MC-130J Commando 2
U.S. Air Force photo/Staff SGT. Matthew Plew
A MC-130J Commando II lands at a desert strip while on an exercise at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico, 2012.
The MC-130J is the newest model of aircraft based on the C-130 Hercules air frame in use with Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) .
Operated by the 522 Special Operations Squadron out of Cannon AFB, New Mexico, the MC-130J is designed to deliver supplies, men and vehicles in support of special operations.
It can also refuel other aircraft, on the ground or in mid-air.
