U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command receives new MC-130J Commando II transport aircraft

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U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command receives new MC-130J Commando II transport aircraft
 
Lockheed Martin yesterday announced the delivery of two new MC-130J Commando II aircraft to U.S. Special Operations Forces. U.S. Air Force crews ferried the two MC-130J aircraft assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command from the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics facility, on Dec. 5.
     
Lockheed Martin yesterday announced the delivery of two new MC-130J Commando II aircraft to U.S. Special Operations Forces. U.S. Air Force crews ferried the two MC-130J aircraft assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command from the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics facility, on Dec. 5.
Lockheed Martin MC-130J Commando II transport aircraft
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These aircraft will be operated by the 352nd Special Operations Group and will be based at Royal Air Force Mildenhall England.

The MC-130J is a special operations versatile multi-mission tactical airlifter. Assigned to the Air Force Special Operations Command, it delivers increased combat performance to the warfighter with its more powerful engines and MC-130J-unique features. Formerly known as the Combat Shadow II, it is a modern aircraft capable of worldwide employment for missions requiring clandestine single or multi-ship low-level aerial refueling of Special Operation Force vertical and tilt-rotor aircraft and/or infiltration, resupply and exfiltration by airdrop or landing on remote airfields. The Commando II supports such missions as in-flight refueling, infiltration/exfiltration, and aerial delivery and resupply of special operations forces.