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MC-130H Combat Talon II Aircraft
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Liliana Moreno/Released
A group of MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft operated by the 352nd Special Operations Group at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, part of USAF Special Operations Command (AFSOC).
The MC-130H is operated by AFSOC special operations squadrons.
Essentially tricked-out C-130 Herculese, these planes insert, extract and resupply special operations forces.
The foremost MC-130H has its nose pulled open to reveal the AN/APQ-170 terrain-following radar housed within.
This radar is used to map the ground ahead of the aircraft to enable it to fly at low level at night and in poor weather conditions.
