U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael S. Perry, Exercise Teak
U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael S. Perry, Exercise Teak Mint mission commander and an evaluator pilot from the 17th Special Operations Squadron, gives a speech during the opening ceremony held May 30, 2015 at Suban... More
Members from the Royal Malaysian Air Force play a game
Members from the Royal Malaysian Air Force play a game with a child from the Rumah Kasih Hormoni Orphanage near Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia, June 6, 2015. As part of Exercise Teak Mint, members from the RMAF, U.S. ... More
Special Tactics Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics
Special Tactics Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, board an MC-130J Commando II with Royal Malaysian Air Force Pasukan Khas Udara in Kuantan, Malaysia, June 8,... More
Royal New Zealand Air Force Aviation Refueler LAC Kennedy
Royal New Zealand Air Force Aviation Refueler LAC Kennedy Howard (left) completes paperwork with U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Luke-Nathan De Jesus, (right) 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron after re... More
Two Gold Team members from the 320th Special Tactics
Two Gold Team members from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron Gold Flight, receive all-terrain vehicle qualification training during exercise Gold Thunder 2.0 at Camp Hansen, Japan, June 23, 2015. It is necess... More
A U.S. Air Force combat controller from the 320th Special
A U.S. Air Force combat controller from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron calls in an Australian army S-70A Black Hawk during exercise Talisman Sabre in the Northern Territory of Australia June 29, 2015. Talis... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Mathew Nevius, 1st Special Operations
U.S. Air Force Maj. Mathew Nevius, 1st Special Operations Squadron pilot, performs low-level maneuvers in an MC-130H Combat Talon II during exercise Talisman Sabre in Northern Territory, Australia, July 2, 2015... More
A special tactics combat controller and special operations
A special tactics combat controller and special operations weatherman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron plan for a static line parachute drop during exercise Talisman Sabre in Northern Territory, Australi... More
Members of the 353rd Special Operations Maintenance
Members of the 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron hang out before preparing an MC-130H Combat Talon II for takeoff in the Northern Territory of Australia, July 13, 2015. Exercises like Talisman Sabre... More
Aircrew from the 1st Special Operations Squadron and
Aircrew from the 1st Special Operations Squadron and Special Tactics operators from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, conduct mission planning for the opening of Wake Island while enroute to Andersen Air Base... More
From left, Chief Master Sgt. Scott Smith, 353rd Special
From left, Chief Master Sgt. Scott Smith, 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron superintendent, greets Command Sgt. Maj. William Thetford, U.S. Special Operations Command senior enlisted leader, during ... More
A U.S. Air Force MC-130J and MC-130H crew drop a watercraft
A U.S. Air Force MC-130J and MC-130H crew drop a watercraft and supplies during an exercise Sept. 19, 2015, over the Pacific Ocean. This was the first time an MC-130J Commando II completed the Maritime Craft Ae... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bon Strout, 353rd Special
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bon Strout, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, dives below a floating parachute during water survival training, Nov. 4, 2015... More
A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat
A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat controller assists a Nepalese Mahabir Ranger cut into a wall during collapsed structure training Oct. 16, 2017, in Kathmandu, Nepal. 320th STS operators te... More
A member of the 353rd Special Operations Maintenance
A member of the 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron prepares to marshal an MC-130H from the 1st Special Operations Squadron during exercise Cobra Gold in Udon Thani, Thailand, Feb. 8, 2016. Cobra Gold... More
A loadmaster from the 1st Special Operations Squadron
A loadmaster from the 1st Special Operations Squadron finishes his final checks on the aircraft before takeoff during exercise Cobra Gold Feb. 10, 2016, Udon Thani, Thailand. Cobra Gold 16 demonstrates the comm... More
A member of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron parachutes
A member of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron parachutes in from a military free fall out of an MC-130H during exercise Cobra Gold, in Nam Phong, Thailand, Feb. 12, 2016. Cobra Gold 16 provided a venue for bot... More
A member of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron plays
A member of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron plays soccer with kids from Nong-wha Nong-Yai school during a community relations event at Cobra Gold 16, Nam Phong, Thailand, Feb. 15, 2016. Cobra Gold 16 increas... More
U.S. Air Force MC-130J Command IIs assigned to the
U.S. Air Force MC-130J Command IIs assigned to the 17th Special Operations Squadron taxi down the runway Feb. 17, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 17th SOS conducted a unit-wide training exercise which task... More
Capt. Scott Welshinger, 1st Special Operations Squadron,
Capt. Scott Welshinger, 1st Special Operations Squadron, speaks about the purpose of the Stray 59 memorial flight before leaving Kadena Air Base, Japan on Feb. 26, 2016. Stray 59 was a 1st SOS MC-130E Combat Ta... More
An aircrew from the 1st Special Operations Squadron
An aircrew from the 1st Special Operations Squadron lands an MC-130H Combat Talon II June 19, 2016 in New Zealand during Exercise Teak Net. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group and the New Zealand De... More
An MC-130J Commando II with the 17th Special Operations
An MC-130J Commando II with the 17th Special Operations Squadron performs a fly by over Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 14, 2016. The 353rd SOG led special operations assets and conventional forces from a... More
Members of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and Philippine
Members of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and Philippine Forward Air Controllers (PFACs) from the 710th Special Operations Wing pose for a group photo in front of Mount Pinatubo, a volcano located on the is... More
