When I was a member of 2/75 Ranger, we trained with several forms of close air support. A-10’s, AH-64 Apache’s and MH-60 DAP’s. But one particular airframe rained supreme. The AC-130 Spectre Gunship or Ranger God in the sky. Built upon the reliable C-130 aircraft, this gunship has a wide variety of weapon systems and […]
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Loadout Room photo of the day: JTAC, A-10s train to maintain readiness
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NV, UNITED STATES Joint terminal attack controllers wave at an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft during a show of force on the Nevada Test and Training Range July 19, 2017. The A-10 has excellent maneuverability at low air speeds and low-altitude, and is a highly accurate weapons delivery platform. (U.S. Air […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | 227th Air Support Operations Squadron training
GILA BEND, AZ, UNITED STATES U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Wayne White (right), a member of the tactical air control party with the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, and Senior Airmen Jason Hughes, a pararescue troop from the 306th Rescue Squadronuses look at a map of the range while communicating with a […]