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First AC-130J all-Reserve crew
Sep 23, 2020 - On June 5, 2020, a 5th Special Operations Squadron crew flew an all-Reserve AC-130 mission for the first time in 25 years on an AC-130J Ghostrider. The last fully Reserve manned AC-130 mission was flown in 1995 on an AC-130A Spectre. [Read more...]
4th SOS receives first AC-130J Ghostrider
Mar 13, 2019 - The 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, is now home to Air Force Special Operations Command's newest aircraft – the Block 30 AC-130J Ghostrider gunship. [Read more...]
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Lockheed Martin delivers 400th C-130J
Feb 12, 2018 - Lockheed Martin reached a major milestone with the delivery of its 400th C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on February 9. This Super Hercules is an MC-130J Commando II Special Operations aircraft that is assigned to the U.S. Air Force's Special Operations Command (AFSOC). [Read more...]
BAe providing electronic warfare suite for U.S. SOCOM C-130s
Jul 12, 2017 - The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has selected BAE Systems to provide new electronic warfare (EW) systems for its fleet of AC/MC-130J aircraft. [Read more...]
AC-130J drops first Laser SDB
Dec 02, 2016 - The 1st Special Operations Group Detachment 2 reached a milestone in the test phase of the AC-130J Ghostrider aircraft, here, late October, after completing the first release of a Laser Guided Small-Diameter Bomb. [Read more...]
AC-130J accident report released
Nov 06, 2015 - Air Force Materiel Command released an Accident Investigation Board report for the mishap involving an AC-130J Ghostrider that occurred on April 21, 2015. [Read more...]
AFSOC receives first AC-130J
Jul 29, 2015 - The first AC-130J Ghostrider landed July 29, making it Air Force Special Operations Command’s first AC-130J. [Read more...]
Hurlburt activates AC-130J detachment
Jul 10, 2015 - The 1st Special Operations Group activated the 1st SOG Detachment 2 in a ceremony on, July 9. [Read more...]
AC-130J completes first test flight
Feb 07, 2014 - After more than a year of modification maintenance, the newly created AC-130J Ghostrider took to the skies for the first time as a gunship on January 31, 2014. [Read more...]
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