▁ ▁The ▁AC - 1 3 0 ▁also ▁holds ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁longest ▁sust ained ▁flight ▁by ▁a ▁C - 1 3 0 . ▁From ▁ 2 2 ▁to ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁two ▁AC - 1 3 0 U ▁gun ships ▁fle w ▁ 3 6 ▁hours ▁non stop ▁from ▁H url b urt ▁Field , ▁Florida ▁to ▁Ta egu ▁( Da egu ), ▁South ▁Korea , ▁being ▁ref uel led ▁seven ▁times ▁by ▁K C - 1 3 5 ▁tank er ▁aircraft . ▁This ▁record ▁flight ▁beat ▁the ▁previous ▁record ▁longest ▁flight ▁by ▁over ▁ 1 0 ▁hours ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁gun ships ▁took ▁on ▁ ▁of ▁fuel . ▁The ▁gun ship ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁every ▁major ▁U . S . ▁combat ▁operation ▁since ▁Vietnam , ▁except ▁for ▁Operation ▁El ▁Dor ado ▁C any on , ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁attack ▁on ▁Lib ya . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Afghan istan ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁the ▁on going ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Security ▁Ass istance ▁Force ▁( Operation ▁End uring ▁Fre edom ), ▁the ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁Her cules ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁operation ally ▁by ▁Australia , ▁Belg ium , ▁Canada , ▁Den mark , ▁France , ▁Italy , ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁Norway , ▁Portugal , ▁Roman ia , ▁South ▁Korea , ▁Spain , ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ira