An MC-130E Combat Talon I flies over the flightline during an aircraft retirement ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., June 22, 2012. This particular Talon I was the lead aircraft that performed a Prisoner More
The official Son Tay Raid patch adorns the side of Lime 02, an MC-130P Combat Shadow dedicated in a ceremony Sept. 3, 2015, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Lime 02 participated as an aerial refueler in the attem More
Col. Robert Masaitis (center left), 27th Special Operations Wing commander, and other 27 SOW Airmen greet Col. (ret.) Clyde “Neal” Westbrook in front an HC-130P Combat King special operations aerial refueling a More
Trucks from the Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., fire department aim their hoses over an MC-130E Combat Talon I, tail number 64-0523, on the Cannon flightline during an aircraft retirement ceremony, June 22, 2012. More
Lime 02, an MC-130P Combat Shadow that refueled assault helicopters during a Prisoner of War rescue attempt in Vietnam, stands sentry near the front gate Sept. 3, 2015, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The Combat More
Col. Robert Masaitis (left), 27th Special Operations Wing commander, speaks with Col. (ret.) Clyde “Neal” Westbrook during Westbrook’s visit to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., November 19, 2020. Masaitis and other More
An MC-130E Combat Talon I taxies onto the flightline during an aircraft retirement ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., June 22, 2012. This particular Talon I was the lead aircraft that performed a Prisoner More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Nathan Scopac, 9th Special Operations Squadron commander, and Col. Benjamin Maitre, 27th Special Operations Wing commander, reveal a plaque celebrating MC-130P Combat Shadow Lime 02 in a More
Col. (ret.) Clyde “Neal” Westbrook stands in front of an HC-130P Combat King special operations aerial refueling aircraft static display during his visit to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., November 19, 2020. Westb More
An American Flag is displayed on top of the newly arrived MC-130E Combat Talon I, tail number 64-0523, during an aircraft retirement ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., June 22, 2012. This particular Talon More
Col. (ret.) Clyde “Neal” Westbrook stands in front of a HC-130P Combat King special operations aerial refueling aircraft static display during his visit to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., November 19, 2020. Westbr More