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Team Kadena participates in Keen Sword 2016
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U.S. and JASDF rescue squadrons participate in bilateral exercise
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353rd SOG celebrates a family day
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353rd SOG conducts air intercept training
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353rd Special Operations Group hosts a spouse appreciation day
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Air Commandos support HALO airdrops with joint and combined partners during Teak Piston 2016
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Air Commandos transport personnel and equipment in support of exercise in the Philippines

353rd SOG Photos

Jumpers from the Royal New Zealand Parachute Training and Support Unit load an MC-130H Combat Talon II June 20, 2016 at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland. The jumpers were completing their initial parachutist training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer) An aircrew from the 1st Special Operations Squadron conducts an airdrop June 19, 2016 from an MC-130H Combat Talon II over a drop zone in New Zealand during Exercise Teak Net. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group and the New Zealand Defense Forces worked together to build, rig and inspect cargo for air drop during the Exercise Balance Net June 12-30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer) A 1st Special Operations Squadron loadmaster sits on the back of an MC-130H Combat Talon II and watches a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules during a dissimilar formation low level flight June 23, 2016. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through June 30 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. During the exercise, members from both the New Zealand Defense Force and U.S. Air Force worked together to conduct personnel and equipment air drops together while exchanging new techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer) A 1st Special Operations Squadron pilot flies an MC-130H Combat Talon II and puts eyes on a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules during a dissimilar formation low level flight June 23, 2016. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through June 30 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. During the exercise, members from both the New Zealand Defense Force and U.S. Air Force worked together to conduct personnel and equipment air drops together while exchanging new techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)
Aircrew members from the U.S. Air Force work with Royal New Zealand Air Force members to build a fire during a personnel recovery exercise June 23, 2016 near Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through 30 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer) Aircrew members from the U.S. Air Force work with Royal New Zealand Air Force members during a personnel recovery exercise June 23 near Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through 30 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Tremel, a 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Independent Duty Medical Technician, conducts advanced airway management techniques with a Royal New Zealand Air Force medic during casualty evacuation training on board an MC-130H Combat Talon II June 20, 2016. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through 30 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Tremel, a 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Independent Duty Medical Technician, goes over patient monitoring and evaluation techniques with Royal New Zealand Air Force medics during casualty evacuation training on board an MC-130H Combat Talon II June 20, 2016. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through 30 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)
A 1st Special Operations Squadron loadmaster prepares to drop a container delivery system bundle over a drop zone in New Zealand June 20, 2016. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through 30 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. During the exercise, members from both the New Zealand Defense Force and U.S. Air Forces worked together to conduct personnel and equipment air drops while exchanging new techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer) A loadmaster at the 1st Special Operations Squadron, works with a member from the Royal New Zealand Air Force Force to load a heavy equipment platform for an air drop June 20, 2016. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through June 30 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. During the exercise, members from both the New Zealand Defense Force and U.S. Air Force worked together to conduct personnel and equipment air drops while exchanging new techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer) An aircrew from the 1st Special Operations Squadron conducts personnel drops June 20, 2016 from an MC-130H Combat Talon II over a drop zone in New Zealand during Exercise Teak Net. Jumpers, from the Royal New Zealand Parachute Training and Support Unit, were conducting their initial parachutist training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer) U.S. Air Force Col. William Freeman, 353rd Special Operations Group commander, passes the guidon to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Lang, 17th Special Operations Squadron commander, during the 17th SOS change of command ceremony on Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 8, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)
U.S. Air Force Col. William Freeman, 353rd Special Operations Group commander, passes the guidon to U.S. Air Force Maj. Joel Buelow, 320th Special Tactics Squadron commander, during the 320th STS change of command on Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa) Airman 1st Class Shayla Cox is from the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron, and she is the Batcat Spotlight for the month of June. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maeson Elleman) U.S. Air Force Col. William Freeman, 353rd Special Operations Group commander, passes the guidon to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. David Lucas, 1st Special Operations Squadron commander, during the 1st SOS change of command on Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 6, 2016. The passing of the guidon is the exact moment that the new commander officially takes responsibility of the new unit. The 1st SOS operates the MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft in support of joint and allied special operations forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Parris, 17th Operations Squadron loadmaster, rolls a harness in preparation for an airdrop during Red Flag Alaska 16-1, May 5, 2016. RFA is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed training exercises for U.S. and international forces to provide joint offensive, counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment in a simulated combat environment. ((U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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