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Air Force gunship training leaving Panhandle, in part because of crowded airspace

Officials say they prefer Kirtland Air Force Base to Hurlburt Field Special Operations Base east of Pensacola.
 
 
 
Crew members from the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Ghostriders work to replace an engine and a prop on a AC-130 gunship at Hurlburt Field Special Operations Base east of Pensacola. Training for gunship crews is scheduled to be moved from Hurlburt to New Mexico.
Crew members from the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Ghostriders work to replace an engine and a prop on a AC-130 gunship at Hurlburt Field Special Operations Base east of Pensacola. Training for gunship crews is scheduled to be moved from Hurlburt to New Mexico. [ AP (2002) ]
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