Built by defense contractor L3Harris, the OA-1K Skyraider II won the Armed Overwatch Program and is designed to provide special operations forces with reliable and effective close air support ...

The rudimentary nature of the OA-1K Skyraider II, which will serve alongside such advanced machines as the F-22 Raptor and AH ...

Special operations forces in the area reported ... 1947 (see “A Little Help From Above,” p. 56). Second, make close air support a part of the original battle plan instead of an emergency ...

Command Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, senior enlisted leader of Air Force Special Operations Command, was fired over a ...

U.S. Special Operations Command’s (USSOCOM) first missionized aircraft was based on an Air Tractor AT-802, primarily used for crop dusting.

The memo, which was first posted on the widely followed Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook page, was confirmed as authentic by an AFSOC official, according to Task & Purpose. The exact circumstances ...

During Operation Desert Storm, AC-130s provided close air support and force protection (air base defense) for ground forces. Gunships were also used during operations Continue Hope and United ...

Special Operations Forces (SOF) will fly Skyraider II in various missions and will deliver close air support, precision strike, and armed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. The ...

including close air support of ground forces. The Sniper pod enables aircrews to detect and identify weapon caches and individuals carrying armaments, all outside jet noise ranges. Superior ...