The C-130 will always be known as the primary airframe to fly the “last tactical mile.” But now, the mighty Herk is capable of so much more.
By Col. Denny R. Davies
The gunships still take center stage but require advancements to keep up with the pace of warfare.
The Air Force says it is still "working through the details" of the new organization, currently dubbed the "492nd Power Projection Wing."
The Air Force will make a final decision once an environmental study wraps up next summer.
AC-130J crews at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates got the call: They were needed in Kabul.
The Air Force is downsizing its special operations gunship fleet from 37 to 30 airframes.
“It does have strategic implications, but I think that’s all to the positive,” Air Force Special Operations Command boss Lt. Gen. Jim Slife said.
The 1960s-era design continues to transform.
The five-member crew made an unauthorized stop to pick up a crew member’s personal motorcycle in Martha's Vineyard in March.
Taking off for training, paratroopers loading up for deployment, resting in the sunshine and more in this week’s frontline photos.
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