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353 SOW refines capabilities in Viking Jet 25-1

A pararescueman assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron treats injuries on a casualty role player during exercise Viking Jet 25-1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2024. This exercise provided the 320th STS opportunities to sharpen their skill sets under real-world conditions within a controlled training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

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353 SOW refines capabilities in Viking Jet 25-1

A pararescueman assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron treats injuries on a patient during exercise Viking Jet 25-1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2024. This exercise provided the 320th STS opportunities to sharpen their skill sets under real-world conditions within a controlled training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

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353 SOW refines capabilities in Viking Jet 25-1

Members assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron lower a casualty role player from a roof during exercise Viking Jet 25-1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2024. The exercise placed STS members in realistic events to strengthen their abilities in the face of a real-world crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

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353 SOW refines capabilities in Viking Jet 25-1

A combat controller assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron sets up a communication antenna during exercise Viking Jet 25-1 on Dec. 10, 2024, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The exercise integrated conventional forces and Special Operations Forces from various commands in a multitude of training events to validate joint interoperability within the first island chain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

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353 SOW refines capabilities in Viking Jet 25-1

Members assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron breach an entryway during exercise Viking Jet 25-1 at Yokota Air Base, Dec. 10, 2024. The 353rd Special Operations Wing conducted the exercise to train for real-world scenarios in austere locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

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353 SOW refines capabilities in Viking Jet 25-1

A combat controller assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron sets up a communication antenna during exercise Viking Jet 25-1 on Dec. 10, 2024, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The exercise integrated conventional forces and Special Operations Forces from various commands in a multitude of training events to validate joint interoperability within the first island chain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

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353 SOW refines capabilities in Viking Jet 25-1

A combat controller assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron marshals a MC-130 Commando II during exercise Viking Jet 25-1 on Dec. 10, 2024, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 353rd Special Operations Wing conducted the exercise to train for real-world scenarios in austere locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

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353 SOW refines capabilities in Viking Jet 25-1

Members assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron set up communications equipment and tents during exercise Viking Jet 25-1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 9, 2024. The tents served as living quarters and operations centers during the exercise enabling members of the 353rd Special Operations Wing to employ agile combat employment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

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21 SOS, SOAMXS commit to proficiency with CV-22 precautionary landing practice

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron soars above the flight line during precautionary landing practice at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. The CV-22 is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing capabilities of a helicopter with the long-range, fuel efficiency and speed of a turboprop aircraft. They support long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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21 SOS, SOAMXS commit to proficiency with CV-22 precautionary landing practice

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshal a CV-22 Osprey into position for a precautionary landing practice at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. The CV-22 is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing capabilities of a helicopter with the long-range, fuel efficiency and speed of a turboprop aircraft. They support long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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21 SOS, SOAMXS commit to proficiency with CV-22 precautionary landing practice

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron vacate the tarmac in preparation for a precautionary landing practice after securing palletized mattresses at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. To ensure synchronized efforts between operations and maintenance teams, the 21st Special Operations Squadron and SOAMXS conducted multiple practices involving a CV-22 Osprey with simulated malfunctioning landing gear. The training opportunity exercises capabilities needed by both teams when emergency procedures are called upon in real-time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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21 SOS, SOAMXS commit to proficiency with CV-22 precautionary landing practice

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelsey Cavender, 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, operates a forklift to relocate palletized mattresses for a precautionary landing practice to the tarmac at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. To ensure synchronized efforts between operations and maintenance teams, the 21st Special Operations Squadron and SOAMXS conducted multiple practices involving a CV-22 Osprey with simulated malfunctioning landing gear. The training opportunity exercises capabilities needed by both teams when emergency procedures are called upon in real-time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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21 SOS, SOAMXS commit to proficiency with CV-22 precautionary landing practice

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William Burress, 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, guides palletized mattresses into position for a precautionary landing practice to the tarmac at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. To ensure synchronized efforts between operations and maintenance teams, the 21st Special Operations Squadron and SOAMXS conducted multiple practices involving a CV-22 Osprey with simulated malfunctioning landing gear. The training opportunity exercises capabilities needed by both teams when emergency procedures are called upon in real-time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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21 SOS, SOAMXS commit to proficiency with CV-22 precautionary landing practice

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Pesta and Senior Airman Ethan McCausland, 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, secure palletized mattresses for a precautionary landing practice to the tarmac at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. To ensure synchronized efforts between operations and maintenance teams, the 21st Special Operations Squadron and SOAMXS conducted multiple practices involving a CV-22 Osprey with simulated malfunctioning landing gear. The training opportunity exercises capabilities needed by both teams when emergency procedures are called upon in real-time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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21 SOS, SOAMXS commit to proficiency with CV-22 precautionary landing practice

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron secure palletized mattresses for a precautionary landing practice to the tarmac at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. To ensure synchronized efforts between operations and maintenance teams, the 21st Special Operations Squadron and SOAMXS conducted multiple practices involving a CV-22 Osprey with simulated malfunctioning landing gear. The training opportunity exercises capabilities needed by both teams when emergency procedures are called upon in real-time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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21 SOS, SOAMXS commit to proficiency with CV-22 precautionary landing practice

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron relocate palletized mattresses for a precautionary landing practice to the tarmac at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. To ensure synchronized efforts between operations and maintenance teams, the 21st Special Operations Squadron and SOAMXS conducted multiple practices involving a CV-22 Osprey with simulated malfunctioning landing gear. The training opportunity exercises capabilities needed by both teams when emergency procedures are called upon in real-time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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21 SOS, SOAMXS commit to proficiency with CV-22 precautionary landing practice

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron secure palletized mattresses for a precautionary landing practice to the tarmac at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. To ensure synchronized efforts between operations and maintenance teams, the 21st Special Operations Squadron and SOAMXS conducted multiple practices involving a CV-22 Osprey with simulated malfunctioning landing gear. The training opportunity exercises capabilities needed by both teams when emergency procedures are called upon in real-time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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Special Operations Forces cut through Kunsan’s rainy skies to demonstrate strike capability

An Airman assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron observes a Republic of Korea Air Force MC-130K aircraft, as it trails a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II aircraft over Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 23, 2024. Air Force Special Operations Command Air Commandos participated in a variety of training events during a three-week joint combined exchange training event involving ROK special operations partner forces. The special operations forces' JCET program is managed at the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict level and ensures routine combat readiness of U.S. personnel in the special operations community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Johnson)

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Special Operations Forces cut through Kunsan’s rainy skies to demonstrate strike capability

An Airman assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron conducts a military freefall jump out of an MC-130J Commando II aircraft assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron over Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 23, 2024. Air Force Special Operations Command Air Commandos participated in a variety of training events during a three-week joint combined exchange training event involving ROK special operations partner forces. The special operations forces' JCET program is managed at the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict level and ensures routine combat readiness of U.S. personnel in the special operations community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Johnson)

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Special Operations Forces cut through Kunsan’s rainy skies to demonstrate strike capability

An Airman assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron conducts a military freefall jump out of an MC-130J Commando II aircraft assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron over Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 23, 2024. Air Force Special Operations Command Air Commandos participated in a variety of training events during a three-week joint combined exchange training event involving ROK special operations partner forces. The special operations forces' JCET program is managed at the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict level and ensures routine combat readiness of U.S. personnel in the special operations community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Johnson)

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