SOG supports US, ROK friendship drop

OVER MAE SAN RI, Republic of Korea -- Staff Sgt. Andy Strause, a loadmaster with the 17th Special Operations Squadron, alerts Republic of Korea soldiers the airplane is about to slow down as it approaches the drop zone here April 2. More than 70 U.S. and ROK Army soldiers jumped from two MC-130P Combat Shadows as part of a friendship jump between the two armies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG supports US, ROK friendship drop

CHEONG JU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- A jumpmaster from the Republic of Korea Army conducts an equipment check on a U.S. Army Soldier before he enters a 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P Combat Shadow here April 2. More than 70 U.S. and ROK Army soldiers jumped from two MC-130P's as part of a friendship jump between the two armies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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CHEONG JU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- A member of the Republic of Korea Air Force marshals a 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P Combat Shadow to its parking spot here April 2. More than 70 U.S. and ROK Army soldiers jumped from two MC-130P's as part of a friendship jump between the two armies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG supports US, ROK friendship drop

OVER MAE SAN RI, Republic of Korea -- A member of the Republic of Korea Army jumps from the ramp of a 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P Combat Shadow here April 2. More than 70 U.S. and ROK Army soldiers jumped from two MC-130P's as part of a friendship jump between the two armies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG supports US, ROK friendship drop

OVER MAE SAN RI, Republic of Korea -- A member of the Republic of Korea Army signals for a final equipment check in the back of a 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P Combat Shadow here April 2. More than 70 U.S. and ROK Army soldiers jumped from two MC-130P's as part of a friendship jump between the two armies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG supports US, ROK friendship drop

OVER MAE SAN RI, Republic of Korea -- Members of the Republic of Korea Army glide to the ground after a static-line airdrop from a 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P Combat Shadow here April 2. More than 70 U.S. and ROK Army soldiers jumped from two MC-130P's as part of a friendship jump between the two armies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG supports US, ROK friendship drop

Published April 7, 2010

CHEONG JU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Aircrews from the 17th Special Operations Squadron supported combined airdrops between the U.S. and Republic of Korea armies here April 2. More than 70 U.S. and ROK Army soldiers jumped from two MC-130P Combat Shadows as part of a friendship jump between the two armies.