A clip with stunning footage showing U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II Special Operations performing aerial refueling of SOF helicopter/tilt rotor aircraft, infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of ...
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 ...
Loadmasters assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron look out over Mt. Fuji from the back of an MC-130J Commando II during a flight over Japan in a 2021 training exercise. (Senior Airman Jessi ...
The 58th Special Operations Wing is now home to both the first and the final MC-130Js. On Jan. 14, 2025, the United States Air Force Special Operations Command's 58th Special Operations Wing welcomed ...
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 ...
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 ...
The MC-130J Commando II is a special variant of the United States Air Force's C-130J Super Hercules. It's designed specifically for Special Operations Forces, and flies predominantly at night for air ...
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 ...
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 ...
Did you know F-22 Raptor stealth jets can be refueled by a Special Operations MC-130J tanker on the ground? The following video shows Forward air refueling point airmen with the 1st Special Operations ...
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 ...
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 ...