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Air Commandos visit with local schools in Thailand

Second Lt. Melissa March, 17th Special Operations Squadron, provides ice cream toppings to a student from Baan Nong Pahi School in Udon Thani, Thailand during a visit to the school Feb. 18, 2015. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group raised more than $1,000 and donated sports equipment, ice cream, water coolers along with renovation and medical supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Air Commandos visit with local schools in Thailand

Tech. Sgt. James Williams, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron, serves ice cream to children from Baan Nong Pahi School in Udon Thani, Thailand, Feb. 18, 2015. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group raised more than $1,000 and donated sports equipment, ice cream, water coolers along with renovation and medical supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Air Commandos visit with local schools in Thailand

Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group and students from Baan Nong Pahi School in Udon Thani, Thailand, play Sepak Takraw or kick volleyball, a sport native to southwest Asia, during a visit to the school Feb. 18, 2015. Members from the 353rd SOG raised more than $1,000 and donated sports equipment, ice cream, water coolers along with renovation and medical supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Air Commandos visit with local schools in Thailand

Lt. Col. Edmund Loughran, 320th Special Tactics Squadron commander, address the children from a school in Nam Phong, Thailand, during a visit Feb. 17, 2015. During the visit, the group from 320th STS donated sports equipment and spent the morning playing soccer and visiting with the children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Air Commandos visit with local schools in Thailand

Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron play a game of soccer with children from a school in Nam Phong, Thailand, Feb. 17, 2015. A group from the 320th STS donated sports equipment and spent the morning playing soccer and visiting with the children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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LEAP participant helps 353rd SOG overcome language, culture barrier in Thailand

Second from left, Tech. Sgt. Edward Deadio, 31st Munitions Squadron, helps translate between the U.S. military and the Thai military during a jump briefing Feb. 16, 2015. Deadio, a native Thai speaker and participant in the Language Enabled Airman Program, was sent to Cobra Gold 15-1 to provide language support for the 353rd Special Operations Group. During the 2-week exercise, Deadio helped bridge the language and culture gap between U. S. and Thai military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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LEAP participant helps 353rd SOG overcome language, culture barrier in Thailand

Second from left, Tech. Sgt. Edward Deadio, 31st Munitions Squadron, helps translate between the U.S. military and the Thai military during a jump briefing Feb. 16, 2015. Deadio, a native Thai speaker and participant in the Language Enabled Airman Program, was sent to Cobra Gold 15-1 to provide language support for the 353rd Special Operations Group. During the 2-week exercise, Deadio helped bridge the language and culture gap between U. S. and Thai military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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MC-130J replaces Combat Shadow

From top, the MC-130P Combat Shadow and the MC-130J Commando II both from the 17th Special Operations Squadron along with an MC-130H Combat Talon II from the 1st Special Operations Squadron conduct a heritage formation of three MC-130 variants off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Jan 26, 2015. The 353rd Special Operations Group performed the unique formation to commemorate the arrival of the MC-130J Commando II, the retirement of the MC-130P Combat Shadow and the continuing mission of the MC-130H Combat Talon II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maeson Elleman)

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MC-130J replaces Combat Shadow

The MC-130J Commando II leads the heritage formation of three MC-130 variants off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Jan 26, 2015. The 353rd Special Operations Group performed the unique formation to commemorate the arrival of the MC-130J Commando II, the retirement of the MC-130P Combat Shadow and the continuing mission of the MC-130H Combat Talon II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maeson Elleman)

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MC-130J replaces Combat Shadow

The MC-130P Combat Shadow breaks away from the heritage formation of three MC-130 variants over Okinawa, Japan, Jan 26, 2015 symbolizing the retirement of the MC-130P and the continuing mission of the MC-130J Commando II and the MC-130H Combat Talon II. The 353rd Special Operations Group performed the unique formation to commemorate the enduringl egacy of MC-130 operations in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maeson Elleman)

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MC-130J replaces Combat Shadow

From left, an MC-130J Commando II and an MC-130P Combat Shadow both from the 17th Special Operations Squadron along with an MC-130H Combat Talon II from the 1st Special Operations Squadron conduct a heritage formation of three MC-130 variants off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Jan 26, 2015. The 353rd Special Operations Group performed the unique formation to commemorate the arrival of the MC-130J Commando II, the retirement of the MC-130P Combat Shadow and the continuing mission of the MC-130H Combat Talon II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maeson Elleman)

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17th Special Operations Squadron begin replacement MC-130J

Airmen from the 353d Special Operations Maintenance Squadron discuss the new MC-130J Commando II as it taxis on the flightline of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 21, 2014. The MC-130J is part of Air Force Special Operations Command’s fleet-wide C-130 recapitalization which began four years ago with the retirement of the MC-130E. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

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17th Special Operations Squadron begin replacement MC-130J

A MC-130J Commando II taxis on the flightline of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 21, 2014. The MC-130J will replace the MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group’s 17th Special Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

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17th Special Operations Squadron begin replacement MC-130J

A MC-130J Commando II extends its landing gear above the flightline on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 21, 2014. The MC-130J will replace the MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group’s 17th Special Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)

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USSOCOM leadership visits 353rd SOG

From left, Tech. Sgt. William Johnson, a combat controller with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, briefs U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel during a visit Dec. 15, 2014 on Kadena Air Base, Japan. As commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, Votel visited the 353rd Special Operations Group where he toured facilities and met with the Airmen and their spouses. The visit ended with a town hall meeting where the general spoke to the Airman and their spouses about the future of special operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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USSOCOM leadership visits 353rd SOG

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command shakes hands with Capt. Christopher Horn, a copilot at the 1st Special Operations Squadron, during a tour of the flightline Dec. 15, 2014 on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Votel directs all U.S. Special Operations Forces and is in charge of organizing, training, equipping and deploying special operators such as the Air Commandos of the 353rd Special Operations Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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USSOCOM leadership visits 353rd SOG

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command shakes hands with Lt. Col. Sarah Emory, commander of the 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, after touring the flightline Dec. 15, 2014 on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Votel directs all U.S. Special Operations Forces and is in charge of organizing, training, equipping and deploying special operators such as the Air Commandos of the 353rd Special Operations Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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USSOCOM leadership visits 353rd SOG

From left, Tech. Sgt. Joshua Brown, a pararescueman with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, briefs U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, during a visit Dec. 15, 2014 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. As commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, Votel directs all U.S. Special Operations Forces and is in charge of organizing, training, equipping and deploying special operators such as the Air Commandos of the 353rd Special Operations Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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USSOCOM leadership visits 353rd SOG

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, speaks with Staff Sgt. Dustin Gorski, a pararescueman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, during a visit to the Human Performance Center at Kadena Air Base, Japan Dec. 15, 2014. General and Mrs. Votel toured the facilities and met with staff members to see the program’s efforts in support of the Preservation of the Force and Family initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade Vadnais)

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353rd SOG spouses support Kadena cookie drive

Rachel Trube, a cookie drive volunteer, places a box of cookies on a tray during the holiday cookie drive on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 9, 2014. More than 50 volunteers from several base agencies helped pack the cookies into individual portions and deliver them to approximately 2,100 Airmen, soldiers, sailors and Marines living in dormitories on Kadena. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade C. Vadnais)

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