aily ▁clear ▁landing ▁zones ▁and ▁to ▁eliminate ▁mine ▁fields . ▁The ▁weight ▁and ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁weapons ▁make ▁it ▁impossible ▁or ▁imp ract ical ▁to ▁load ▁them ▁on ▁conventional ▁bom bers . ▁The ▁G BU - 4 3 / B ▁MO AB ▁is ▁a ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁B L U - 8 2 ▁and ▁can ▁perform ▁the ▁same ▁function , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁perform ▁strike ▁functions ▁against ▁hard ened ▁targets ▁in ▁a ▁low ▁air ▁threat ▁environment . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁two ▁success ive ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁aircraft ▁named ▁F at ▁Albert ▁have ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁support ▁aircraft ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁Blue ▁Ang els ▁flight ▁demonstr ation ▁team . ▁F at ▁Albert ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁T C - 1 3 0 G ▁( 1 5 1 8 9 1 ), ▁while ▁F at ▁Albert ▁II ▁is ▁a ▁C - 1 3 0 T ▁( 1 6 4 7 6 3 ). ▁Although ▁F at ▁Albert ▁supports ▁a ▁Navy ▁squad ron , ▁it ▁is ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁( US MC ) ▁and ▁its ▁crew ▁consists ▁sole ly ▁of ▁US MC ▁personnel . ▁At ▁some ▁air ▁shows ▁featuring ▁the ▁team , ▁F at ▁Albert ▁takes ▁part , ▁performing ▁fly o vers . ▁Until ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁also ▁demonstrated ▁its ▁ro cket - ass isted ▁take off ▁( R AT O ) ▁capabilities ; ▁these ▁ended ▁due ▁to ▁dw ind ling ▁supplies ▁of ▁rock ets .