MC-130E. (Originally referred to as C-130E(I) in Vietnam).

The horizontal probe in the vertical tail is the signature feature.

It was an Angle of Attack probe for early generation Terrain Following Radar.

Uncle Same got his money’s worth out of these birds:

Vietnam, including:

Sontay raid 1970

and Mayaguez rescue 1975.

Iranian Hostage Rescue 1980

Grenada 1983

Haiti 1994

Serbia/Kosovo 1998

Operation Southern Watch 1998-2001

OEF 2001-2015

OIF 2002-2015