Summary and Key Points: The AC-130 “Spectre” gunship, also known as “Spooky,” is a heavily armed aircraft born out of necessity during the Vietnam War to provide close-air support (CAS)... Here’s What ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The AC-130 has proven invaluable in small wars against lightly defended targets in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as supporting special operations. Which suggests that ...

The AC-130 gunship's primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and force protection. Missions in close air support are troops in contact, convoy escort and urban operations. Air ...

U.S. Special Operations Command originally planned to buy 37 AC-130J Ghostriders to replace three older gunships: the AC-130H Spectre, AC-130W Stinger II and AC-130U Spooky. It now plans end the ...

Mark Nutsch led ODA 595 into Afghanistan after 9/11. Above them, 1st Lt. Allison Black served as navigator on an AC-130H Spectre Gunship. ‘Super’ El Nino is officially here: It could ‘get dire very ...