Lockheed MC-130

Like I said, I flew the C-130 and then I flew the C-17.

Rob flew the MC-130, which I don't know if it had the same carrying capacity because it carried a lot of extraneous gear.

I don't know.

What was it,

Those were destroyed on the ground by US forces, as in not shot down by Iran, but we couldn't get them back out due to my understanding the conditions on the runway, so they were destroyed in place.

The CBO, Congressional Budget Office, booked the MC-130s at three hundred million total and the five helos at one hundred and twenty-two million total.

A couple other here, couple others here not getting nearly as much attention, I would say.

Two A-10 Warthogs went down.

And within a couple of weeks, we were planning operations to to deploy out of Probert Field.

And I ended up being on the on the second wave out for 9-11 with an armada of AC-130 gunships and MC-130 combat talons.

Wow.

Wow.

that was south of, uh, of Kandahar.

And that was essentially, uh, again, I, I've already may overplay the term Armada, uh, but, All of our aircraft were involved.

So we had a slew of fixed-wing MC-130s, both combat Talons and combat Talon IIs.

So some of them were primarily refueling all the rotary wing assets.

This part.

A standby United States Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130 with a call sign Liberty 24 is called to help, sending para-jumpers on tether lines to rescue the survivors.

Marshall insists that his family and the wounded Shepard be transferred first.

When there's time for only one more transfer, Gibbs reveals himself as the traitor, killing Caldwell and the para-jumper.

Marshall attacks Gibbs and attaches himself to the transfer line at the last moment.

Air Force One crashes into the Caspian Sea, killing Gibbs while the MC-130 airmen reel Marshall to safety.

With Marshall and his family safe, Liberty 24 is given the call sign Air Force One as it flies to safety.

Um...

According to CENTCOM's Admiral Brad Cooper, about 92 U.S. troops took part.

The package included Air Force Special Ops, MC-130s delivering Army 160th SOAR, Little Birds, Air Force Pararescue Jump, Pararescue Jumpers, and elements of SEAL Team Six.

Video released, actually officials noted the force had practiced a similar unload and fly scenario on Wyoming Highway in 2023.

Video released with the interview show PJs reaching Bravo on a ridgeline and carrying him to a helicopter.

And there was an active biblical firefight going on for hours.

Every single one of those people, the people on the HC-130 that was on the ground or the MC-130, whichever reporting you're going to leave here.

I believe it was an MC.

Those people didn't go through selection.

I served active duty.

I was a communication navigation mission systems specialist on the specific aircraft of the MC-130H.

That's not necessarily important, but some of the people might want to see that.

It has a big nose because it's radar heavy.