On 08JUL2019, some of the last AC-130U ‘Spooky’ with the 4th Special Operations Squadron returned from a recent deployment.
AC-130Us have been on constant deployment since 2001, but are supposed to soon be replaced by the new AC-130J Ghostrider.
U.S. Air Force video report by Staff Sergeant Marleah Cabano:
Here’s a cool video of the homecoming:
Big Daddy AC-130U: