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  • Combined rescue crew delivers relief supplies

    A combined crew of rescue Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, 33rd Rescue Squadron and 31st Rescue Squadron delivered food, water and medical supplies to Kessenuma City from here March 20 in support of Operation Tomodachi.Kessenuma City experienced massive destruction from the earthquake

  • Combat Shadow crew transports Marines to Yamagata

    Airmen from the 17th Special Operations Squadron transported Marines from Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, and relief supplies on a MC-130P Combat Shadow here March 19. The Marines were transported to Yamagata Airport in support of Operation Tomodachi.Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group

  • Combat Shadow crew conducts refueling in support of Operation Tomodachi

    An MC-130P Combat Shadow crew from the 17th Special Operations Squadron successfully refueled four HH-60 helicopters conducting search and rescue operations off the shores of northeastern Japan, March 18. The Shadow crew left here in the late morning to fly to Matsushima Airfield, which reopened

  • SOG Airmen 'fuel' relief efforts at Japanese airport

    Airmen with the 17th Special Operations Squadron and a 353rd Special Operations Group Forward Area Refueling Point, or FARP, Team delivered and offloaded 36,000 pounds of fuel from an MC-130P Combat Shadow here March 17.  A FARP site provides the capability to offload fuel to storage devices or

  • SOG Airmen open two strategic runways for relief operations

    Airmen and aircraft from the 353rd Special Operations Group have assisted Japanese officials in opening two key runways to support relief operations in northern Japan March 16.Facilities and airfields at Matsushima Air Base and Sendai Airport were damaged by the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and

  • EW-11: Joint training for joint operations

    A joint service and interagency exercise using both "live" and "virtual" forces concluded here Friday.Emerald Warrior concentrates on integrated tactics and multi-service command and control, as well as leverages lessons from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready

  • Spec Ops Airmen deploy additional humanitarian support

    An additional 15 Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group departed here March 14 with support equipment and relief supplies on a MC-130H Combat Talon II to support humanitarian relief operations being staged out of Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Airmen are highly-trained medical, communication

  • Pacific Air Commandos deploy to support relief operations

    Approximately 100 Airmen and three MC-130Ps from the 353rd Special Operations Group deployed to Yokota Air Base March 12 to support humanitarian relief operations after an earthquake measuring 8.9 in magnitude hit the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northeastern Japan March 11. The members of several

  • Benchmark 'Dragon Spear' program earns William J. Perry Award

    A model U.S. Special Operations Command acquisition and development program was recently honored during the Precision Strike Association annual review at the Emerald Coast Conference Center in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.The 'Project Dragon Spear Joint Acquisition Task Force' received the 15th annual

  • First MC-130J training program takes flight

    As the first MC-130J Combat Shadow II rolled off the Lockheed Martin factory line, a training flight class conducted sorties in preparation for transition to the new airframe.The Air Force Special Operations Training Center's first MC-130J training program flight class practiced air drops, aerial