352nd SOG, 67th SOS retire first MC-130P

The 67th Special Operations Squadron aircrew of MC-130P Combat Shadow 65-0992 start a final taxi before the aircraft's departure from RAF Mildenhall, England, March 8, 2013, to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., where it is being retired from active service. After 47 years of rescue, humanitarian and special operations service, this aircraft's retirement marks the dawn of a transition to new special operations aircraft in the European theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Trower/Released)

352nd SOG, 67th SOS retire first MC-130P

The 67th Special Operations Squadron aircrew of MC-130P Combat Shadow 65-0992 start engines before the aircraft's final departure from RAF Mildenhall, England, March 8, 2013, enroute to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., where it is being retired from active service. After 47 years of rescue, humanitarian and special operations service, this aircraft's retirement marks the dawn of a transition to new special operations aircraft in the European theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Trower/Released)

A gallon or so low

LUNGI, Sierra Leone -- An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter prepares for aerial refueling from an Air Force MC-130P Combat Shadow after a evacuation mission into the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, on July 28. The 398th Air Expeditionary Group is currently in Sierra Leone to provide personnel recovery and emergency evacuation capability for the humanitarian assistance survey team and the fleet antiterrorism security team in Liberia. The HH-60G is from the 56th Rescue Squadron at Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, and the MC-130P is from the 352nd Special Operations Group at Royal Air Force Mildenhall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

More support in Liberia

LUNGI, Sierra Leone -- An Air Force MC-130P Combat Shadow lands here with supplies and people headed for the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia on July 28. The aircraft is assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Group at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. The 398th Air Expeditionary Group is here to provide personnel recovery and emergency evacuation capability for the humanitarian assistance survey team and the fleet antiterrorism security team in Liberia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)