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Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Forces call in close air support as a combat controller from the 353rd Special Operations Group oversees the training as a joint terminal attack controller instructor during RIMPAC to strengthen relationships and interoperability, Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 15, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Jaclyn Pienkowski/Released) Close air support: ‘Quiet Professionals,’ Marines choreograph weapons of the sky in RIMPAC
Combat controllers with the 353rd Special Operations Group and Force Reconnaissance Marines with the III Marine Expeditionary Force exercised their joint terminal attack control skills and enhanced partnerships during Rim of the Pacific 2016 exercise.
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A combat controller with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron watches as Army Special Forces and Marine Raiders board a CH-47 Chinook after a multi-aircraft, joint airborne operation with special operations assets and conventional forces from all four branches of the U.S. Armed Forces as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016 to strengthen their relationships and interoperability with their partners, Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 14, 2016. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971.(U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Jaclyn Pienkowski/Released) Joint Airborne Operation a success for 353rd SOG
"One, two, three...five, six, seven...I see seven chutes," said an Air Force combat controller with the 353rd Special Operations Group, radioing back to the aircrew in the MC-130J Commando II that all jumpers were accounted for.The jumpers followed the lowest man to the ground and in about seven minutes, one after another, they landed in soft grass
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An Air Force combat controller with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron coordinates with a UH-60 Blackhawk for take off during a humanitarian assistance and disaster response scenario as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016, Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 10, 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971.(U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Jaclyn Pienkowski/Released) Revive, rescue, repeat: Marine Recon and Air Force special operators hone humanitarian skills
Air Commandos of the 353rd Special Operations Group teamed with specially-trained U.S. Marines during a humanitarian assistance and disaster response exercise July 8-9 in Hawaii. Joint operations, like this, can be the difference between life and death with American forces ready to respond when confronted with the next calamity.
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An Air Force combat controller from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron uses a satellite communication antenna to coordinate with the operations center during a humanitarian assistance and disaster response scenario as part of Rim of the Pacific(RIMPAC) 2016, Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 10, 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4. RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Jaclyn Pienkowski/Released) 353rd SOG deploys alongside Marines at RIMPAC 2016
The 353rd Special Operations Group and III Marine Expeditionary Force joined forces to deploy approximately 22 special tactics Airmen and eight Marines to integrate into the world's largest international warfare exercise here, July 8.
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