Shadow End from Adam Taylor on Vimeo.
The MC-130P Combat Shadows have been retired from AFSOC service. This video was produced for the end party. Although they were a relic from a short lived Rescue/SOF amalgamation, their capability will be missed.
129th Rescue Wing (CAANG) still has “MC-P’s”.
Yes, I should have been more clear. Retired from AFSOC.
However, the 130Ps in rescue are HC-130P Kings which will be replaced by HC-130J Combat King IIs.
MERICA! That is all. Carry on.
AFSOC hasn’t retired all of them yet. Still ske in service and they aren’t a relic from a short lived rescue/sof service. They have been in AFSOC since the 80s.
Yeah, that’s how they came to AFSOC. They were rescue airframes.
Those airframes are 50 years old and probably close to being timed out. In these days of disposable crap, it’s amazing that an aircraft can last that long.
They weren’t built when things were disposable.
That was my point, just didnt phrase it properly.
What’s up with picking an anti-government protest song for the soundtrack? What a weird music choice.
I think they chose an “anti-government” song about revolution because they were linking it to the Thomas Payne quote and 1776. But I could be wrong.
What seemed odd to me was the Matthew McConaughey monologue from his car commercial. It fit I guess…but still…it was Matthew McConaughey!
Thanks for posting this SSD.
I rode in the back of those old birds many times for many reasons. I know it is their time to go…but I’ll miss them.