AFsock 23 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) Previous thread was from 2007 and lumped in with the HC, I'll try and keep this first post up to date. Command: AFSOC Crew: Pilot, CP, CSO, LMs Mission: Commando II flies clandestine, or low visibility, single or multiship, low-level air refueling missions for special operations helicopters and tiltrotor aircraft, and infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces (SOF) by airdrop or airland intruding politically sensitive or hostile territories. The MC-130J primarily flies missions at night to reduce probability of visual acquisition and intercept by airborne threats. Its secondary mission includes the airdrop of leaflets. Selection: AFPC. Out of UPT (T-38 or T-1)/UCT/LM Tech School and crossflow Schoolhouse: Kirtland, NM (415 SOS - AETC) Training: Qual and Mission at Kirtland. Timeline depends, but is a yearish (request updates from Kirtland only products) Operational Bases/Units: Cannon, NM (9 SOS); Kadena, Japan (17 SOS); Mildenhall, UK (67 SOS); Hulrburt, FL (Test, WIC, other) Assignments: CAO 5/19 you generally don't get a base assignment until you're at training (hence all the drop night "MC-130 to Kirtlands"). Lifestyle: Versus HC-130: Source: https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104510/mc-130j-commando-ii/ and baseops forums. Edited May 16, 2019 by AFsock 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AFsock 23 Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) News: 16 May - Terrain following in operational test https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/28048/mc-130j-special-ops-transports-are-finally-getting-this-terrain-following-radar-they-badly-need Edited May 16, 2019 by AFsock 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GrndPndr 67 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Flying clitoris. Useful on a number of levels... 4 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
McJay Pilot 27 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 1 hour ago, GrndPndr said: Flying clitoris. Useful on a number of levels... 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MechGov 101 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 News: 16 May - Terrain following in operational test https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/28048/mc-130j-special-ops-transports-are-finally-getting-this-terrain-following-radar-they-badly-need I appreciate that the Lockheed guys are calling it the Talon III 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Swizzle 81 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) ...partial rhino resemblance? ..Not to assume Israel's Legacy Herk namesake. And it is grey...and can probably sneak up on some poor fool like a 'gray rhino' Edited May 17, 2019 by Swizzle Ha 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jice 198 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 11 hours ago, MechGov said: I appreciate that the Lockheed guys are calling it the Talon III Looks more like an abyssinian ground hornbill to me, but Fat Abby isn’t a very tacticool name. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Siegzy 33 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 14 hours ago, MechGov said: I appreciate that the Lockheed guys are calling it the Talon III 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arg 160 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Quoted from Facebook "It looks like if you rub it for a few minutes the plane will start shaking violently and dump fuel everywhere." 1 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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