▁name ▁primarily ▁from ▁Y ok ota ▁Air ▁Base , ▁Japan . ▁All ▁revert ed ▁to ▁standard ▁C - 1 3 0 B ▁cargo ▁aircraft ▁after ▁their ▁replacement ▁in ▁the ▁reconna issance ▁role