When I first set eyes on this photo, released last week by the U.S. Air Force, my mind was immediately flooded by images of planes flying in formation over the vast rain forests of Vietnam during the ...

Ground view of Lockheed Martin MC-130J Commando II taking off. - Andrew Harker/Shutterstock While the iconic Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber is widely known as one of the longest-serving military ...

Throughout the Global War on Terror, the MC-130J Commando II saw an abundance of operational action in the Middle East and Africa. The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) recently ...

Recent transits of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) MC-130J Commando II aircraft through Glasgow Prestwick Airport in Scotland have revealed an increased number of AN/APQ-187 Silent ...

A palletized munitions system falls from the cargo hold of an MC-130J Commando II during a live-fire demonstration in Norway on Nov. 9, 2022. (Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire/Air National Guard) TAMPA, ...

29 Jan 2023, 01:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The 1st Special Operations Squadron deployed all seven MC-130J Commando IIs it operates at the same time during January exercise in Japan MC-130J ...

The top image shows a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II receiving fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a flight in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

Lockheed Martin used ILA 2008, Berlin's air show to reveal its latest version of the new-generation C-130J Hercules. The HC/MC-130J is a tailored common core special operations variant intended to ...

Lockheed Martin has rolled out its first MC-130J Combat Shadow II for the US Air Force Special Operations Command, with the type to achieve initial operational capability next year. Performed at ...

Increasing tension with China has the US military looking for ways to spread out across the Pacific in order to counter Beijing's growing navy and missile arsenal. The US Air Force in particular is ...

TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Special Operations Command has paused an ambitious program to make its MC-130J transport plane capable of water landings and takeoff. Air Force Special Operations Command first ...