HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE USAS USAAC USAAF USAF F-4 F-15 F-16 A-10

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HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE USAS USAAC USAAF USAF F-4 F-15 F-16 A-10 B-52 SR-71 KC-135 E-3 E-4 C-5 T-38 U-2 T-43 A-7 F-111 EF-111 FB-111A TR-1 TITAN THOR ATLAS MINUTEMAN X-15 LIFTING BODIES NKC-135 ASAT NORAD KC-10A T-37 TWEET AT-37 DRAGONFLY B-1 F-5E B-57 C-141 C-130 HERCULES A-1 SPAD CSAR COIN H-3 JOLLY C-119

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USAF AIR COMBAT COMMAND

USAF AIR MOBILITY COMMAND (AIR FORCE ONE, LOCKHEED C-130 HERCULES, McD C-17 GLOBEMASTER III, LOCKHEED C-5 GALAXY, ARW, AMW, McD KC-10A EXTENDER, KC-135 STRATOTANKER, LOCKHEED C-141 STARLIFTER)

LOCKHEED MARTIN F-22 RAPTOR USAF

BOEING McDONNELL DOUGLAS F-15 EAGLE (TFW USAF)

F-15E STRIKE EAGLE

BOEING B-52 STRATOFORTRESS USAF SAC

BOEING C-135 FAMILY OF AIRCRAFT (BOEING KC-135 STRATOTANKER ARS, KC-135R, KC-135E, PACER CRAG, VOMIT COMET KC-135A, RC-135, RIVET JOINT, RC-135V, COBRA BALL, RC-135S, RC-135U COMBAT SENT, BIG CROW, NKC-135E, SPECKLED TROUT, OC-135 OPEN SKIES, WC-135W CONSTANT PHOENIX, NC-135W, EC-135N, C-135K, NKC-135E, AIR NATIONAL GUARD)

LOCKHEED MARTIN U-2 DRAGON LADY USAF (SENIOR SPUR, 9TH SRW STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE WING, U-2S, TU-2S, RAMP UPGRADE, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM)

USAF AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND AFSOC HURLBURT FIELD FLORIDA (SIKORSKY MH-53 PAVE LOW, LOCKHEED MC-130H COMBAT TALON II, AC-130 SPECTRE GUNSHIP, SOS, MH-60 PAVE HAWK, EC-130E COMMANDO SOLO, CASA CN-235, ANTONOV AN-26

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USAF 509TH BOMB WING WHITEMAN AFB MISSOURI NORTHRUP GRUMMAN B-2 SPIRIT STEALTH BOMBER

GENERAL DYNAMICS GRUMMAN F-111 AARDVARK

ROCKWELL B-1B LANCER

AIR NATIONAL GUARD ANG AND AIR FORCE RESERVE (McD F-15 EAGLE 142ND TFW 173RD TFW, KC-135R 939TH ARW AIR REFUELING WING USAFR

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USAF 67TH RECONNAISSANCE WING IN KOREA

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The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin turbofan engine, straight wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). Commonly referred to by the nicknames "Warthog" or "Hog", its official name comes from the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, a World War II fighter-bomber effective at attacking ground targets. The A-10 was designed for close air support (CAS) of friendly ground troops, attacking armored vehicles and tanks, and providing quick-action support against enemy ground forces. It entered service in 1976 and is the only production-built aircraft that has served in the USAF that was designed solely for CAS. Its secondary mission is to provide forward air controller – airborne (FAC-A) support, by directing other aircraft in attacks on ground targets. Aircraft used primarily in this role are designated OA-10.

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THE LOCKHEED C-130 HERCULES IS A FOUR-ENGINE TURBOPROP MILITARY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT DESIGNED AND BUILT ORIGINALLY BY LOCKHEED, NOW LOCKHEED MARTIN. CAPABLE OF USING UNPREPARED RUNWAYS FOR TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, THE C-130 WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AS A TROOP, MEDICAL EVACUATION, AND CARGO TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT. THE VERSATILE AIRFRAME HAS FOUND USES IN A VARIETY OF OTHER ROLES, INCLUDING AS A GUNSHIP (AC-130), FOR AIRBORNE ASSAULT, SEARCH AND RESCUE, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SUPPORT, WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE, AERIAL REFUELING, MARITIME PATROL, AND AERIAL FIREFIGHTING. IT IS NOW THE MAIN TACTICAL AIRLIFTER FOR MANY MILITARY FORCES WORLDWIDE. OVER 40 MODELS AND VARIANTS OF THE HERCULES SERVE WITH MORE THAN 60 NATIONS.

