 Greeted by Santa Claus upon its arrival, the aircraft is the first new plane received by the unit in its history.Previous conversions had been to newer models, but not just off the assembly line.In early 1995, while flying the C-130E version of the C-130 Hercules aircraft, the by now renamed 167th Airlift Group (167 AG) began conversion training for the C-130H-3 variant in the first quarter, transferring most of their "E" models to the Illinois Air National Guard's 182d Airlift Wing in Peoria, Illinois.