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21 NATO JPOC

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. – The 193rd Special Operations Squadron provides NATO members a tour of the EC-130J capabilities during the NATO Joint Senior Psychological Operations Strategic Communication Conference (JSPOC) here, Dec. 2, 2008. The 21st Annual NATO JSPOC conference discusses challenges inherent in NATO's roles and missions to discover new approaches in leveraging PSYOPS against asymmetric threat and was held at the Air Force Special Operations School. The EC-130J is assigned to 193rd Special Operation Squadron, Middletown, PA Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sheila DeVera) (RELEASED)
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21 NATO JPOC

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- An airman from the 193rd Special Operations Squadron, discuss the EC-130J capabilities during the NATO Joint Senior Psychological Operations Strategic Communication Conference (JSPOC) here, Dec. 2, 2008. The 21st Annual NATO JSPOC conference discusses challenges inherent in NATO's roles and missions to discover new approaches in leveraging PSYOPS against asymmetric threat and was held at the Air Force Special Operations School. The EC-130J is assigned to 193rd Special Operation Squadron, Middletown, PA Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sheila DeVera) (RELEASED)
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21 NATO JSPOC

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Dr. Phil Taylor, Leeds University professor, speaks to NATO senior leaders about Strategic Communication and the War on Terror during the NATO Joint Senior Psychological Operations Strategic Communication Conference (JSPOC) here, Dec. 2, 2008. The 21st Annual NATO JSPOC conference discusses challenges inherent in NATO's roles and missions to discover new approaches in leveraging PSYOPS against asymmetric threat and was held at the Air Force Special Operations School. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sheila DeVera) (RELEASED)
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Training Day

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- A pararescueman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron prepares to land in the ocean after jumping from a 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II here Dec. 2. The pararescueman was one of seven 320th STS members that parachuted into the water to search for survivors of a simulated aircraft accident. The event was part of a 353rd Special Operations Group training exercise testing the group?s ability to conduct search and rescue operations from start to finish. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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Training Day

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- A Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, or SERE, specialist assigned to the 353rd Operations Support Squadron and a member of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron prepare to drop four airmen playing survivors of a simulated aircraft accident into the water during a training exercise here Dec. 2. Pararescuemen and combat controllers from the 320th STS jumped from a MC-130H Combat Talon II to search for, and recover, the survivors. The event was part of a 353rd Special Operations Group training exercise testing the group?s ability to conduct search and rescue operations from start to finish. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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Training Day

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Maj. (Dr.) Nathan Cecava, a flight surgeon with the 353rd Operations Support Squadron, attaches a simulated open fracture to Airman 1st Class Kevin Christensen, a 353rd OSS aircrew flight equipment specialist, during a training exercise here Dec. 2. Airman Christensen played one of four survivors of a simulated aircraft accident. Pararescuemen and combat controllers from the 320th STS jumped from a MC-130H Combat Talon II to search for, and recover, the survivors. The event was part of a 353rd Special Operations Group training exercise testing the group?s ability to conduct search and rescue operations from start to finish. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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17 SOS

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron perform a final equipment check before a high altitude, low opening jump from a 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P Combat Shadow here Nov. 5. The 17th lived up to its motto "No mission too demanding" on this flight by also supporting a static-line jump for Marines and Soldiers, aerial refueling HH-60 helicopters and providing a tactical familiarization flight for three Republic of Korea Air Force officers from the 255th Special Operations Squadron and Republic of Korea Air Force Operations Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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17 SOS

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Michael Mendes, a 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster, helps a jumpmaster prepare for a static-line jump from a 17th SOS MC-130P Combat Shadow here Nov. 5. The 17th lived up to its motto “No mission too demanding” on this flight by supporting a high altitude, low opening jump from 320th Special Tactics Squadron personnel, aerial refueling HH-60 helicopters and providing a tactical familiarization flight for three Republic of Korea Air Force officers from the 255th Special Operations Squadron and Republic of Korea Air Force Operations Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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17 SOS

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Michael Mendes and Staff Sgt. Nicholas Wisnoski, both 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmasters, discuss final preparations shortly before takeoff aboard a 17th SOS MC-130P Combat Shadow here Nov. 5. The 17th lived up to its motto “No mission too demanding” on this flight by supporting a static-line jump for Marines and Soldiers, supporting a high altitude, low opening jump from 320th Special Tactics Squadron personnel, aerial refueling HH-60 helicopters and a providing a tactical familiarization flight for three Republic of Korea Air Force officers from the 255th Special Operations Squadron and Republic of Korea Air Force Operations Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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ROKAF

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Republic of Korea Air Force Maj. Eui Sik Kim, a Republic of Korea Air Force Operations Command special operations planner, looks out the cockpit windows during a flight aboard a 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P Combat Shadow here Nov. 5. Col. David Mullins, the 353rd Special Operations Group commander, invited the ROKAF special operators from the 255th Special Operations Squadron and ROKAF Operations Command to visit Nov. 3 -6 to see how the group trains, equips and coordinates its MC-130 aircrews. The 353rd SOG and 255th SOS are both part of the Combined Joint Special Operations Air Component which supports special operations missions in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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ROFAK

