The MC-130J Commando II is an upgraded version of the C-130 cargo plane. The plane assists in infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply for special ops forces. The US Air Force recently began utilizing ...

Throughout the Global War on Terror, the MC-130J Commando II saw an abundance of operational action in the Middle East and Africa. The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) recently ...

A U.S. Air Force Loadmaster assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing sits on the ramp of a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II over Normandy, France, June 6, 2022. The 352 SOW participated in ...

MC-130J Commando II Crews Honored for Historic Aerial Refueling Mission During Contingency Operation. Two MC-130J Commando II crews from the 9th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, ...

A palletized munitions system falls from the cargo hold of an MC-130J Commando II during a live-fire demonstration in Norway on Nov. 9, 2022. (Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire/Air National Guard) TAMPA, ...

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators secure and open a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) from an MC-130J Commando II aircraft for two F-35A Lightning II and two F-15E Strike Eagle fighter ...

AFSOC’s MC-130J, AC-130J, and C-146A try their hands at operating in austere, contested environments, such as a highway used as an improvised runway. On August 4, 2024, the U.S. Air Force Special ...

LONDON — U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (Afsoc) is boosting its capabilities in Europe with the delivery of Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey tiltrotors and updated Lockheed Martin MC-130J Commando ...