"They called for the AC-130 gunships from Air Force Spec Ops Command."

How many of those are still in commission, Scottie? Five? Six?

I have had some very good friends in the USAF. None of them were doing anything they couldn't have done in the Army, the Navy, or the Marines, however. The age of the strategic bomber has been over since Gary Powers proved that you can't fly high enough to avoid missiles without a ship at least as fast as those missiles - and the Blackbird makes a lousy weapons platform.