Afghanistan Gets Spooky Ghostriders as the AC-130H Retires
For more than 40 years, American ground forces have relied on the AC-130 gunship for protection and close air support. However, the venerable AC-130H Specter variant, which has been deployed in every major combat operation since Vietnam, is beginning to show its age. As such, the Air Force’s 16th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron has recently…
