Tech. Sgt. Jarred Huseman, left, and Tech. Sgt. Oscar Garcia, special missions aviators with the 1st Special Operations Group, Detachment 2, operate a 105 mm cannon on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship, “Angry Anni More
A pilot assigned to 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade checks the side compartment of an AH-64D Apache helicopter during preflight checks before lift off in support of a joint Com More
Chief Gunner's Mate Andrew Kidd and Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Alondra Montanezcervantes perform pre-fire checks on an MK-46 30mm gun aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 2 More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Robert Turner, a special missions aviator with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, performs a preflight inspection on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship prior to a live-fire train More
An A-10 Warthog fires a 30 mm cannon during a fire fight in Kunar province, Afghanistan, March 7. Coalition special operations forces called in airstrikes to suppress insurgent fire. A force of more than 100 A More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ryan Hayde, commander, and Capt. Stephen McNamara, pilot, 354th Fighter Squadron, discuss a sortie schedule at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Jan. 26, 2016. The 354th Fighter Squadron o More
Tech. Sgt. Jarred Huseman, left, and Tech. Sgt. Oscar Garcia, special missions aviators with the 1st Special Operations Group, Detachment 2, load a 105 mm cannon on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship, “Angry Annie,” More
A pilot with 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade inspects the rear of an AH-64D Apache helicopter before flight in support of a joint Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise on Fort Bragg More
Chief Gunner's Mate Andrew Kidd adjusts the chin strap of Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Alondra Montanezcervantes' helmet aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) prior to an More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tommy Crosby, a special missions aviator with the 73rd Special Operations Squadron, prepares to receive 105mm munitions on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship prior to a live-fire training m More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ryan Hayde, commander, 354th Fighter Squadron, holds a sign at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Jan. 26, 2016. The 354th Fighter Squadron out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., is pr More
Chief Gunner's Mate Andrew Kidd performs a post-fire check on an MK-46 30mm gun aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) following a live-fire exercise while underway in More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tommy Crosby, a special missions aviator with the 73rd Special Operations Squadron, loads a 105mm high-explosive round onto an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship prior to a live-fire training More
Soldiers and AH-64 Apaches from 3rd Battalion, 159th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB), 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), participate in a joint aviation fire support exercise with Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk he More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ryan Hayde, commander, and Capt. Mason Vincent, pilot, 354th Fighter Squadron, discuss a sortie schedule at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Jan. 26, 2016. The 354th Fighter Squadron out More
Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Alondra Montanezcervantes performs pre-fire checks on an MK-46 30mm gun aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) prior to a live-fire exercise wh More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Denver Reinwald, a special missions aviator with the 73rd Special Operations Squadron, loads a 105mm high-explosive round onto an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship prior to a live-fire tra More
Chief Gunner's Mate Andrew Kidd and Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Alondra Montanezcervantes watch as the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) fires an MK-46 30mm gun during a live-fi More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Denver Reinwald, left, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tommy Crosby, special missions aviator’s with the 73rd Special Operations Squadron, load a 105mm high-explosive round onto an AC More
Chief Gunner's Mate Andrew Kidd and Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Alondra Montanezcervantes perform a post-fire check on an MK-46 30mm gun aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD More
An AH-64 Apache flown by 3rd Battalion, 159th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB), 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), fires its 30 mm cannon during an attack run on stationary targets for a joint aviation fi More
Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Alondra Montanezcervantes performs a post-fire check on an MK-46 30mm gun aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) following a live-fire exercise More
Aircrew members with the 73rd Special Operations Squadron inspect 105mm high-explosive rounds after loading them onto an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship prior to a live-fire training mission at Hurlburt Field, Flori More
Chief Gunner's Mate Andrew Kidd signals salvos to Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Alondra Montanezcervantes as the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) fires an MK-46 30mm gun during a More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Sean Ging, a pilot with the 73rd Special Operations Squadron, conducts a preflight inspection on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship prior to a live-fire training mission at Hurlburt Field, Flori More
105mm high-explosive rounds are loaded onto an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship prior to a live-fire training mission at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 9, 2020. The AC-130J gunship’s primary missions are close air sup More
Rounds rest in a 30mm cannon munitions belt on AC-130J Ghostrider gunship prior to a live-fire training mission at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 9, 2020. The AC-130J gunship’s primary missions are close air sup More
Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Alondra Montanezcervantes maneuvers an MK-46 30mm gun from inside the gun turret aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) following a live-fire e More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tommy Crosby, a special missions aviator with the 73rd Special Operations Squadron, waits to load a 105mm high-explosive round into a 105mm cannon on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship duri More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Robert Tuner, left, a special missions aviator with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tommy Crosby, an SMA with the 73rd Special Operations Sq More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Robert Turner, a special missions aviator with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, operates a 105mm cannon on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship during a live-fire training missio More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tommy Crosby, left, a special missions aviator with the 73rd Special Operations Squadron, and U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Robert Turner, an SMA with the 1st Special Operations Support S More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tommy Crosby, a special missions aviator with the 73rd Special Operations Squadron, loads a 105mm high-explosive round into a 105mm cannon on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship during a liv More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Robert Turner, a special missions aviator with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, stacks 105mm high-explosive round shell cases on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship during a liv More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Denver Reinwald, a special missions aviator with the 73rd Special Operations Squadron, retrieves a 105mm high-explosive round to load into a 105mm cannon on an AC-130J Ghostrider gu More