BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEV.
‘Hercules Country’:
Lockheed keeps rolling during pandemic
FACTBOOK 2021 69
By Aleks Gilbert
agilbert@mdjonline.com
They call it “Hercules Country,” and it’s
no wonder why.
Lockheed Martin is one of the county’s
largest employers, with some 4,700
employees working out of its Marietta
location at Dobbins Air Reserve Base.
According to the site’s general manager,
Rod McLean, more than half of them are
dedicated to the design and construction
of the C-130J, also known as the Hercules.
The C-130J Super Hercules is a
multi-purpose aircraft capable of carrying
up to 23 tons of cargo. It can travel
over 3,000 miles and operate even off of
remote dirt landing strips, according to
Lockheed Martin Photography by Thinh D. Nguyen
A C-130J Super Hercules is delivered to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas in 2011.
Lockheed. Variants of C-130Js are used
for purposes including transporting
troops and combat equipment, aerial
and ground refueling, search and rescue,
special operations, aerial firefighting and
flying hospitals.
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