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Republic of Korea Air Force, or ROKAF, Lt. Col. Gye Sam Lee, the 255th Special Operations Squadron commander, ROKAF Capt. Seung Hyun Kim, 255th SOS, and ROKAF Maj. Eui Sik Kim, ROKAF Operations Command , discuss their flight aboard a 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II shortly after landing here Nov. 4. Col. David Mullins, the 353rd Special Operations Group commander, invited the ROKAF members to visit Nov. 3 -6 to see how the group trains, equips and coordinates its MC-130 aircrews. The 353rd SOG and 255th SOS are both part of the Combined Joint Special Operations Air Component which supports special operations missions in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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ROKAF

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- From right: Lt. Col. Andrew Lewin, 1st Special Operations Squadron director of operations, discusses the significance of the 1st SOS patch with Republic of Korea Air Force, or ROKAF, Maj. Eui Sik Kim, ROKAF Operations Command, ROKAF Capt. Seung Hyun Kim, 255th Special Operations Squadron, and ROKAF Lt. Col. Gye Sam Lee, the 255th SOS commander, before a flight aboard a 1st SOS MC-130H Combat Talon II here Nov. 4. Col. David Mullins, the 353rd Special Operations Group commander, invited the ROKAF members to visit Nov. 3 -6 to see how the group trains, equips and coordinates its MC-130 aircrews. The 353rd SOG and 255th SOS are both part of the Combined Joint Special Operations Air Component which supports special operations missions in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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Up in the air

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- From left: 1st. Lt. Lindsey Fennewald, Senior Airman Michael Jackson and Staff Sgt. Sara Klobucar, all from the 353rd Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight, release a helium-filled weather balloon here Oct. 27. A radiosonde attached to the weather balloon measures pressure, temperature and relative humidity as it ascends into the atmosphere; and sends the data back to the MW31 sounding system every one to two seconds. The data provides valuable input for computer forecast models, local forecasts and future weather research. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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Up in the air

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Sara Klobucar, 353rd Operations Support Squadron weather technician, prepares a radiosonde before attaching it to a helium-filled weather balloon here Oct. 27. The radiosonde measures pressure, temperature and relative humidity as it ascends into the atmosphere; and sends the data back to the MW31 sounding system every one to two seconds. The data provides valuable input for computer forecast models, local forecasts and future weather research. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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Up in the air

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgts. Sara Klobucar and David Simpson, 353rd Operations Support Squadron weather technicians, set up a MW31 sounding system before launching a helium-filled weather balloon here Oct. 27. A radiosonde attached to the weather balloon measures pressure, temperature and relative humidity as it ascends into the atmosphere; and sends the data back to the sounding system every one to two seconds. The data provides valuable input for computer forecast models, local forecasts and future weather research. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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Land nav

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Master Sgt. Christopher Juarez, 353rd Operations Support Squadron, points to a landmark between waypoints during a basic land navigation course Oct. 24 at a training site near here. Participants learned basic principles of land navigation including map reading, how to use a compass, and pace counting during the training. About 12 members of the 353rd Special Operations Group and 18th Wing participated in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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Land Nav

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- A Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist assigned to the 353rd Operations Support Squadron, discusses how to navigate around an impassible obstacle during a basic land navigation course Oct. 24 at a training site near here. Participants learned basic principles of land navigation including map reading, how to use a compass, and pace counting during the training. About 12 members of the 353rd Special Operations Group and 18th Wing participated in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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Land Nav

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Joseph Meyer (right), 1st Special Operations Squadron, and Master Sgt. Christopher Juarez, 353rd Operations Support Squadron, search for a waypoint on a map during a basic land navigation course Oct. 24 at a training site near here. Participants learned basic principles of land navigation including map reading, how to use a compass, and pace counting during the training. About 12 members of the 353rd Special Operations Group and 18th Wing participated in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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Promotion obvious "STEP" for deserving Airman.

Air Force Special Operations Command's newest senior noncommissioned officer, Master Sgt. Scott Hoyt, proudly displays his new stripes after he is congratulated by Lt. Gen. Donny Wurster (left), AFSOC commander, his wife, Angela, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Michael Gilbert (right). Sergeant Hoyt was promoted under the Stripes for Exceptional Performers, or STEP, program.(courtesy photo illustration).
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Maj. Spencer receives award

Maj. Benjamin Spencer, 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron commander, poses for a photo with AFSOC commander Lt. Gen. Donny Wurster (left) and AFA Chairman Robert Largent (right) after being awarded the Thomas P. Gerrity Award at the Air Force Association's 2008 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C. recently. The Gerrity Award recognizes the individual who made the most outstanding contribution in the field of systems and logistics (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Pausic).
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