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353rd Special Operations Group completes Exercise Teak Net 16-1

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Tremel, a 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Independent Duty Medical Technician, goes over patient monitoring and evaluation techniques with Royal New Zealand Air Force medics during casualty evacuation training on board an MC-130H Combat Talon II June 20, 2016. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through 30 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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353rd Special Operations Group completes Exercise Teak Net 16-1

A loadmaster at the 1st Special Operations Squadron, works with a member from the Royal New Zealand Air Force Force to load a heavy equipment platform for an air drop June 20, 2016. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through June 30 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. During the exercise, members from both the New Zealand Defense Force and U.S. Air Force worked together to conduct personnel and equipment air drops while exchanging new techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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353rd Special Operations Group completes Exercise Teak Net 16-1

An aircrew from the 1st Special Operations Squadron conducts personnel drops June 20, 2016 from an MC-130H Combat Talon II over a drop zone in New Zealand during Exercise Teak Net. Jumpers, from the Royal New Zealand Parachute Training and Support Unit, were conducting their initial parachutist training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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17th Special Operations Squadron welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Col. William Freeman, 353rd Special Operations Group commander, passes the guidon to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Lang, 17th Special Operations Squadron commander, during the 17th SOS change of command ceremony on Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 8, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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320th Special Tactics Squadron welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Col. William Freeman, 353rd Special Operations Group commander, passes the guidon to U.S. Air Force Maj. Joel Buelow, 320th Special Tactics Squadron commander, during the 320th STS change of command on Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

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Batcat Spotlight

Airman 1st Class Shayla Cox is from the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron, and she is the Batcat Spotlight for the month of June. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maeson Elleman)

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1st SOS holds change of command

U.S. Air Force Col. William Freeman, 353rd Special Operations Group commander, passes the guidon to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. David Lucas, 1st Special Operations Squadron commander, during the 1st SOS change of command on Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 6, 2016. The passing of the guidon is the exact moment that the new commander officially takes responsibility of the new unit. The 1st SOS operates the MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft in support of joint and allied special operations forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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RED FLAG - Alaska 16-1 has arrived

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Parris, 17th Operations Squadron loadmaster, rolls a harness in preparation for an airdrop during Red Flag Alaska 16-1, May 5, 2016. RFA is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed training exercises for U.S. and international forces to provide joint offensive, counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment in a simulated combat environment. ((U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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RED FLAG - Alaska 16-1 has arrived

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Nick Camino, left, and Staff Sgt. Thomas Parris, loadmasters both assigned to the 17th Operations Squadron, conduct an in-flight rigging of a heavy equipment extraction parachute during Red Flag Alaska 16-1, May 5, 2016. RFA is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed training exercises for U.S. and international forces to provide joint offensive, counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment in a simulated combat environment. ((U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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RED FLAG - Alaska 16-1 has arrived

U.S. Air Force Capt. William Kirk performs combat maneuvers and low-altitude flying during Red Flag Alaska 16-1, May 5, 2016. RFA is an exercise testing the capabilities of air forces from around the world in high-stakes aerial combat situations. Kirk is a pilot from Kadena Air Base, Japan assigned to the 17th Special Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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RED FLAG - Alaska 16-1 has arrived

A simulated heavy equipment pallet drops from an MC-130J Command II over the Malamute Drop Zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson during Red-Flag Alaska 16-1, May 5, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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RED FLAG - Alaska 16-1 has arrived

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Parris, 17th Operations Squadron loadmaster, rolls a harness in preparation for an airdrop during Red Flag Alaska 16-1, May 5, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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RED FLAG - Alaska 16-1 has arrived

A loadmaster from the 17th Special Operations Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, watches for traffic while reversing out of a parking spot at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, during Red Flag Alaska 16-1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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RED FLAG - Alaska 16-1 has arrived

Tech. Sgt. Nick Camino, 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster, secures a chock block before take-off during Red Flag-Alaska 16-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 5, 2016. RFA provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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May Batcat Spotlight

Capt. Larry Sepassi is the Batcat Spotlight for the month of May. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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353rd SOG FM earns DOD Award

From left, Master Sgt. Michael Duchesne, Staff Sgt. Inna Lvova, Capt. Vanessa Gomez and Master Sgt. Jason Post, all members of the 2015 353rd Special Operations Group Financial Management flight from Kadena Air Base, Japan, who were recently named the Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller 2015 Financial Management Award recipients for contribution in budget formulation and execution below major command level. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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1st SOS performs Stray 59 memorial flight

From left, Tech. Sgt. Brett Bollinger and Tech. Sgt. Michael Gillette, both loadmasters at the 1st Special Operations Squadron drop a wreath from a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II off the coast of the Philippines Feb. 26, 2016 in memory of those who died in the crash of Stray 59. The flight honors those who were lost 35 years ago when a 1st SOS MC-130E, call sign STRAY 59, crashed during an exercise killing eight crew members and 15 passengers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer, 353rd Special Operations Group Public Affairs)

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1st SOS performs Stray 59 memorial flight

A pararescueman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron pays his respects to the crew and passengers of Stray 59 from a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II off the coast of the Philippines Feb. 26, 2016. The Stray 59 memorial flight is conducted annually to honor those who were lost 35 years ago when a 1st SOS MC-130E, call sign STRAY 59, crashed during an exercise killing eight crew members and 15 passengers. Two of the passengers were combat controllers from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer, 353rd Special Operations Group)

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1st SOS performs Stray 59 memorial flight

From left, Tech. Sgt. Brett Bollinger and Tech. Sgt. Michael Gillette, both loadmasters at the 1st Special Operations Squadron prepare to drop a wreath from an MC-130H Combat Talon II off the coast of the Philippines Feb. 26, 2016 in memory of those who died in the crash of Stray 59. The flight honors those who were lost 35 years ago when a 1st SOS MC-130E, call sign STRAY 59, crashed during an exercise killing eight crew members and 15 passengers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer, 353rd SOG PA/Released)

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1st SOS performs Stray 59 memorial flight

Members of the 1st Special Operations Squadron pose with a wreath that will be dropped from a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II special operations aircraft to memorialize Stray 59 on Feb. 26, 2016. Stray 59 was a 1st SOS U.S. Air Force MC-130E Combat Talon I special operations aircraft that went down in 1981 over Subic Bay, Philippines, during a training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer, 353rd Special Operations Group Public Affairs)

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