LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — People in Acadiana spotted a large military aircraft flying overhead recently. The Lafayette Airport confirmed it was an AC-130 performing routine exercises. The AC-130 was ...

(Lafayette, Louisiana) - The Lafayette Regional Airport took to social media to address a large aircraft that was seen circling the city for much of Tuesday, January 20, 2026. The AC-130 plane circled ...

1st Lt. Allison Black, the first female AC-130 navigator, guided precision strikes during ODA 595’s mission in Afghanistan after 9/11, earning the nickname “Angel of Death.” US airstrikes hit ISIS ...

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All the Latest Game Footage and Images from AC-130 Gunship Operator In AC-130 Gunship Operator game you will seat in chair of armament operator of three most powerful gunships in the world. As first, ...

No matter the variant, the AC-130 is jam-packed with the sort of weaponry one would expect to find on a “gunship.” The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is somewhat pedestrian as far as military aircraft goes—a ...

The AC-130 gunship is a flying arsenal, built to dominate from above. Armed with a 105mm howitzer, 30mm autocannon, and precision-guided munitions, it delivers devastating firepower with pinpoint ...

The last U.S. Air Force MC-130J takes off from Lockheed Martin’s Marietta, Georgia, facility on Dec. 13, 2024. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida—While the U.S. Air Force has ...

During the Vietnam War, the United States Air Force's first gunship, the AC-47, was introduced. It was primarily created to be able to unleash steady, accurate, and constant streams of fire on ground ...