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  • Kadena Airmen aid injured mariners

    A team of Pacific Air Forces and Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen from Kadena Air Base deployed Saturday to provide medical assistance to two injured mariners aboard a Panamanian freighter 750 nautical miles north of Saipan. Pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron and members of the

  • 353rd SOG Airmen train Guard counterparts

    Members of the 353rd Operations Support Squadron Communications and Information Flight spent two weeks sharing their knowledge and experience with about 70 people from the Alabama National Guard deployed here Aug. 11-22. The Airmen from the 280th Combat Communications Squadron, a traditional Air

  • AFSOC leader addresses concerns with SOG Airmen

    The senior enlisted leader for Air Force Special Operations Command spent four days meeting with members of the 353rd Special Operations Group here July 28 - 31. Chief Master Sgt. Michael Gilbert, command chief for AFSOC, held briefings and visited each squadron within the group to share the

  • Thais, Americans join forces for Operation Teak Torch training

    The language of friendship forged through any communication barriers as Royal Thai air forces and the United States Air Force joined together for exchange training here. About 130 members from the 353rd Special Operations Group, whose home station is Kadena Air Base, Japan, traveled to Udon Thani

  • Pacific Air Commandos reach out to Bangladesh school

    Adults and children alike were all smiles during a special delivery of school supplies at Eglal's ABC School here. Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group handed out school supplies to all 60 students as part of their community outreach program during Exercise Teak Buffalo, a joint combined

  • Pacific Air Commando spouses get bird's eye view of squadrons, island

    Spouses of 353d Special Operations Group members took a closer look at workplaces and "tools of the trade" during Air Commando Spouses' Day April 4. Nicknamed Operation Explore 353rd SOG, spouses took full advantage of standard pre-deployment briefings before heading to the flightline for

  • 353rd SOG Airmen remember Operation Eagle Claw during combat dining out

    In an event steeped in tradition and heritage, members from the 353rd Special Operations Group gathered April 4 for a combat dining out in the 353rd Maintenance Squadron hangar here. The event was held in commemoration of the anniversary of Operation Eagle Claw. "It's important for us to remember

  • Pacific Air Commandos ready for war

    The Air Commandos of the Pacific have proven that the group has what it takes to survive and operate in combat, no matter where the fight takes them. For one week at home station, Kadena Air Base, Japan, and then another two weeks at Daegu Air Base, Korea, the 353rd Special Operations Group was