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MEMORANDUM FOR HQ 

FROM: 
100 Hartley Street. Command Suite
llurlhurt Field 32544-5273

SUBJ Recapitalization Mission Design Series (MDS) Designation
I. Request the 3t] recapitalization aircraft portion ofthe 30 Recapitalization

Acquisition Program be designated as MC- 1 30]. These are a multi-mission variant ofthe
therefore should be designated as MC.

2. The 668 AESS concurrence is attached.
3. The following information is offered for inclusion in the 4120.154;
21. MDS: 
b. Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin
c. Popular Name: To Be Determined
Using Service: USAF

Engine/Motor Type: Ali2100D3
f. Number of Engines: 4

g. Description: Performs night. clandestine low-level. formation aerial refueling of SOF
aircraft. thrward arming and refueling point and ground refueling operations. rcsupply.
infiltration. extiltration and warfare missions.

 

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Commander
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Subject; RE: MC-133J Popular Name

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From: HQ AFSOCIASRM

Sent: 3 Feb 89

To: 668 AESS

Subject: POPULAR NAME



COORDINATION
Office Action Last Name/Rank/Date
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SUSPENSE: 4 Feb 69

1. PURPOSE: Obtain 668 AESS concurrence on preposed popular names for 

i. AFI DESIGNATING AND MAMING DEFE
equires SPO concurrence on the popular name on
Signature and Air Force approval

NSE MILITARY AEROSPACE VEHICLES
AFS vany military aircraft prior to 
. ASRM will propose the following names to 

Combat Shadow II: The MC-ISBJ is recapitalizing 23 Combat Shadow and 14 

a on I aircraft. The Combat Shadow flies clandestine, or low visibility single or
multi:ship low-level air refueling missions for special operations helicopters its mission
also includes infiltration, extiltration, and resupply of special operations torces by
airdrop or airland intruding politically sensitive or hostile territories. The nc-13a3
mission will be identical to the Combat Shadow mission. The MC-lloE already has its namesake
preserved in the HC-13BH, Combat Talon 11.

b. Commando II: The c-as, known as the Commando was most famous for its operations in the
Far East. The Commando was a workhorse in "flying The Hump" (over the Himalaya Mountains),
transporting desperately needed supplies from bases in India and Burma to troops in China. A
variety of transports had been employed in the effort but only the C-46 was able to handle
the adverse conditions with unpredictable weather, lack of radio aids and direction finders,
engineering and maintenance nightmares due to a shortage of trained air and ground personnel
and poorly equipped airfields often wiped out by monsoon rains.

c. Combat Knife: Combat Knife was the program name attached to early variants of the first
Combat Talon program in the 19685. In this program, MC-IBBE Combat Talons based at Pope AFB
were fitted with the Fulton Surface-to-Air Recovery System. The Combat Knife unit
participated in the Son Tay Raid and later became part of the 1 SUN

3. RECOMMENDATION: Concur with the above proposed popular names for the MC-1363.



 

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