The Hercules has many tricks, one of which is external rocket pods, which enable it to get off the snow while operating on ...

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida — An AC-130U Spooky gunship named "Big Daddy" made ... no discrepancies whatsoever on the plane," said US Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mark Lennon, a section chief with the ...

The Spooky (U-model) is the third generation of C-130 gunships. All gunships evolved from the first operational gunship ... AC-130s provided close air support and force protection (air base ...

The workhorse of the Air Force combat airlift fleet, the C-130 Hercules has been in service for more than half a century. Designed specifically to transport troops and equipment in the combat zone ...

The 1st Wing is based at Hurlburt Field (which employs over 8,600 military and around 4,300 civilian personnel). Hurlburt ...

The US Air Force is gearing up for a conflict with near-peer adversaries, namely China and Russia, who may challenge its ...

As part of Exercise Teak Action, held in southeastern Australia in early July, US Air Force special operators flew their AC-130 gunship in Australia for the first time since it entered service in ...

Despite all the air force C-130s there, the army has to wait up to five days to get a C-130. The air force has the final word on what their C-130s carry, and that's why the army wants some of its own ...

Footage shows C-130 Hercules aircraft deploying paratroopers ... The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the US Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe. The Grafenwoehr Training Area is a US military ...

The AC-130 is one of the US military's most ... guided glide bombs. Air Force Special Operations Command has been experimenting with other weapons for the gunship, including a high-energy laser ...