News>Photo essay: 'Spooky' training at Hurlburt Field
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A 4th Special Operations Squadron Airman holds a spent 105mm round that has been fired from an AC-130U Spooky during a training mission Feb. 3, 2011, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)
by Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock
1st Combat Camera Squadron Public Affairs
2/9/2011 - HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFNS) -- Members of the 4th Special Operations Squadron participate in a training mission aboard an AC-130U Spooky here Feb. 3. The AC-130U is the primary weapon for members of Air Force Special Operations Command. The gunship's primary missions are close-air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance.
2/10/2011 2:29:37 PM ET Spooky is by far the best close air support platform next to the A-10 Warthog. With a loiter time over the target of 4 hours and the biggest gun ever mounted on an aircraft it's an awesome machine. I can't wait to see the upgraded version with its precision strike capabilties using guided weapons.
