An Air Force Special Operations Command maintainer waits to marshal out an AC-130W for a test mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The testing was conducted by the 413th Flight Test Squadron. The 413th has three flights that perform developmental and qualification testing on Air Force Special Operations Command and rotor aircraft to include C-130s, CV-22s and UH-1s. The three flights are geographically separated at Hurlburt Field, Eglin and Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Tech. Sgt. James Kitchen, 413th Flight Test Squadron, communicates with the aircrew of an AC-130W prior to a test mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 413th has three flights that perform developmental and qualification testing on Air Force Special Operations Command and rotor aircraft to include C-130s, CV-22s and UH-1s. The three flights are geographically separated at Hurlburt Field, Eglin and Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
David Ulmer, 413th Flight Test Squadron, prepares the recording instrumentation mounted to the back of an AC-130W prior to a test mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 413th has three flights that perform developmental and qualification testing on Air Force Special Operations Command and rotor aircraft to include C-130s, CV-22s and UH-1s. The three flights are geographically separated at Hurlburt Field, Eglin and Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Tech. Sgt. James Kitchen, 413th Flight Test Squadron, connects a wire to the ordnance at the rear of an AC-130W prior to a test mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 413th has three flights that perform developmental and qualification testing on Air Force Special Operations Command and rotor aircraft to include C-130s, CV-22s and UH-1s. The three flights are geographically separated at Hurlburt Field, Eglin and Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Capt. Rob Newton, 413th Flight Test Squadron, prepares his work station inside an AC-130W prior to a test mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 413th has three flights that perform developmental and qualification testing on Air Force Special Operations Command and rotor aircraft to include C-130s, CV-22s and UH-1s. The three flights are geographically separated at Hurlburt Field, Eglin and Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
A master sergeant with the Air Force Special Operations Command prepares his radio in the back of an AC-130W prior to a test mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 413th has three flights that perform developmental and qualification testing on Air Force Special Operations Command and rotor aircraft to include C-130s, CV-22s and UH-1s. The three flights are geographically separated at Hurlburt Field, Eglin and Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
The Air Force Special Operations Command pilot shakes hands with other crew members of an AC-130W prior to a test mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The testing was conducted by the 413th Flight Test Squadron. The 413th has three flights that perform developmental and qualification testing on Air Force Special Operations Command and rotor aircraft to include C-130s, CV-22s and UH-1s. The three flights are geographically separated at Hurlburt Field, Eglin and Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Tech. Sgt. James Kitchen, 413th Flight Test Squadron, watches as the blades of an AC-130W engine begin to spin prior to a test mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 413th has three flights that perform developmental and qualification testing on Air Force Special Operations Command and rotor aircraft to include C-130s, CV-22s and UH-1s. The three flights are geographically separated at Hurlburt Field, Eglin and Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
The Air Force Special Operations Command pilot completes a preflight check of an AC-130W prior to a test mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The testing was conducted by the 413th Flight Test Squadron. The 413th has three flights that perform developmental and qualification testing on Air Force Special Operations Command and rotor aircraft to include C-130s, CV-22s and UH-1s. The three flights are geographically separated at Hurlburt Field, Eglin and Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Tech. Sgt. James Kitchen, 413th Flight Test Squadron, touches the nose and completes a last check of the two left engines of an AC-130W prior to a test mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 413th has three flights that perform developmental and qualification testing on Air Force Special Operations Command and rotor aircraft to include C-130s, CV-22s and UH-1s. The three flights are geographically separated at Hurlburt Field, Eglin and Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
The Air Force Special Operations Command maintainers move into place prior to an AC-130W launch at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The testing was conducted by the 413th Flight Test Squadron. The 413th has three flights that perform developmental and qualification testing on Air Force Special Operations Command and rotor aircraft to include C-130s, CV-22s and UH-1s. The three flights are geographically separated at Hurlburt Field, Eglin and Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
An Air Force Special Operations Command AC-130W sits ready for its next test mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The testing was conducted by the 413th Flight Test Squadron. The 413th has three flights that perform developmental and qualification testing on Air Force Special Operations Command and rotor aircraft to include C-130s, CV-22s and UH-1s. The three flights are geographically separated at Hurlburt Field, Eglin and Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Capt. John Hansen, 413th Flight Test Squadron, starts the recording devices used to gather data from a test during an AC-130W sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 413th has three flights that perform developmental and qualification testing on Air Force Special Operations Command and rotor aircraft to include C-130s, CV-22s and UH-1s. The three flights are geographically separated at Hurlburt Field, Eglin and Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
The Air Force Special Operations Command pilot completes his preflight checks on an AC-130W prior to a test mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The testing was conducted by the 413th Flight Test Squadron. The 413th has three flights that perform developmental and qualification testing on Air Force Special Operations Command and rotor aircraft to include C-130s, CV-22s and UH-1s. The three flights are geographically separated at Hurlburt Field, Eglin and Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
An Air Force Special Operations Command maintainer marshals out an AC-130W for a test mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The testing was conducted by the 413th Flight Test Squadron. The 413th has three flights that perform developmental and qualification testing on Air Force Special Operations Command and rotor aircraft to include C-130s, CV-22s and UH-1s. The three flights are geographically separated at Hurlburt Field, Eglin and Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
An Air Force Special Operations Command AC-130W lifts off for a test mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The testing was conducted by the 413th Flight Test Squadron. The 413th has three flights that perform developmental and qualification testing on Air Force propeller and rotor aircraft to include C-130s, CV-22s and UH-1s. The three flights are geographically separated at Hurlburt Field, Eglin and Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)