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US Air Force may remove 105mm cannon from AC-130 gunship

Other changes under consideration to prepare the Ghostrider for a high-end fight include adding small cruise missiles.

By Stephen Losey

10 months ago

The crews of AC-130J Ghostrider gunships "Shadow 77" and "Shadow 78," 73rd Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron, Joint Special Operation Air Component-Central, receive Mackay Trophy 2021 awards for their support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, which provided close-air support for 2,000 American evacuating the embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, in August 2021. The awards ceremony took place at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on Dec. 7, 2022. (Ty Greenlees/Air Force)

AC-130J crews honored for being ‘eyes in the sky’ over Kabul in 2021

AC-130J crews at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates got the call: They were needed in Kabul.

By Rachel S. Cohen

21 months ago

Special ops airmen get fewer new gunships than promised

The Air Force is downsizing its special operations gunship fleet from 37 to 30 airframes.

By Rachel S. Cohen

22 months ago

AC-130J gunship team honored for saving 88 Americans, Afghans in overseas shootout

Another AC-130J Ghostrider team has been recognized for their combat valor in Afghanistan.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 years ago

Kirtland tapped to host Ghostrider training unit

Ghostrider training could move to Kirtland in summer 2022.

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago

AFSOC gets latest, most advanced AC-130J gunship

It remains unclear whether this Block 30 Ghostrider is able to carry Hellfire missiles.

By Stephen Losey

6 years ago

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