Jumpmasters from Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA)
Jumpmasters from Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 1324 and Philippine Army Light Reaction Regiment (LRR) look out the MC-130H Combat Talon II to make visual with the drop zone prior to high-altitude, low-open... More
Air Commandos from the 353rd Special Operations Group
Air Commandos from the 353rd Special Operations Group supported high-altitude, low-opening (HALO) airdrops into Crow Valley in Tarlac Province, Philippines with joint and combined partners during Teak Piston 20... More
A U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron-85 intelligence
A U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron-85 intelligence analyst points out locations on a map of Central Queensland in Australia to a U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron intelligence officer, as t... More
A U.S. Marine Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion jumpmaster
A U.S. Marine Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion jumpmaster secures his weapon prior to high altitude, high opening (HAHO) jump operations from a U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando... More
A No. 40 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H(NZ)
A No. 40 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H(NZ) flies in dissimilar formation with a U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando II July 12, 2017 over Queensland, Australia. Execut... More
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat controllers and U.S. Marine Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion operators gather together following their extraction July 13, 2017 from Shoalwater Bay Trainin... More
U.S. Airmen from the 17th Special Operations Squadron
U.S. Airmen from the 17th Special Operations Squadron and 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron participated alongside their forward air refueling point (FARP) counterparts from the Australian Army 6th Aviation Reg... More
A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group flight
A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group flight surgeon observes Royal Australian Air Force nurses and doctors access patients following the ambulatory transfer from the field to the Role 2 medical facil... More
No. 37 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force loadmasters
No. 37 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force loadmasters look out the back of a RAAF C-130J Hercules during a dissimilar formation flight with a U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando II... More
Two U.S. Air Force 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave
Two U.S. Air Force 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawks prepare to execute helicopter air to air refueling (HAAR) with a U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando II May 8, 2018, off the... More
U.S. Air Force 36th Contingency Response Group (CRG)
U.S. Air Force 36th Contingency Response Group (CRG) Airmen sit in the back of a U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando II Sept. 8, 2017 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 353rd Special Op... More
A U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster
A U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster monitors the loading of cargo onto a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II during a typhoon evacuation Sept. 12, 2017 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Aircraf... More
U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron Air
U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron Air Commandos accept the Brigadier General Ross Hoyt award Sept. 18, 2017, at the Air Force Association National Convention in Washington D.C. The crew of JAKAL 1... More
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron and 31st
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron and 31st Rescue Squadron operators conduct military free fall operations from a U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando II Sept. 21, 2017, ... More
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group Airmen
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group Airmen stand in formation during the closing ceremony for exercise Tempest Wind Sept. 26, 2017, at Clark Air Base, Philippines. The 353rd SOG demonstrated operation... More
320th STS supports a rescue in Nepal
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron operators take a group photo with Mr. Frank Fiorillo and his wife Nonie following his recovery Oct. 10, 2017, in Gorak Shep, Nepal. The operators demonstrated their... More
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group financial
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group financial managers review regulations on special operations forces (SOF) funding. In order to support SOF activities, the financial managers become experts in appro... More
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group and 27th
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group and 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer J-Team Airmen fully assemble the Air Force Special Operations Command Air Rapid Response Kit (ARRK) Nov.1, 2017, at Kunsa... More
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group Airmen
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group Airmen run through various emergency response procedures during an Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) exercise Nov. 3, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Airmen de... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Daniel Yoo, commander of
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Daniel Yoo, commander of Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) addresses Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group during a visit Nov. 8, 2017, at Kadena Air Base. The SOC... More
U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Kirby, 353rd Special Operations
U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Kirby, 353rd Special Operations Group commander brief prospective mission commanders on his priorities and expectations Dec. 7, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The U.S. Air Force Spec... More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. William Holt, Air Force Special
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. William Holt, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) director of operations, engages with Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron during a tour Dec. 12, 201... More
