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Air Commandos complete Teak Mint 15-1

U.S. Air Force Capt. Thomas Sanders, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron instructor navigator, prepares equipment before taking off aboard a MC-130H Combat Talon II Sept. 10, 2015 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Sanders received the Airlift/Tanker Association Young Leadership Award during an award banquet held Oct. 29 in Orlando, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Corey M. Pettis)

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Spec Ops Weather Airmen: forecasting mission success

U.S. Air Force Capt. Elizabeth Ramoso, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight commander, releases a weather balloon into the sky Oct. 19, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The balloon is part of a Tactical Air Control Sounding Kit which is capable of gathering an assortment of atmospheric conditions from ground level to upwards of 40,000 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

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Spec Ops Weather Airmen: forecasting mission success

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight, Airman 1st Class Cameron Champ, weather apprentice, and Staff Sgt. Rudi Vogel, NCO in charge of training and contingency operations, set up a tactical observing station Oct. 19, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Most tactical weather equipment is designed to be portable and capable of being set up and operated by one or two individuals so weather support can be provided in remote locations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

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Spec Ops Weather Airmen: forecasting mission success

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rudi Vogel (center), 353rd Weather Flight NCO in charge of contingency weather operations and training, demonstrates how to operate a radio modem to Airmen in his flight Oct. 19, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The flight conducts hands-on training on a monthly basis to test equipment and sharpen skillsets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

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Spouses observe 353rd SOG mission

Spouses from the 353rd Special Operations Group tour the 320th Special Tactics Squadron during a spouse orientation day Oct. 8, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Spouses were given a firsthand look at the capabilities and various jobs of the 353rd SOG. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

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Spouses observe 353rd SOG mission

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt.Tyler Wise, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist answers questions from 353rd Special Operations Group spouses during a spouse orientation day Oct. 8, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The men and women who comprise the 353rd SOG conduct a variety of high-priority, low-visibility missions. The unit’s Airmen are frequently called upon to leave the island for deployments, temporary duty assignments and additional training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

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Spouses observe 353rd SOG mission

Spouses from the 353rd Special Operations Group look out the back of a MC-130H Combat Talon II during a spouse orientation flight Oct. 8, 2015, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. Spouses of special operations Airmen often times spend and extended period of time away from their husbands and wives due to mission requirements. The orientation flight, along with various other activities, gave the spouses and opportunity to have a firsthand look at the group’s daily operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

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Spouses observe 353rd SOG mission

Spouses from the 353rd Special Operations Group look out the back of a MC-130H Combat Talon II during a spouse orientation flight Oct. 8, 2015, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. Spouses of special operations Airmen often times spend and extended period of time away from their husbands and wives due to mission requirements. The orientation flight, along with various other activities, gave the spouses and opportunity to have a firsthand look at the group’s daily operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

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Spouses observe 353rd SOG mission

Spouses from the 353rd Special Operations Group walk away from an MC-130H Combat Talon II during a spouse orientation day Oct. 8, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The spouses were provided an incentive flight as part of a spouse orientation day, along with a mission briefing from SOG leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

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Spouses observe 353rd SOG mission

Spouses from the 353rd Special Operations Group look out the back of a MC-130H Combat Talon II during a spouse orientation flight Oct. 8, 2015, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. Spouses of special operations Airmen often times spend and extended period of time away from their husbands and wives due to mission requirements. The orientation flight, along with various other activities, gave the spouses and opportunity to have a firsthand look at the group’s daily operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

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Spouses observe 353rd SOG mission

Spouses from the 353rd Special Operations Group watch an MC-130H Combat Talon II follow them in a flight formation as part of a spouse orientation day Oct. 8, 2015, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. Spouses of special operations Airmen often times spend an extended period of time away from their husbands and wives due to mission requirements. The orientation flight, along with various other activities, gave the spouses an opportunity to have a firsthand look at the group’s daily operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

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Spouses observe 353rd SOG mission

U.S. Air Force Col. William C. Freeman, 353rd Special Operations Group commander, speaks to spouses during a spouse orientation day Oct. 8, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The spouses were provided a mission capabilities brief, a tour of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and orientation flights on an MC-130J Commando II and MC-130H Combat Talon II during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

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Two Pacific Air Commandos honored at ACA banquet

Tech. Sgt. Michael Wilson, an MC-130H Combat Talon II loadmaster from the 1st Special Operations Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, was one of two commandos from the 353rd Special Operations Group to receive the ACA’s Commander’s Leadership Award. The ACA’s Commander’s Leadership Award recognizes AFSOC's outstanding performers from any career field who have made the most significant contributions to mission accomplishment as determined by their respective commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Two Pacific Air Commandos honored at ACA banquet

Capt. John Rulien, a special tactics officer from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, was one of two commandos from the 353rd Special Operations Group to receive the ACA’s Commander’s Leadership Award. The ACA’s Commander’s Leadership Award recognizes AFSOC's outstanding performers from any career field who have made the most significant contributions to mission accomplishment as determined by their respective commander. (Courtesy Photo)

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Commando II, Combat Talon II complete MCADS drop together

A 1st Special Operations Squadron loadmasters, fastens the parachute rigging of a speed boat to the loading ramp of a MC-130H Combat Talon II during an exercise Sept. 18, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The MC-130H was part of a dissimilar formation with an MC-130J that completed a Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System airdrop. This was the first time an MC-130J Commando II completed the MCADS airdrop in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Riedel)

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Commando II and Combat Talon II complete MCADS drop together

A KC-135 Stratotanker crew refuels an MC-130H Combat Talon II during an exercise Sept. 19, 2015, over the Pacific Ocean. The MC-130H was part of a dissimilar formation with an MC-130J that completed a Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System airdrop. This was the first time an MC-130J Commando II completed the MCADS airdrop in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Ann Henderson)

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Commando II and Combat Talon II complete MCADS drop together

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J and MC-130H crew drop a watercraft and supplies during an exercise Sept. 19, 2015, over the Pacific Ocean. This was the first time an MC-130J Commando II completed the Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System airdrop in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Ann Henderson)

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Commando II and Combat Talon II complete MCADS drop together

A team of MC-130 Combat Talon II loadmasters assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron stand ready to receive a load carrier approaching the aircraft during an exercise Sept. 18, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The MC-130H was part of a dissimilar formation with an MC-130J that completed a Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System airdrop. This was the first time an MC-130J Commando II completed the MCADS airdrop in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Riedel)

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Commando II and Combat Talon II complete MCADS drop together

A loadmaster, guides the driver of a load carrier toward a MC-130H Combat Talon II during an exercise Sept. 18, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The MC-130H was part of a dissimilar formation with an MC-130J that completed a Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System airdrop. This was the first time an MC-130J Commando II completed the MCADS airdrop in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Riedel)

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Commando II, Combat Talon II complete MCADS drop together

An MC-130H Combat Talon II loadmaster, observes as a load carrier approaches the aircraft during an exercise Sept. 18, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The MC-130H was part of a dissimilar formation with an MC-130J that completed a Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System airdrop. This was the first time an MC-130J Commando II completed the MCADS airdrop in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Riedel)

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