ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Albuquerque is no stranger to seeing planes from Kirtland Air Force Base take to the sky. Now, the newest model of the U.S. Air Force’s AC-130 gunship is being added to the mix. It’s called the AC-130J Ghostrider.
A nine-person crew calls the Ghostrider their office. The aircraft is $165 million, but Lt. Col. Abderhalden, Assistant Director of Operations in the 73rd Special Operations Squadron, says the crew members on board are the most important piece.
“The machine can do incredible things, but it cannot do those incredible things without incredibly talented and professional air crew operating the machine,” said Abderhalden…