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airmen remove protective gear in the back of a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II following the completion of Ability to Survive and Operate (ATS... More
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron operators
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron operators prepare for the medical evacuation of patients involved in a simulated mass casualty scenario Jan. 9, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Working as an integ... More
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron Airmen
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron Airmen practice maneuvering dirt bikes during the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Tactical Vehicle (TACV) Chief Instructor (CI) Course Jan. 18, 2018, a... More
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airmen receive feedback on aircraft launch and recovery during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training Jan. 25, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japa... More
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Caruso, command
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Caruso, command senior enlisted leader of U.S. Transportation Command, thanks an Airman from the 353rd Special Operations Group during a tour Jan. 26, 2017, at Kadena Ai... More
A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron
A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flying Equipment technician assists a 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster put on aircrew eye and respiratory protection system (AERPS) ... More
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson shakes hands
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Col. Kenneth McAdams, 353rd Special Operations Group deputy commander Feb. 1, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. As a part of SECAF’s vis... More
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron operators
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron operators sit in the back of a U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II prior to military free fall operations Feb. 14, 2018, at Chand... More
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescuemen
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescuemen prepare patients for casualty evacuation during a simulated mass casualty scenario Feb. 14, 2018, at Chandy Range, Thailand. The purpose of the traini... More
U.S. Air Force 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron forward
U.S. Air Force 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron forward area refueling point (FARP) technicians and a U.S. Marine Corps 1st Marine Aviation Wing counterpart conduct a pre-mission inspection of equipment Feb. 1... More
A U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron flight
A U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron flight engineer logs take-off data from the U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II prior to low-level air intercept (AI) training with two Royal Thai Air Force F... More
U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron aircrew
U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron aircrew conduct a jumpmaster brief with Royal Thai Naval Special Warfare operators prior to military free fall operations from a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talo... More
A Royal Thai Air Force 3rd Special Operations Regiment
A Royal Thai Air Force 3rd Special Operations Regiment pararescueman sits in the back of a U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II prior to water recovery operations Feb. 16, 2018... More
A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron
A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescueman prepares for military free fall operations from a U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II Feb. 20, 2018, at Chandy Ra... More
A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron operator
A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron operator meets with Thai students from Sirijantaranmit School Lopburi following a bilateral friendship jump with the Royal Thai Air Force 3rd Special Operations R... More
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group and Royal
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group and Royal Thai Air Force 3rd Special Operations Regiment members stand in formation with Thai students and faculty from Sirijantaranmit School Lopburi during a comm... More
A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group Airman
A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group Airman and his spouse enjoy an island tour during the Preservation of the Force and Families (POTFF) hosted Marriage Care retreat March 18, 2018, at Ie Island, Ok... More
Philippine Air Force 710th Special Operations Wing
Philippine Air Force 710th Special Operations Wing members conduct combative training with U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element (DAGRE) Airmen durin... More
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron technicians introduce themselves to their maintenance counterparts assigned to the Philippine Air Force 220th Airlift Squadron during a tactics, trai... More
U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Group and Armed Forces
U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Group and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Joint Special Operations Group (JSOG) operators perform static line jump operations from a U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squ... More
Philippine youth from Subic Bay Children’s Home deliver
Philippine youth from Subic Bay Children’s Home deliver a musical performance to U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group and U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85 personnel during a community relati... More
Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)
Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) prepare their tactical gear in preparation for a combined land survey with Royal Thai military partners June 28, 2018, at Chiang Rai, Thailand. The search... More
Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)
Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) work with Thai medical authorities on the medical plan to support dive operations July 2, 2018, at Chiang Rai, Thailand. At the request of the Royal Thai ... More
CV-22, Thailand
A CV-22 Osprey prepares to take off Feb. 8, 2019 at U-Tapao airfield, Thailand.
