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Here’s how a night tiltrotor air refueling mission takes place

February 17, 2016 Dario Leone

Watch this CV-22 Osprey taking fuel from MC-130J Commando II at night. Taken on Apr. 28, 2015 during Exercise Emerald Warrior 2015, the following footage features an MC-130J Commando II crew from the 9th Special Operations […]

AC-130H Spectre gunship’s final mission

January 31, 2014 David Cenciotti

On Jan. 16, the 16th Special Operations Squadron conducted its final mission with the AC-130H gunship at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. To celebrate the retirement of the Spectre, whose development began in the […]