Coalition ground force support

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Hayes, 16th Special Operations Squadron, helps prepare an AC-130H Spectre gunship prior to departure at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 8, 2012. The flight was part of a routine training mission conducted over White Sands Missile Range, N.M., in coordination with coalition forces both on the ground and in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo/Desiree Ann Montenegro)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Hayes and Airman 1st Class David Watkins, 16th Special Operation Squadron, watch and listen to the engine and propellers of an AC-130H Spectre gunship in preparation for take-off. The flight was part of a routine training mission conducted over White Sands Missile Range, N.M., in coordination with coalition forces both on the ground and in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo/Desiree Ann Montenegro)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Hayes, 16th Special Operations Squadron, confirs with a maintenance Air Commando as they check an aircraft prior to departure at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 8, 2012.The squadron flies the AC-130H Spectre gunship, a heavily armed aircraft designed for close air support, armed reconnaissance, interdiction, night search and rescue and airborne command and control.(U.S. Air Force photo/Desiree Ann Montenegro)

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The 16th Special Operations Squadron emblem is displayed on an AC-130H Spectre gunship at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 8, 2012. The Spectre has been a symbol of the 16 SOS and the AC-130H gunship since its inception in the late 1960's. (U.S. Air Force photo/Desiree Ann Montenegro)

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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Patrick Sheehan, 16th Special Operations Squadron electronic warfare officer, performs in-flight duties aboard an AC-130H Spectre gunship at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 8, 2012. The flight was part of a routine training mission conducted over White Sands Missile Range, N.M., in coordination with coalition forces both on the ground and in the air.(U.S. Air Force photo/Desiree Ann Montenegro)

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Staff Sgt. Justin Twilley, 16th Special Operations Squadron lowlight television operator, focuses intently on his job during an AC-130H Spectre gunship flight at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 8, 2012. The flight was part of a routine training mission conducted over White Sands Missile Range, N.M., in coordination with coalition forces both on the ground and in the air.(U.S. Air Force photo/Desiree Ann Montenegro)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David Watkins, 16th Special Operations Squadron, gazes out the window of an AC-130H Spectre gunship after helping the rest of the crew prepare for a successful mission at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 8, 2012. The flight was part of a routine training mission conducted over White Sands Missile Range, N.M., in coordination with coalition forces both on the ground and in the air.(U.S. Air Force photo/Desiree Ann Montenegro)

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Coalition ground force support

Published Nov. 26, 2012
By Desiree Ann Montenegro
27th Special Operation Wing Public Affairs

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE,N.M. -- The 16th Special Operations Squadron participated in a routine exercise as part of continuous training efforts at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 8.

The squadron's AC-130H Spectre gunship supported training of coalition ground forces while flying over White Sands Missile Range, N.M.

The AC-130H Spectre gunship is a heavily armed aircraft designed for close air support, armed reconnaissance, interdiction, night search and rescue and airborne command and control. The 16 SOS trains and maintains its combat-ready force to provide highly accurate firepower in support of both conventional and unconventional forces.

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