- 1 3 0 s ▁are ▁usually ▁the ▁on - scene ▁command ▁aircraft ▁for ▁combat ▁S AR ▁miss ions ▁( US AF ▁only ) ▁and ▁non - com bat ▁S AR ▁( US AF ▁and ▁US CG ). ▁Early ▁US AF ▁versions ▁were ▁also ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁the ▁F ult on ▁surface - to - air ▁recovery ▁system , ▁designed ▁to ▁pull ▁a ▁person ▁off ▁the ▁ground ▁using ▁a ▁wire ▁str ung ▁from ▁a ▁hel ium ▁bal lo on . ▁The ▁John ▁Wayne ▁movie ▁The ▁Green ▁Ber ets ▁features ▁its ▁use . ▁The ▁F ult on ▁system ▁was ▁later ▁removed ▁when ▁aer ial ▁ref uel ing ▁of ▁hel ic op ters ▁proved ▁sa fer ▁and ▁more ▁vers atile . ▁The ▁movie ▁The ▁Per fect ▁Storm ▁dep ict s ▁a ▁real ▁life ▁S AR ▁mission ▁involving ▁aer ial ▁ref uel ing ▁of ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard ▁H H - 6 0 G ▁by ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard ▁H C - 1 3 0 P . ▁ ▁The ▁C - 1 3 0 R ▁and ▁C - 1 3 0 T ▁are ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁and ▁US MC ▁models , ▁both ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁under wing ▁external ▁fuel ▁t anks . ▁The ▁US N ▁C - 1 3 0 T ▁is ▁similar , ▁but ▁has ▁additional ▁av ion ics ▁improvements . ▁In ▁both ▁models , ▁aircraft ▁are ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁All ison ▁T 5 6 - A - 1 6 ▁engines . ▁The ▁US MC ▁versions ▁are ▁designated ▁K