Photo by Airman 1st Class Raul Mercado | 1st Special Operations Wing | 09.11.2025
A 105mm howitzer cannon ejects 105mm shell casings on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship near Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 11, 2025. The live-fire training enhanced the crew’s proficiency in utilizing the Ghostrider’s weapons systems during close air support missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raul Mercado)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pavao | 1st Special Operations Wing | 04.28.2022
U.S. Air Force aerial gunners with the 4th Special Operations Squadron participate in a training sortie on an AC-130J Ghostrider, April 27, 2022 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 4 SOS regularly performs training sorties on the AC-130J in order to ensure readiness to perform special operations missions any time, any place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pavao)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pavao | 1st Special Operations Wing | 04.28.2022
U.S. Air Force Capt. Nathan Vogle, a combat systems officer with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, participates in a training sortie on an AC-130J Ghostrider, April 27, 2022 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 4 SOS regularly performs training sorties on the AC-130J in order to ensure readiness to perform special operations missions any time, any place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pavao | 1st Special Operations Wing | 04.28.2022
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Culbertson, an aerial gunner with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, participates in a training sortie on an AC-130J Ghostrider, April 27, 2022 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 4 SOS regularly performs training sorties on the AC-130J in order to ensure readiness to perform special operations missions any time, any place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pavao | 1st Special Operations Wing | 04.28.2022
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan Estes an aerial gunner with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, participates in a training sortie on an AC-130J Ghostrider, April 27, 2022 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 4 SOS regularly performs training sorties on the AC-130J in order to ensure readiness to perform special operations missions any time, any place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pavao)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pavao | 1st Special Operations Wing | 04.28.2022
U.S. Air Force aerial gunners with the 4th Special Operations Squadron participate in a training sortie on an AC-130J Ghostrider, April 27, 2022 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 4 SOS regularly performs training sorties on the AC-130J in order to ensure readiness to perform special operations missions any time, any place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pavao)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pavao | 1st Special Operations Wing | 04.28.2022
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Culbertson (left) and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jaxon Brown (right), aerial gunners with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, participate in a training sortie on an AC-130J Ghostrider, April 27, 2022 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 4 SOS regularly performs training sorties on the AC-130J in order to ensure readiness to perform special operations missions any......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pavao | 1st Special Operations Wing | 04.28.2022
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan Estes, an aerial gunner with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, participates in a training sortie on an AC-130J Ghostrider, April 27, 2022 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 4 SOS regularly performs training sorties on the AC-130J in order to ensure readiness to perform special operations missions any time, any place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pavao)...
