Cannon receives new gunship
Courtesy Staff Sgt. Candin Muniz
27th Special Operations Wing personnel on Monday inspect the wing s new AC-130J Ghostrider gunship at Cannon Air Force Base.
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE – The 27th Special Operations Wing has received its first AC-130J Ghostrider gunship, according to a Cannon news release.
The Ghostrider is the successor to the AC-130W Stinger II. It arrived on Monday.
According to the news release: The arrival of Cannon s first AC-130J represents a significant expansion of AC-130 capacity as Air Force Special Operations Command structures for the great power competition through global operations. This delivery continues the Air Commando legacy of Any place, Any Time, Anywhere and will become part of the 17th Special Operations Squadron which reactivates in October.
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