The Aircraft: Day of the Jakal
Four U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando IIs from the 17th Special Operations Squadron conduct a mass-launch training mission on June 22, 2017, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. The MC-130J serves as both a special operations transport and an aerial refueling aircraft, supporting high-priority, low-visibility missions throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.