High above the calm, tropical waters of the Caribbean Sea, an unexpected sight appears from out of the blue, soaring swiftly through puffy patches of clouds. Worlds apart from the tourist jetliners that typically traverse these serene skies, an American Lockheed AC-130J Ghostrider zooms overhead. The sophisticated 5th generation gunship carves its path through the sky, its four roaring Rolls-Royce turboprop engines shattering the tranquility that surrounds them. Suddenly, the noise intensifies as a rapid series of bellowing blasts ring out from its thunderous GAU-23/A automatic 30mm cannon, the whole world seeming to shake with each shot fired. With footage of the incident from a full-motion infrared video camera posted online, apparently filmed from an unknown aircraft flying alongside the Ghostrider, many were shocked to see such a fierce display of military might in this unlikely setting.Ghostrider