THE MC-130E COMBAT TALON WAS DEVELOPED FOR THE USAF DURING THE VIETNAM WAR TO SUPPORT SPECIAL OPERATIONS MISSIONS THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND SPAWNED BOTH AN MC-130H COMBAT TALON II AS WELL AS A FAMILY OF OTHER SPECIAL MISSIONS AIRCRAFT. 37 OF THE EARLIEST MODELS CURRENTLY OPERATING WITH THE AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (AFSOC) ARE SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED BY NEW-PRODUCTION MC-130J VERSIONS. THE EC-130 COMMANDO SOLO IS ANOTHER SPECIAL MISSIONS VARIANT WITHIN AFSOC, ALBEIT OPERATED SOLELY BY AN AFSOC-GAINED WING IN THE PENNSYLVANIA AIR NATIONAL GUARD, AND IS A PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS/INFORMATION OPERATIONS (PSYOP/IO) PLATFORM EQUIPPED AS AN AERIAL RADIO STATION AND TELEVISION STATIONS ABLE TO TRANSMIT MESSAGING OVER COMMERCIAL FREQUENCIES. OTHER VERSIONS OF THE EC-130, MOST NOTABLY THE EC-130H COMPASS CALL, ARE ALSO SPECIAL VARIANTS, BUT ARE ASSIGNED TO THE AIR COMBAT COMMAND (ACC). THE AC-130 GUNSHIP WAS FIRST DEVELOPED DURING THE VIETNAM WAR TO PROVIDE CLOSE AIR SUPPORT AND OTHER GROUND-ATTACK DUTIES.

THE HC-130 IS A FAMILY OF LONG-RANGE SEARCH AND RESCUE VARIANTS USED BY THE USAF AND THE U.S. COAST GUARD. EQUIPPED FOR DEEP DEPLOYMENT OF PARARESCUEMEN (PJS), SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT, AND (IN THE CASE OF USAF VERSIONS) AERIAL REFUELING OF COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTERS, HC-130S ARE USUALLY THE ON-SCENE COMMAND AIRCRAFT FOR COMBAT SAR MISSIONS (USAF ONLY) AND NON-COMBAT SAR (USAF AND USCG). EARLY USAF VERSIONS WERE ALSO EQUIPPED WITH THE FULTON SURFACE-TO-AIR RECOVERY SYSTEM, DESIGNED TO PULL A PERSON OFF THE GROUND USING A WIRE STRUNG FROM A HELIUM BALLOON. THE JOHN WAYNE MOVIE THE GREEN BERETS FEATURES ITS USE. THE FULTON SYSTEM WAS LATER REMOVED WHEN AERIAL REFUELING OF HELICOPTERS PROVED SAFER AND MORE VERSATILE. THE MOVIE THE PERFECT STORM DEPICTS A REAL LIFE SAR MISSION INVOLVING AERIAL REFUELING OF A NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD HH-60G BY A NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD HC-130P.

THE RC-130 IS A RECONNAISSANCE VERSION. A SINGLE EXAMPLE IS USED BY THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AIR FORCE, THE AIRCRAFT HAVING ORIGINALLY BEEN SOLD TO THE FORMER IMPERIAL IRANIAN AIR FORCE.

AC-130A/E/H/U/W: GUNSHIP VARIANTS

C-130D/D-6: SKI-EQUIPPED VERSION FOR SNOW AND ICE OPERATIONS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE / AIR NATIONAL GUARD

CC-130E/H/J HERCULES: DESIGNATION FOR ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE HERCULES AIRCRAFT

DC-130A/E: DRONE CONTROL

EC-130E/J COMMANDO SOLO – USAF / AIR NATIONAL GUARD PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS VERSION

EC-130E – AIRBORNE BATTLEFIELD COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTER (ABCCC)

EC-130E RIVET RIDER – AIRBORNE PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE AIRCRAFT

EC-130H COMPASS CALL – ELECTRONIC WARFARE AND ELECTRONIC ATTACK.

EC-130V – AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING AND CONTROL (AEW&C) VARIANT USED BY USCG FOR COUNTER-NARCOTICS MISSIONS

HC-130B/E/H – EARLY MODEL COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE

HC-130P/N COMBAT KING – USAF AERIAL REFUELING TANKER AND COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE

HC-130J COMBAT KING II – NEXT GENERATION COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE TANKER

HC-130H/J – USCG LONG-RANGE SURVEILLANCE AND SEARCH AND RESCUE

JC-130: TEMPORARY CONVERSION FOR FLIGHT TEST OPERATIONS

KC-130F/R/T/J: UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AERIAL REFUELING TANKER AND TACTICAL AIRLIFTER

LC-130F/H/R: USAF / AIR NATIONAL GUARD – SKI-EQUIPPED VERSION FOR ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC SUPPORT OPERATIONS.

MC-130E/H COMBAT TALON I/II – SPECIAL OPERATIONS INFILTRATION/EXTRACTION VARIANT

MC-130W COMBAT SPEAR/DRAGON SPEAR – SPECIAL OPERATIONS TANKER/GUNSHIP[33]

MC-130P COMBAT SHADOW – SPECIAL OPERATIONS TANKER

MC-130J COMMANDO II (FORMERLY COMBAT SHADOW II) – SPECIAL OPERATIONS TANKER AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

YMC-130H – MODIFIED AIRCRAFT UNDER OPERATION CREDIBLE SPORT FOR SECOND IRAN HOSTAGE CRISIS RESCUE ATTEMPT

NC-130: PERMANENT CONVERSION FOR FLIGHT TEST OPERATIONS

PC-130/C-130-MP: MARITIME PATROL

RC-130: SURVEILLANCE AIRCRAFT FOR RECONNAISSANCE

SC-130: SEARCH AND RESCUE

TC-130: AIRCREW TRAINING

VC-130: VIP TRANSPORT

WC-130A/B/E/H/J: WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE ("HURRICANE HUNTER") VERSION FOR USAF / AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND IN SUPPORT OF THE NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER

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