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  • SOG Airmen support training in Cambodia

    Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group recently deployed here in January and February for combined training between U.S. and Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Special Forces soldiers and marked several significant events along the way.While supporting the five-week training between U.S. Army

  • Kadena NCOs rescue man trapped under vehicle

    Two staff sergeants assigned here helped pull a man pinned under an automobile after an off-base accident at an intersection near Gate 2 March 3.Staff Sgts. Abraham Forehand, a combat controller with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and Aaron Sanders, a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape

  • SOG SNCOs selcted for promotion to E-8

    Air Force officials recently selected four master sergeants assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group for promotion to senior master sergeant March 4. The selectees are: Michael Frazier, 353rd Maintenance Squadron, Shawn Gilmore, 353rd SOG, Richard King, 353rd SOG, and Erik Thompson, 1st

  • Air Commandos honor fallen comrades with memorial flight

    A Combat Talon II crew from the 1st Special Operations Squadron departed from Kadena Air Base Feb. 26 on a unique mission to commemorate their fallen brethren who were lost 29 years ago when a 1st SOS MC-130E, call sign STRAY 59, crashed during an exercise killing eight of nine crew members and 15

  • Japanese officials visit 353rd SOG

    About 15 civilians and officers from Japan's National Institute for Defense Studies visited the 353rd Special Operations Group here Feb. 17 as part of a bilateral exchange program between the United States and Japan. The officers and civilians were briefed on the mission of the 353rd SOG and

  • Deployed SOF members save critically injured patients

    Deployed special operations forces supporting Operation Enduring Freedom recently evacuated three critically injured coalition members from an austere location in Afghanistan.The efforts of the aircrew from the 17th Special Operations Squadron and special operations medics eventually saved the lives

  • Pacific Air Commandos selected for promotion

    Air Force officials recently selected nine captains from the 353rd Special Operations Group for promotion to major. The selected captains are: Capt. Kelly Kruger, 353rd SOG Capt. Zak Blom, 353rd SOG Capt. Hector Collazo, 353rd SOG Capt. Christopher Kapp, 1st Special Operations SquadronCapt. Evan

  • JASDF officers visit Pacific Air Commandos

    Seven officers from the Japan Air Self Defense Force visited the 353rd Special Operations Group here Feb. 3 as part of a bilateral exchange program between the United States and Japan. The JASDF officers were briefed on the mission of the 353rd SOG and discussed missions and capabilities with

  • Officials announce annual award winners

    Col. Robert Toth, the 353rd Special Operations Group commander, announced the group's 2009 annual award winners in a ceremony at the Keystone Theater here Jan. 22. The winners are: Company Grade Officer Capt. Garrett Ianacone, 320th Special Tactics Squadron Senior Noncommissioned Officer Master Sgt.

  • SOG Airmen recognized for volunteer efforts

    Members of the 353rd Maintenance Squadron were honored by Okinawa City Mayor Mitsuko Tomon Dec. 11 with a certificate of appreciation for their support of the Rainbow Heights Single Mothers Shelter. The Airmen of the 353rd MXS make several trips each year to the shelter to donate toys, sports