2012年1月4日，美国新墨西哥州克洛维斯，来自科特兰空军基地的美国空军第71特种作战中队 CV-22“鱼鹰”旋翼机伸出加油管准备进行空中加油，加油机是来自第27特种作战联队第522特别行动中队的 MC-130J“突击队员”II。（A 71st Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey, flies over the skies of New Mexico practicing air refueling with a 522nd Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Combat Shadow II, Jan. 4, 2012. The 71st SOS is stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., and the 522nd SOS at Cannon Air Force Base N.M.）

2012年1月4日，美国新墨西哥州克洛维斯，来自科特兰空军基地的美国空军第71特种作战中队 CV-22“鱼鹰”旋翼机接受第522特别行动中队的 MC-130J 空中加油。（A 71st Special Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey receives fuel from a 522 SOS, MC-130J Combat Shadow II aircraft, over the skies of New Mexico, Jan. 4, 2012. The 71 SOS is stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., and conducted air refueling training with the 522 SOS, stationed at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.）

2012年1月4日，美国新墨西哥州，来自在坎农空军基地的美国空军第27特种作战联队第522特别行动中队 MC-130J“突击队员”II 特种作战飞机释放加油软管准备为 CV-22“鱼鹰”旋翼机空中加油。（A 71st Special Operations Squadron, CV-22 Osprey, is refueled by a 522nd Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Combat Shadow II over the skies of New Mexico, Jan. 4, 2012. The 71st is stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., and the 522nd SOS at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The MC-130J provided in-flight refueling as part of a joint-base partnership.）

2012年1月4日，美国新墨西哥州，来自在坎农空军基地的美国空军第27特种作战联队第522特别行动中队 MC-130J“突击队员”II 特种作战飞机在为第71特种作战中队的 CV-22“鱼鹰”旋翼机空中加油。（A 71st Special Operations Squadron, CV-22 Osprey, is refueled by a 522nd Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Combat Shadow II over the skies of New Mexico, Jan. 4, 2012. The 71st is stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., and the 522nd SOS at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The MC-130J provided in-flight refueling as part of a joint-base partnership.）

2012年1月4日，美国新墨西哥州，来自在坎农空军基地的美国空军第27特种作战联队第522特别行动中队 MC-130J“突击队员”II 特种作战飞机在训练中低空飞行，该机可为特种部队渗入/渗出提供空中加油和空投补给。（A 522nd Special Operations MC-130J Combat Shadow II aircraft flies over the skies of New Mexico, Jan. 4, 2012. The 522nd SOS is stationed at Cannon Air force Base, N.M. and the MC-130J provides in-flight refueling, infiltration/exfiltration and aerial delivery resupply of special operations forces.）

2012年1月4日，美国新墨西哥州，来自在坎农空军基地的美国空军第27特种作战联队第522特别行动中队 MC-130J“突击队员”II 特种作战飞机在训练中低空飞行，该机可为特种部队渗入/渗出提供空中加油和空投补给。（A 522nd Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Combat Shadow II aircraft, flies over the skies of New Mexico, Jan. 4, 2012. The 522nd SOS is stationed at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. and the MC-130J provides in-flight refueling, infiltration/exfiltration and aerial delivery resupply of special operations forces.）

2012年1月4日，美国新墨西哥州，来自在坎农空军基地的美国空军第27特种作战联队第522特别行动中队 MC-130J“突击队员”II 特种作战飞机在训练中低空飞行，该机可为特种部队渗入/渗出提供空中加油和空投补给。（A 522nd Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Combat Shadow II aircraft, flies over the skies New Mexico., Jan. 4, 2012. The 522nd SOS is stationed at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. and the MC-130J provides in-flight refueling, infiltration/exfiltration and aerial delivery resupply of special operations forces.）

2012年1月4日，美国新墨西哥州，来自在坎农空军基地的美国空军第27特种作战联队第522特别行动中队 MC-130J“突击队员”II 特种作战飞机在训练中低空飞行，该机可为特种部队渗入/渗出提供空中加油和空投补给。（A 52nd Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Combat Shadow II aircraft, flies over the skies of New Mexico, Jan. 4, 2012. The 522nd SOS is stationed at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. and the MC-130J provides in-flight refueling, infiltration/exfiltration and aerial delivery resupply of special operations forces.）

2013年11月5日，美国新墨西哥州，来自在坎农空军基地的美国空军第27特种作战联队第522特别行动中队4架 MC-130J“突击队员”II 特种作战飞机在训练中编队低空飞越克洛维斯，墨西哥州的地形和气候为机组人员提供了最佳的训练环境。（Five MC-130J Air Commando II's from the 522nd Special Operation squadron at Cannon Air Force base conduct low level formation training over Clovis, N.M., Nov. 5. The New Mexican landscape provides an optimal training environment for air crews to hone their skills in order to meet the needs of the 27th Special Operations wing mission.）

2014年1月31日，美国佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地，美国空军特种作战司令部首架新型 AC-130J“骑士”空中炮艇机准备首飞。这架AC-130J是在MC-130J运输机上加装“精确打击组件”而成，这种组件能够迅速简便地安装在MC-130J运输机上。这也是AC-130J与目前美军使用的AC-130H/U攻击机最主要的区别，其主要任务是近距空中支援，空中遮断和武装侦察。按计划共有32 架MC-130J将被修改为AC-130J。（Dave King, of Lockheed Martin, marshals out the AC-130J Ghostrider as it taxis the runway for its first official sortie Jan. 31 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130J arrived at Eglin in January 2013 to begin the modification process for the AC-130J, whose primary mission is close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance. A total of 32 MC-130J prototypes will be modified as part of a $2.4 billion AC-130J program to grow the future fleet.）