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Staff Sgts. Oscar Garcia and Derek Watson, special mission aviators with the 1st Special Operations Group Detachment 2, communicate during preflight checks of an MC-130J Combat Talon II at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga. Dec. 11, 2015. The MC-130J will undergo modifications to become an AC-130J Ghostrider, which will provide the 1 SOW with close air support and air interdiction capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Pilots with the 1st Special Operations Wing prepare for takeoff from Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga., Dec. 11, 2015. The MC-130J will undergo modifications to become an AC-130J Ghostrider, which will provide the 1 SOW with close air support and air interdiction capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Col. Sean Farrell, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, undergoes preflight checks of an MC-130J Combat Talon II at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga., Dec. 11, 2015. The MC-130J will undergo modifications to become an AC-130J Ghostrider, which will provide the 1 SOW with close air support and air interdiction capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Col. Sean Farrell, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, receives a commemorative key to the MC-130J Commando II from Ray Fajay, director of air mobility business development at Lockheed Martin, at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga., Dec. 11, 2015. The MC-130J will undergo modifications to become an AC-130J Ghostrider, which will provide the 1 SOW with close air support and air interdiction capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Col. Sean Farrell, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, boards an MC-130J Commando II at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga., Dec. 11, 2015. The MC-130J will undergo modifications to become an AC-130J Ghostrider, which will provide the 1 SOW with close air support and air interdiction capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Staff Sgt. Derek Watson, a special missions aviator with the 1st Special Operations Group Detachment 2, inspects an MC-130J Commando II during a preflight check at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga., Dec. 11, 2015. The MC-130J will undergo modifications to become an AC-130J Ghostrider, which will provide the 1 SOW with close air support and air interdiction capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Staff Sgts. Johnny Hooker Jr. and Derek Watson, special missions aviators with the 1st Special Operations Group Detachment 2, look through an inventory checklist for an MC-130J Commando II at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga., Dec. 11, 2015. The MC-130J will undergo modifications to become an AC-130J Ghostrider, which will provide the 1 SOW with close air support and air interdiction capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Staff Sgt. Johnny Hooker Jr., a special missions aviator with the 1st Special Operations Group Detachment 2, ties down cargo on an MC-130J Commando II at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga., Dec. 11, 2015. The MC-130J will undergo modifications to become an AC-130J Ghostrider, which will provide the 1 SOW with close air support and air interdiction capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Staff Sgt. Oscar Garcia, a special missions aviator with the 1st Special Operations Group Detachment 2, calculates the weight and balance of an MC-130J Commando II during preflight checks at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga., Dec. 11, 2015. The MC-130J will undergo modifications to become an AC-130J Ghostrider, which will provide the 1 SOW with close air support and air interdiction capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Staff Sgt. Derek Watson, a special missions aviator with the 1st Special Operations Group Detachment 2, maintains communications with pilots during a pre-flight check of an MC-130J Commando II at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga., Dec. 11, 2015. The MC-130J will undergo modifications to become an AC-130J Ghostrider, which will provide the 1 SOW with close air support and air interdiction capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Staff Sgt. Johnny Hooker Jr., a special missions aviator with the 1st Special Operations Group Detachment 2, looks out of the door window of an MC-130J Commando II during a flight to Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 11, 2015. The MC-130J will undergo modifications to become an AC-130J Ghostrider, which will provide the 1 SOW with close air support and air interdiction capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Col. Sean Farrell, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, takes hold of the throttle for takeoff at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga., Dec. 11, 2015. The MC-130J will undergo modifications to become an AC-130J Ghostrider, which will provide the 1 SOW with close air support and air interdiction capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Published Dec. 16, 2015
By Senior Airman Ryan Conroy
1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- An aircrew with the 1st Special Operations Wing traveled to Lockheed Martin Corp. in Marietta, Ga., Dec. 11, to pick up a new addition to the fleet, an MC-130J Commando II. The MC-130J will undergo modifications to become an AC-130J Ghostrider, which will provide the 1 SOW with close air support and air interdiction capabilities.