Eric Ripple, the USSOCOM Detachment 1 commander. "These new weapon systems and small diameter bombs provide over watch and further standoff distance to cover a wider range of space for our warfighters on the ground," said Maj. Special Operations Command to support ground forces in overseas contingency operations. That came in the form of the Precision Strike Package, which was developed by U.S. “That's why Eglin (AFB) was the best choice."Ĭonverting a mobility aircraft into a strike aircraft meant adding some hardware.
Brian Taliaferro, the aircraft commander for the flight. "After the modification was completed, the aircraft could remain here where we could take it out for the first flight,” said Maj. The modification was completed here because the AC-130J test team and test program are located at Eglin Air Force Base. The end result became a hybrid C-130 model with the flying proficiencies of the MC-130J and the combat capabilities of an AC-130. In early January 2013, the Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130J Commando II arrived here to begin the modification process with the goal of creating a "best of both worlds" aircraft. After more than a year of modification maintenance, the newly created AC-130J Ghostrider took to the sky for the first time as a gunship here Jan.
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