The Eastern New Mexico News - Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities

U.S. Air Force photo: Staff Sgt. Matthew Plew Eight AC-130H Spectre gunships taxi into position on the flightline prior to the final AC-130H mission conducted at Cannon Air Force Base on Jan. 16. The C-130 began its operational service with the Air Force in 1956 and AC-130 development began in the early 1960s.