The 919th Special Operations Wing flew the AC-130A Spectre for 20 years, before transitioning to non-gunship aircraft, and will now operate the new ...

The 193rd Special Operations Wing has bid farewell to the last Lockheed Martin EC-130J Commando Solo III aircraft as they ...

An Air National Guard base in Oklahoma will host the first formal training unit for the service's armed recon crop duster plane used for special operations, an announcement that comes as watchdogs ...

America's Special Operations Forces (SOF), regardless of their nature, are a special breed of military, used to performing missions that would seem simply impossible for most other soldiers. As such, ...

The decision to resume CV-22 Osprey flight operations at Yokota Air Base, Japan, is based on a meticulous, data-driven approach, complemented by rigorous simulator training sessions for the crews.

The Air Force’s newest aircraft, a crop-duster style plane modified to perform armed overwatch and intelligence gathering for special operators, will be known as the Skyraider II, the service’s ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The U.S. Air Force is easily, by far, the most powerful ...

Military airframer Lockheed Martin has delivered the final production example of the MC-130J Commando II special operations transport to the US Air Force (USAF). Aircraft number 5994 was turned over ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has taken delivery of its first L3Harris/Air Tractor OA-1K Skyraider II special mission turboprop. The aircraft officially joined the Air Force Special Operations Command ...

The widespread use of aircraft in military operations began in World War I. Though they were largely limited to unarmed reconnaissance operations at the outset of the war, by the end, aircraft were ...

Personnel check a launch pod carrying Altius 600 UAS for a December 2023 Adaptive Airborne Enterprise demonstration. Credit: U.S. Air Force The Air Force’s Special Operations Command (AFSOC) wants to ...