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The gap, if you notice it, is probably for refueling purposes. Notice that the flight terminates and goes dark, so the transponder is probably turned off at that point.
The Spec Ops bros operate out of the Florida panhandle. This is the bird:
The C-146A is the military version of the Dornier D-328 turboprop commuter airliner modified to permit cargo and personnel transport missions. The aircraft has been continuously deployed since October 2011 and currently supports overseas contingency operations across four geographic combatant commands.
General Characteristics
Primary function: Flexible, rapid, intra-theater mobility for special operations forces
Builder: Dornier
Power plant: Two Pratt & Whitney PW119C turboprop engines
Thrust: 2,282 max takeoff shaft horsepower per engine
Wingspan: 68 feet 10 inches (20.98 meters)
Length: 69 feet 10 inches (21.29 meters)
Height: 23 feet 9 inches (7.24 meters)
Speed: 270 knots (310 mph or 500 km/h)
Range: Approximately 1,500 nautical miles with 2,000 pounds of cargo
Ceiling: 31,000 feet
Maximum takeoff weight: 30,843 pounds
Armament: N/A
Crew: two pilots and one loadmaster
Unit cost: $17.6 million
Inventory: Active Duty, 20; Reserve, 0; ANG, 0
https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/467729/c-146a-wolfhound/
Special Forces Soldiers rely on stealth to do their jobs. Teams are organized in small, highly trained groups. This ensures maximum efficiency during a mission.
A U.S. Army Special Forces Team (officially called a Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha or A-Team for short) consists of 12 soldiers. The following list has the breakdown for the team by number of soldiers in that position, the MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) Code, the MOS (or job) title, then the rank and pay grade held by a soldier in that position.
1 x 18A: Team Leader (Captain / O-3)
1 x 180A: Assistant Team Leader (Warrant Officer / W-1 to CW-3)
1 x 18Z: Operations Sergeant aka the Team Sergeant (Master Sergeant / E-8)
2 x 18B: Weapons Sergeants (Sergeant to Sergeant First Class / E-5 to E-7)
2 x 18C: Engineer and Demolitions Sergeants (Sergeant to Sergeant First Class / E-5 to E-7)
2 x 18D: Medical Sergeants (Sergeant to Sergeant First Class / E-5 to E-7)
2 x 18E: Communications Sergeants (Sergeant to Sergeant First Class / E-5 to E-7)
1 x 18F: Intelligence Sergeant (Staff Sergeant to Sergeant First Class / E-6 to E-7)
DETACHMENT STRUCTURE
Special Forces Soldiers rely on stealth to do their jobs. Teams are organized in small, highly trained groups. This ensures maximum efficiency during a mission.
Teams are made up of 12 men, called Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA). Each team consists of a commander (officer), assistant commander (warrant officer), operations/intelligence sergeant and noncommissioned officer in charge, as well as two of each of the following: weapons sergeants, communications sergeants, medical sergeants and engineer sergeants. Each Soldier in an ODA is specially trained and cross-trained in different disciplines.
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