5th SOS participates in AC-130J live-fire

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John Gabel, a 5th Special Operations Squadron special missions aviator, unloads a dispensed round from the 105mm cannon during AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship live fire training over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 19, 2024. The live-fire training offered challenges that improved the members of the 5th SOS interoperability as a team and set a path for future training opportunities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ty Pilgrim)

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5th SOS participates in AC-130J live-fire

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Dempsey, a 5th Special Operations Squadron weapons system operator, participates in a live-fire training on board an AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 19, 2024. The live fire training offered challenges that improved the members of the 5th SOS interoperability as a team and set a path for future training opportunities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ty Pilgrim)

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5th SOS participates in AC-130J live-fire

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Thomas Crosby, a 5th Special Operations Squadron special missions aviator, prepares to load a round into the 105mm cannon during AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship live-fire training over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 19, 2024. The 5th SOS deployed a reserve gunship crew operating the AC-130J Ghostriders weapons system with support from active duty maintenance specialists to Alaska simulating real life logistical challenges to hone in on their training requirements in an unfamiliar environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ty Pilgrim)

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5th SOS participates in AC-130J live-fire

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Anthony Nunez, a 5th Special Operations Squadron special missions aviator, prepares to load a round into the 105mm cannon during AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship live-fire training over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 19, 2024. The 5th SOS deployed a reserve gunship crew operating the AC-130J Ghostriders weapons system with support from active duty maintenance specialists to Alaska simulating real life logistical challenges to hone in on their training requirements in an unfamiliar environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ty Pilgrim)

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5th SOS participates in AC-130J live-fire

U.S. Air Force Maj. Aaron Magger, a 5th Special Operations Squadron weapons system operator, participates in a live-fire training on board an AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 19, 2024. The 5th SOS deployed a reserve gunship crew operating the AC-130J Ghostriders weapons system with support from active duty maintenance specialists to Alaska simulating real life logistical challenges to hone in on their training requirements in an unfamiliar environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ty Pilgrim)

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5th SOS participates in AC-130J live-fire

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Thomas Crosby, a 5th Special Operations Squadron special missions aviator, inspects the 105mm cannon on an AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship before live-fire training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 17, 2024. The live-fire training offered challenges that improved the members of the 5th SOS interoperability as a team and set a path for future training opportunities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ty Pilgrim)

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5th SOS participates in AC-130J live-fire

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John Gabel, a 5th Special Operations Squadron special missions aviator, performs pre-flight procedures on an AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship before live-fire training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 17, 2024. The live-fire training offered challenges that improved the members of the 5th SOS interoperability as a team and set a path for future training opportunities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ty Pilgrim)

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5th SOS participates in AC-130J live-fire

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John Gabel, a 5th Special Operations Squadron special missions aviator, performs pre-flight procedures on an AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship before live fire training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 17, 2024. The live-fire training offered challenges that improved the members of the 5th SOS interoperability as a team and set a path for future training opportunities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ty Pilgrim)

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5th SOS participates in AC-130J live-fire

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Anthony Nunez, a 5th Special Operations Squadron special missions aviator, inspects the 35mm cannon on an AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship before live-fire training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 17, 2024. The 5th SOS deployed a reserve gunship crew operating the AC-130J Ghostriders weapons system with support from active duty maintenance specialists to Alaska simulating real life logistical challenges to hone in on their training requirements in an unfamiliar environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ty Pilgrim)

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5th SOS participates in AC-130J live-fire

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Nicklos Beihl, a 5th Special Operations Squadron experimental test pilot, takes notes during an AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship live-fire over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 17, 2024. The 5th SOS deployed a reserve gunship crew operating the AC-130J Ghostriders weapons system with support from active duty maintenance specialists to Alaska simulating real life logistical challenges to hone in on their training requirements in an unfamiliar environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ty Pilgrim)

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5th SOS participates in AC-130J live-fire

Published Aug. 6, 2024

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska --

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 5th Special Operations Squadron participated in live-fire training on board an AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 19, 2024. The 5th SOS deployed a reserve gunship crew operating the AC-130J Ghostriders weapons system with support from active duty maintenance specialists to Alaska simulating real life logistical challenges to hone in on their training requirements in an unfamiliar environment.