AC-130U
Aircrew members from the 4th Special Operations Squadron park their AC-130U Gunship on the hot ramp waiting for an ammo upload Jan. 27, before a local training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The AC-130U "Spooky" gunship is the primary weapon of Air Force Special Operations Command. Its primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance. The U model is an upgraded version of the H and is equipped with side firing, trainable 25 mm, 40 mm, and 105 mm guns.