US Air Force pilots training with the AC-130 over Hurlburt Field during training exercise. The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is an aircraft ground attack and close air .brAn AC 130 gunship provides close air support for coalition forces in a mountainous region of Afghanistan.br4th Special Operations Squadron Airmen conduct a live-fire training exercise mission in an AC-130U Gunship during Emerald Warrior 2015 at Hurlburt Field, .brThe Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed ground-attack aircraft variant of the C-130 Hercules transport plane. The basic airframe is manufactured by .