EC-130H Compass Call Refuels from KC-135 - 2012

An electronic warfare EC-130H Compass Call aircraft takes fuel from an Ohio Air National Guard KC-135R Stratotanker crewed by members of the Utah Air National Guard's 191st Air Refueling Squadron in this classic video from the vault, made in 2012. Here's a 2015 USAF explanation of the aircraft: "The EC-130H Compass Call is an airborne tactical weapon system using a heavily modified version of the C-130 Hercules airframe. The system disrupts enemy command and control communications and limits adversary coordination essential for enemy force management. The Compass Call system employs offensive counter-information and electronic attack (or EA) capabilities in support of U.S. and Coalition tactical air, surface, and special operations forces. The EC-130H, EA-6B or EA-18G, and F-16CJ, form the Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD) triad". The USAF description continues: "The EC-130H aircraft carries a combat crew of 13 people. Four members are responsible for aircraft flight and navigation (aircraft commander, co-pilot, navigator and flight engineer), while nine members operate and employ the EA mission equipment permanently integrated in the cargo/mission compartment. The mission crew includes the mission crew commander (electronic warfare officer), weapon system officer (electronic warfare officer), mission crew supervisor (an experienced cryptologic linguist), four analysis operators (linguists), one acquisition operator and an airborne maintenance technician".

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[jimfowler]

My son's platform!  Great video, thanks!

[michaelchristensen]

same aircraft, just doing in flight refueling plugs. if you look closely, you can see different pilots in the primary seat.