Major
Paul R.
Andrews
Naval Post Graduate School
Major Paul R. Andrews Jr. is student at Naval Postgraduate School19 studying the Special Operations, Irregular Warfare curriculum at Naval Support Activity, Monterey, California. Major Andrews has served as a Formal Training Unit, AC-130U instructor Fire Control Officer at the 19 Special Operations Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command, and as a AC-130U Fire Control Officer at the 4 Special Operations Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command and has flown more than 3,600 hours in the AC-130U and EC130H.
Information provided is current as of July 2017
From the Author
The Rise of Close Air Support after World War II
Did the US Army and US Air Force Inter-Service Rivalry Benefit Close Air Support?
By Maj
Paul R.
Andrews
On a cold, clear night in Afghanistan in November 2011, an Air Force AC-130 Gunship and an AH-64 Apache check in with the Army ground party they are to work with. Both aircraft are providing [...]
