4th SOS receives first AC-130J

Serial 16-5837, the first Block 30 AC-130J for the 4th Special Operations Squadron – and for Air Force Special Operations Command – arrives at Hurlburt Field on March 6. USAF/Airman 1st Class Joel Miller AN INITIAL AC-130J has been delivered to the USAF’s 4th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) to replace the AC-130U Spooky, which is gradually being retired from active duty after more than 20 years of operation. The first Block 30 AC-130J Ghostrider gunship had arrived with the 4th