USAF destroys $100M MC-130Js in Iran rescue mission, revealing the extreme risks, advanced tactics, and rising aircraft ...

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, ...

Militaries around the world have a tendency to get very creative when it comes to naming both training and combat missions. The history books are full of them, and so are the headlines of publications ...

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 MC-130J Commando II aircraft assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing conducts operations during Exercise Adamant Serpent 26 in Rygge, Norway, Oct. 17, 2025. In support of NATO ...

U.S. Airmen with the 193rd Special Operations Wing, Pennsylvania National Guard fly MC-130J Commandos II during a formation flight from Harrisburg International Airport at Middletown, Pennsylvania, ...

A MC-130J Commando II extends its landing gear above the flightline on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 21, 2014. The MC-130J will replace the MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft assigned to the 353rd Special ...

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (NEWS RELEASE) - Two MC-130J Commando II crews assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base were awarded the 2023 Brig. Gen. Ross G. Hoyt Award, ...

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has made a habit of releasing with regularity images of its machines in action. It does so, probably, for two reasons. First, spectacular images have a great chance of ...

The last two airplanes, tail numbers 96-8153 and 99-1933, were previous EC-130Js and converted to “slick” C-130Js. The 193rd SOW becomes the Air National Guard’s first MC-130J unit while the 189th AW ...