Since the mid-1960s, the Air Force has used the MC-130 to support special-operations missions all over the world. The Air Force is now rolling out the MC-130J model, and it will remain important as ...

Special operations commandos and pilots with the US Air Force successfully landed UAVs, fighter aircraft and a multi-purpose tactical transport on a rural stretch of roadway during recent exercises.

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 ...

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Kirtland Air Force Base has been here for decades but we don’t always get to see what they do there so here’s a look behind the gate. In the video above, you can see a ...

On Jul. 26, 352nd Special Operations Group welcomed the media and invited guests to RAF Mildenhall to learn about the capabilities and missions of two new aircraft types that have recently arrived in ...

A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 airdropped a palletized Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) last month as a prelude to a future test of a C-17-fired palletized missile, the head of Air Mobility ...

A U.S. Air Force rendering of an amphibious MC-130J. Credit: U.S. Air Force FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida—U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has pushed back the planned demonstration of an ...

The prospect of a war in the Pacific has the US military thinking about how to spread out and conduct amphibious operations. Those challenges have renewed the US military's interest in an old concept: ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Castle Air Museum in Atwater just landed another addition to its world-renowned collection of aircraft. The Lockheed "MC-130 P Hercules" search and rescue aircraft played a ...

Ever wanted to go inside the cockpit of an Air Force MC-130 special operations aircraft? Here's your chance. (Jeff Martin/Staff) Military Times © 2026 ...

Commandos and pilots with the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) successfully landed a range of aircraft on a rural highway in Wyoming during recent training exercises. The drills on 2 ...