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Technical Sgt. Ben Filek, left, and Master Sgt. Chris Jette look over a newly-installed 30 mm Bushmaster cannon aboard an AC-130U Spooky gunship. Sergeant Filek is an aerial gunner with the 19th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Sergeant Jette, also an aerial gunner, is with the 1st Special Operations Group standardization/evaluation section at Hurlburt. The 30 mm gun will eventually replace both the 40 mm cannon and 25 mm gun on U-model gunships. (Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Gary Emery)


Top Gun

Technical Sgt. Ben Filek, left, and Master Sgt. Chris Jette look over a newly-installed 30 mm Bushmaster cannon aboard an AC-130U Spooky gunship. Sergeant Filek is an aerial gunner with the 19th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Sergeant Jette, also an aerial gunner, is with the 1st Special Operations Group standardization/evaluation section at Hurlburt. The 30 mm gun will eventually replace both the 40 mm cannon and 25 mm gun on U-model gunships. (Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Gary Emery)

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Chief Master Sgt. Gary Emery
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