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| The U.S. Air Force’s new MC-130J. Photo: Lockheed Martin |
[Avionics Today 08-15-2016] A U.S. Air Force crew accepted delivery of an MC-130J Commando II at the Lockheed Martin facility on Aug. 11. The MC-130J Commando II multi-mission combat transport/special operations tanker is assigned to the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
As it replaces legacy MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft, the MC-130J provides AFSOC with a modern aircraft capable of worldwide employment for missions requiring clandestine single- or multi-ship, low-level aerial refueling of special operation force vertical and tilt-rotor aircraft; and/or infiltration, resupply and exfiltration by airdrop or landing on remote airfields.