CV-22, Thailand
A CV-22 Osprey prepares to take off.
Three CV-22B Osprey assigned to the 353rd Special Operations
Three CV-22B Osprey assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group provide air support to provide security for a combined joint High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) rapid insertion with Royal Thai Mar... More
Special Tactics Airmen offload at Combined Arms Training
Special Tactics Airmen offload at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, during a combat search and rescue exercise during Keen Sword on Oct. 29, 2020. Keen Sword is a joint, bilateral, biennial field-... More
Airmen with the 21st Special Operations Squadron prepare
Airmen with the 21st Special Operations Squadron prepare to conduct tactical air-to-air refueling during search and rescue training off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 1 9, 2020. Regular intra-group training ... More
A formation of MC-130J Commando IIs flies off the coast
A formation of MC-130J Commando IIs flies off the coast of Okinawa, Japan on Jan. 6, 2021. The 1st Special Operations Squadron operates the MC-130J providing infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special ... More
Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron
Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron and Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron-85 transfer a medical scenario role-player from a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk during exercise Gryphon Coyot... More
From left, Royal Malaysian Air Force Brig. Gen. Dato
From left, Royal Malaysian Air Force Brig. Gen. Dato Abdul Manaf, Subang Air Base commander, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael S. Perry, Exercise Teak Mint mission commander and an evaluator pilot from the 17th S... More
Members from the Royal Malaysian Air Force repair fencing
Members from the Royal Malaysian Air Force repair fencing around the soccer pitch at the Rumah Kasih Hormoni Orphanage near Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia, June 6, 2015 As part of Exercise Teak Mint, members from the ... More
A member from the Royal Malaysian Air Force Pasukan
A member from the Royal Malaysian Air Force Pasukan Khas Udara locates the drop zone from an MC-130J Commando II near Kuantan, Malaysia, June 8, 2015. The high-altitude low-opening jumps were conducted as part ... More
Royal New Zealand Air Force Aviation Refueler LAC Kennedy
Royal New Zealand Air Force Aviation Refueler LAC Kennedy Howard (left) completes paperwork with U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Luke-Nathan De Jesus, (right) 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, after r... More
Members from 320th Special Tactics Squadron Gold Team,
Members from 320th Special Tactics Squadron Gold Team, receive Krav Maga training during exercise Gold Thunder 2.0 at Camp Hansen, Japan, June 23, 2015. Gold Thunder 2.0 is a humanitarian assistance disaster r... More
A U.S. Air force combat controller from the 320th Special
A U.S. Air force combat controller from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron calls in an Australian Army S-70A Blackhawk during exercise Talisman Sabre in the Northern Territory of Australia June 29, 2015. Talism... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. John Bowman, 1st Special Operations
U.S. Air Force Capt. John Bowman, 1st Special Operations Squadron pilot, performs low level maneuvers in an MC-130H Combat Talon II during exercise Talisman Sabre in Northern Territory, Australia, July 2, 2015.... More
A special tactics special operations weatherman from
A special tactics special operations weatherman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron plans for a static line parachute drop during exercise Talisman Sabre in Northern Territory, Australia, July 8, 2015. The ... More
Members of the 353rd Special Operations Maintenance
Members of the 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron hang out before preparing an MC-130H Combat Talon II for takeoff in the Northern Territory of Australia, July 13, 2015. Exercises like Talisman Sabre... More
The view from an MC-130H Combat Talon II flying over
