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This is America's AC-130 Gunship on Steroids The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance, ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport, fixed-wing aircraft. It carries a wide array of ground attack weapons that are integrated with sophisticated sensors, navigation, and fire-control systems. Unlike other modern military fixed-wing aircraft, the AC-130 Gunship relies on visual targeting. Because its large profile and low operating altitudes of approximately 7,000 make i

California Dreamin’: This HC-130J Combat King II left our Marietta, Georgia, facility on March 5, headed to its new home with the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing at Moffett Air National Guard Base. This is last of four new HC-130Js to be delivered to the 129th RQW, and represents another National Guard unit recapitalizing its fleet of legacy Hercs with Super Hercules aircraft. These HC-130Js will support CANG crews with critical search and rescue missions close to home and arou