AC-130H gunships coming to Cannon in June

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AC-130H gunships coming to Cannon in June
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jan 7, 2009 18:32:35 EST

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — AC-130H gunships will begin moving to eastern New Mexico’s Cannon Air Force Base in June.

A spokesman for the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fla., 2nd Lt. Mark Lazane, says the 16th Special Operations Squadron will finish moving from Hurlburt to Cannon in August.

He says about 300 people will transfer to Cannon.

A 2007 Air Force Special Operations Command fact sheet says the Air Force has eight active AC-130H aircraft, known as the Spectre. They are armed with 40mm and 105mm cannons.

Lazane says the aircraft is extremely useful in providing close air support for personnel on the ground.


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uhc comment: During Tet of 68, I usta watch the spookies work out outside our base in Chu Lai. At nighttime, it looked like a finger of fire from the sky would reach down to earth and sparks would fly everywhere.