The view from an MC-130H Combat Talon II flying over Wake Island, July 20, 2015. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group worked with the 36th Contingency Response Group from Andersen Air Base, Guam, to ... More
From left, Airman 1st Class Andrea Montgomery and Staff
From left, Airman 1st Class Andrea Montgomery and Staff Sgt. Donald Burwell, both from the 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, brief Command Sgt. Maj. William Thetford, U.S. Special Operations Comman... More
A KC-135 Stratotanker crew refuels an MC-130H Combat
A KC-135 Stratotanker crew refuels an MC-130H Combat Talon II during an exercise Sept. 19, 2015, over the Pacific Ocean. The MC-130H was part of a dissimilar formation with an MC-130J that completed a Maritime ... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bon Strout, 353rd Special
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bon Strout, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, instructs Tech. Sgt. Cole Magin, 353rd SOSS Deployed Aircraft Ground Response... More
An MC-130H from the 1st Special Operations Squadron
An MC-130H from the 1st Special Operations Squadron prepares for takeoff during exercise Cobra Gold in Udon Thani, Thailand, Feb. 8, 2016. Cobra Gold 16, in its 35th iteration, is designed to advance regional s... More
Loadmasters from the 1st Special Operations Squadron
Loadmasters from the 1st Special Operations Squadron finish final checks on vehicles before loading them onto the aircraft for takeoff during exercise Cobra Gold Feb. 10, 2016, Udon Thani, Thailand. We have bee... More
A member of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron parachutes
A member of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron parachutes out of an MC-130H with a Thailand flag from a military free fall jump during exercise Cobra Gold, in Nam Phong, Thailand, Feb. 12, 2016. Working togethe... More
A member of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron jumps
A member of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron jumps in with a Thailand flag during a community relations event at Cobra Gold 16, Nam Phong, Thailand, Feb. 15, 2016. Cobra Gold 16 is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored ex... More
U.S. Air Force MC-130J Command IIs assigned to the
U.S. Air Force MC-130J Command IIs assigned to the 17th Special Operations Squadron fly in formation Feb. 17, 2016, over Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 17th SOS conducted a unit-wide training exercise which tasked... More
Members of the 1st Special Operations Squadron pose
Members of the 1st Special Operations Squadron pose with a wreath that will be dropped from a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II special operations aircraft to memorialize Stray 59 on Feb. 26, 2016. Stray 5... More
An aircrew from the 1st Special Operations Squadron
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 Ope... More
A Special Tactics Officer with the 320th Special Tactics
A Special Tactics Officer with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron backs an aircraft up on the flightline during a multi-aircraft, joint airborne operation with special operations assets and conventional forces ... More
A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron team
A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron team lead bonds with Philippine Forward Air Controllers (PFACs) from the 710th Special Operations Wing during a community relations event in Crow Valley in Tarlac... More
Members from Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 1324
Members from Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 1324 and Philippine Army Light Reaction Regiment (LRR) execute high-altitude, low-opening (HALO) airdrops from a MC-130H Combat Talon II during Teak Piston 2016. ... More
Capt. Andrew Bryant, 1st Special Operations Squadron
Capt. Andrew Bryant, 1st Special Operations Squadron aircraft commander looks out the window at the Philippine landscape. As a part of Teak Piston 2016, the 1st Special Operations Squadron supported bilateral s... More
Ksenia Aldaco, Kadena Women, Infants and Children’s
Ksenia Aldaco, Kadena Women, Infants and Children’s office administrative assistant, weighs 3-month-old dependent, Aspen, during a WIC appointment at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 25, 2016. One in four new mothe... More