July 26, 2024 Total Force Integration: AFR aircrew executes live-fire training in Alaska on Active Duty AC-130J gunship The 5th Special Operations Squadron deployed a reserve gunship crew operating the AC-130J Ghostrider weapons system with support from active duty maintenance specialists to Alaska to simulate real life logistical challenges and hone in on their training requirements in an unfamiliar environment.
Oct. 1, 2018 Air Force “home” of C-130 testing becomes detachment The 413th Flight Test Squadron’s C-130 Combined Test Force became its own entity Sept. 10 when it was officially designated as a detachment, encapsulating more than a decade’s worth of specialized developmental tests on the Hercules.