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 ...

The 193rd Special Operations Wing in Lower Swatara Township today celebrated the start of a new mission thanks to the arrival of a sophisticated aircraft. The newly-built MC-130J Commando II from ...

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II aircraft assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing conducts operations during Exercise Adamant Serpent 26 in Rygge, Norway, Oct. 17, 2025. In support of NATO ...

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 ...

"With echoes of centenary disputes between the West and the East still reverberating across the globe, the legendary Lockheed ...

A 49th T&E Sqn B-52 approaches an Omega-operated KDC-10B tanker over the Pacific, March 10. Credit: U.S. Air Force/PACAF A B-52 has been refuelled in mid-air by a commercial tanker for the first time, ...

AFSOC’s MC-130J, AC-130J, and C-146A try their hands at operating in austere, contested environments, such as a highway used as an improvised runway. On August 4, 2024, the U.S. Air Force Special ...

The Air Force has expanded its reach in the Pacific by refueling an airborne strategic bomber and a special operations aircraft from a commercial tanker for the first time. The B-52 Stratofortress and ...

U.S. Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH) posted the video of the AC-130J's Caribbean live-fire training, which was shot from another unknown aircraft using an infrared full-motion video camera ...

U.S. Special Operations Command has begun flight testing the Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghostrider next-generation gunship. The aircraft was modified from a new-build MC-130J by Air Force Special ...

Carlisle Lake District airport has played host to some of the best and most interesting aircraft this year. Following a visit ...