The AC-130 has humble origins ... Here's what that looks like from the crew's point of view. Here we see the view from the ground. The heart and soul of the gunship is the crew.

The U.S. military operates many military transport aircraft, but one of the most impressive is the C-130 Hercules, which entered active service in 1954. The aircraft can transport everything from ...

The AC-130 gunship is just a modified C-130 cargo plane, but there is no more devastating array of firepower supporting troops on the ground, anywhere in the world. The 130 started as a ...

An Air Force AC-130 gunship crew was recognized at Hurlburt ... “Shadow 71 has talent from front-to-back.” McCall received the DFC alongside Capt. Jasen K. Hrisca, weapon systems officer ...

The AC-130 Spectre gunship which the Americans are using for special operations in southern Afghanistan was designed for close support of ground forces. It is a development of the C-130 Hercules ...

The AC-130 Spectre Gunship Still Plays a Critical Role in America’s Close Air Support Capability. It is large, slow and vulnerable to air defense systems including increasingly effective man ...