AFSOC
USAF AC-130J Ghostrider crews honoured for Kabul mission
Two USAF AC-130J Ghostrider gunship crews have been honoured for their heroic efforts during the fall of Kabul
AFSOC receives final AC-130J gunship
US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) took delivery of its final Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghostrider fixed-wing gunship at Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico, on November 2
USAF grounds CV-22B Osprey fleet
On August 16, the Commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, Lt Gen Jim Slife directed a safety stand down of all 52 CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft in the fleet
USAF KC-46A in-flight refuels CV-22B for the first time
The USAF’s Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker fleet reached another milestone on June 1, after the type successfully refuelled a CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor in flight for the first time
AFSOC developing amphibious capability for MC-130J
US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is moving forward with long-standing plans to develop an amphibious capability for the Lockheed Martin MC-130J Commando II
US Special Ops aircraft cover Kabul evacuation
More than a dozen US Air Force Special Operations Command aircraft joined the US-led airlift mission to evacuate civilians from Kabul in the 15 days after Afghanistan's capital city fell to Taliban forces
Cannon AFB receives first AC-130J Ghostrider
The 27th SOW at Cannon AFB, New Mexico, received its first Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghostrider on July 19, marking a new milestone in the transformation of US Air Force Special Operations Command’s fixed-wing gunship capabilities
AFSOC receives final CV-22B Osprey
US Air Force Special Operations Command’s 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron/20th Air Maintenance Unit rolled out the final Bell Boeing CV-22B Osprey at Cannon AFB, New Mexico, on May 22
Final AC-130W training flight for 551st SOS
As part of the drawdown of US Air Force Special Operations Command’s 551st Special Operations Squadron at Cannon AFB, New Mexico, the unit has ceased training with its Lockheed AC-130W Stinger II gunships
SNC unveils AFSOC A-29B in heritage colours
Sierra Nevada Corporation has unveiled the second of three Embraer A-29B Super Tucano aircraft for US Air Force Special Operations Command in a special heritage colour scheme