U.S. Using MC-12s for Nigerian Surveillance
Air Force using the twin turboprops to locate the more than 200 school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram.
A U.S. Air Force MC-12W surveillance aircraft is flying over northern Nigeria. (Photo: Chris Pocock)
A U.S. Air Force MC-12W surveillance aircraft is flying over northern Nigeria. (Photo: Chris Pocock)

The U.S. Air Force is flying surveillance missions over northern Nigeria using MC-12W twin turboprops from Project Liberty. The flights are trying to locate more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. They throw some light on a relatively unknown fleet of ISR aircraft that is currently “owned” by Air Combat Command, but likely to move to Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) next year.

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