A Special Mission Aviator inspects the belt of a 30mm cannon on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship during live-fire training in Okinawa, Japan on April 16, 2021. The primary missions of the AC-130J are close-air support, air interdiction, and armed reconnaissance. The close-air-support missions include troops in contact, convoy escort, and point-air defense.

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Keywords: ac-130j, afsoc, ghostrider, gunship, indopacom, socpac