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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders   C-146A Wolfhounds sit on the flightline at Duke Field, Fla., Oct. 30, 2019. Air commandos from the Air Force Reserve Command's 919th Special Operations Wing work alongside active-duty members and contractors to ensure the C-146As are able to execute missions in austere environments around the globe on short notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Gentile)C-146A Wolfhounds sit on the flightline at Duke Field, Fla., Oct. 30, 2019. Air commandos from the Air Force Reserve Command's 919th Special Operations Wing work alongside active-duty members and contractors to ensure the C-146As are able to execute missions in austere environments around the globe on short notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Gentile)
                
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        C-146 WolfhoundU.S. Air Force special operations forces medical element team members, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, and U.S. Army Special Operations Resuscitation Team members, 528th Sustainment Brigade, prepare to load medical equipment onto a C-146A Wolfhound on Camp Rudder, Fla., April 23, 2015. Emerald Warrior is the Department of Defense's only irregular warfare exercise, allowing joint and combined partners to train together and prepare for real world contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cory D. Payne/Released)
                
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        C-146 WolfhoundA C-146A Wolfhound from Hurlburt Field, Florida takes off on a public highway in Alpena, Michigan, August, 2021. 

The highway landing is part of Exercise Northern Strike 21-2, an annual multinational, large scale military training event that tests the rapid insertion of an Air Expeditionary Wing into a bare-base environment.  (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson)
                
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 C-146A Wolfhound**Mission**
The C-146A Wolfhound’s primary mission is to provide U.S. Special Operations Command flexible and responsive operational movement of small teams and cargo in support of Theater Special Operations Commands. Airlift missions are conducted by Air Force Special Operations Command aircrews to prepared and semi-prepared airfields around the world.**Features**
The C-146A is a twin-engine, high-wing aircraft equipped with a configurable cabin capable of various passenger and cargo combinations, as well as casualty evacuation missions. The aircraft can carry a maximum of 27 passengers, 6,000 pounds of cargo, or up to four litter patients.

C-146 WolfhoundA C-146 Wolfhound waits for its next mission as another aircraft begins engine warmup at Duke Field, Fla., Oct. 21.  The Air Force Special Operations Wing aircraft are used specifically in the training and operation of the 919th Special Operations Wing’s nonstandard aviation mission.  (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
            
            
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    C-146 WolfhoundA C-146 Wolfhound, assigned to the 919th Special Operations Wing, takes off from a dirt runway during a mission as part of  Emerald Warrior at Avon Park, Florida, Feb. 28, 2018. At Emerald Warrior, the largest joint and combined special operations exercise, U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride)
            
            
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    C-146 WolfhoundA C-146A Wolfhound carrying Gen. Arnold Bunch Jr., Air Force Materiel Command commander, and Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, along with other guests, taxis down the flightline at Duke Field, Florida, July 21, 2021. AFSOC provides high-return on investment capabilities across the spectrum of conflict, from competition to war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Gentile)
            
            
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**Background**
The C-146A is the military version of the Dornier 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
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