MC-130E Combat Talon I

MC-130E Combat Talon I
Eglin AFB, Florida (FL), US
The Lockheed MC-130 is the basic designation for a family of special mission aircraft. It is a a low level clandestine penetration aircraft suitable for Special Forces operations.

Based on the C-130 Hercules transport, their mission is the infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces, and the air refueling of (primarily) special operations helicopter and tilt-rotor aircraft.

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On October 6, 1995, the Air Force began shifting the Combat Talon I force to the Air Force Reserve Command's 711th Special Operations Squadron based at Duke Field.
The Lockheed MC-130 is the basic designation for a family of special mission aircraft. It is a a low level clandestine penetration aircraft suitable for Special Forces operations.

Based on the C-130 Hercules transport, their mission is the infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces, and the air refueling of (primarily) special operations helicopter and tilt-rotor aircraft.

On October 6, 1995, the Air Force began shifting the Combat Talon I force to the Air Force Reserve Command's 711th Special Operations Squadron based at Duke Field.
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By: kjfitz

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