Air Force Drops Gunships; Marines Take Up Slack

"The Air Force’s 25 AC-130 gunships, pictured, are some of the most effective weapons in the U.S. air arsenal. But they’re old, and too few. Air Force Special Operations Command had the great idea of taking 16 C-27J light airlifters and adding guns, to complement the bigger AC-130s. But that plan appears to be unraveling, as the Pentagon trims funding for C-27s."
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