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US, NZ forces conduct air drops during Exercise Balance Net

An MC-130H Combat Talon II from the 1st Special Operations Squadron prepares to conduct an airdrop July 28, 2014 over a drop zone in New Zealand. The 353rd Special Operations Group trained side by side with their counterparts in the New Zealand Defense Force during Exercise Balance Net July 17-31. The exercise enhanced interoperability defense relations between the two countries. (New Zealand Defense Force Photo by Roderick MacKenzie)

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AFSA Pitsenbargar Award

Senior Airman Tristan Windle, a pararescueman with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, provides medical treatment to a victim during the OSMP training held May 1, 2014 on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Windle was selected as the 2013 Air Force Sergeants Association Pitsenbarger Award recipient for his heroic actions while deployed in 2013 to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Pacific Air Commandos return to New Zealand

Staff Sgt. Shaun LaRue, a loadmaster at the 1st Special Operations Squadron, rigs the static line for an air drop July 26, 2014 on an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Ohakea Air Base, New Zealand during Exercise Balance Net. During the exercise, members from both the New Zealand Defense Force and U.S. Air Forces worked together to conduct personnel and equipment air drops while exchanging new techniques. This was the first time in almost three decades the group has deployed to New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Pacific Air Commandos return to New Zealand

Maintainers from the 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron and the New Zealand Defense Force work together to tow an aircraft during a periodic maintenance interval July 28, 2014 at Whenuapai Air Base, New Zealand. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Balance Net July 17 through July 31 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. During the exercise, members from both the New Zealand Defense Force and U.S. Air Forces worked together to conduct personnel and equipment air drops while exchanging new techniques. This was the first time in almost three decades the group has deployed to New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Pacific Air Commandos return to New Zealand

Staff Sgt. Cody Medsker, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron, and a member from the New Zealand Defense Force recover a container delivery system bundle after it was air dropped from an MC-130H Combat Talon II July 27, 2014 at a drop zone in New Zealand. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Balance Net July 17 through July 31 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. During the exercise, members from both the New Zealand Defense Force and U.S. Air Forces worked together to conduct personnel and equipment air drops while exchanging new techniques. This was the first time in almost three decades the group has deployed to New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Pacific Air Commandos return to New Zealand

Members from the U.S. Air Force and the New Zealand Defense Force prepare to load heavy equipment for an air drop July 26, 2014 at Ohakea Air Base, New Zealand. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Balance Net July 17 through July 31 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. During the exercise, members from both the New Zealand Defense Force and U.S. Air Forces worked together to conduct personnel and equipment air drops while exchanging new techniques. This was the first time in almost three decades the group has deployed to New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Pacific Air Commandos return to New Zealand

Staff Sgt. Brian McCann, a loadmaster at the 1st Special Operations Squadron, works with a member from the New Zealand Defense Force to rig the extraction parachute for a heavy equipment drop July 28, 2014. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Balance Net July 17 through July 31 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. During the exercise, members from both the New Zealand Defense Force and U.S. Air Forces worked together to conduct personnel and equipment air drops while exchanging new techniques. This was the first time in almost three decades the group has deployed to New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Pacific Air Commandos return to New Zealand

A member of the New Zealand Defense Force observes as Master Sgt. Jeremy Bilodeau, a flight engineer with the 1st Special Operations Squadron, adjusts the aircraft pressurization on an MC-130H Combat Talon II July 18, 2014 during Exercise Balance Net in New Zealand. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in the exercise July 17 through July 31 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. During the exercise, members from both the New Zealand Defense Force and U.S. Air Forces worked together to conduct personnel and equipment air drops while exchanging new techniques. This was the first time in almost three decades the group has deployed to New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Pacific Air Commandos return to New Zealand

Maintainers from the 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron work with members from the New Zealand Defense Force to remove a propeller for repair July 28, 2014 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Balance Net July 17 through July 31 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. During the exercise, members from both the New Zealand Defense Force and U.S. Air Forces worked together to conduct personnel and equipment air drops while exchanging new techniques. This was the first time in almost three decades the group has deployed to New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Pacific Air Commandos return to New Zealand

A crew from the 1st Special Operations Squadron conducts air drops over a drop zone in New Zealand July 27, 2014 during Exercise Balance Net. During the exercise, members from both the New Zealand Defense Force and U.S. Air Forces worked together to conduct personnel and equipment air drops while exchanging new techniques. This was the first time in almost three decades the group has deployed to New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Pacific Air Commandos return to New Zealand

Staff Sgt. Grant Lane, a loadmaster with the 1st Special Operations Squadron, provides jumpers with a one minute advisory during personnel drops over New Zealand July 18, 2014. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Balance Net July 17 through July 31 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. During the exercise, members from both the New Zealand Defense Force and U.S. Air Forces worked together to conduct personnel and equipment air drops while exchanging new techniques. This was the first time in almost three decades the group has deployed to New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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353rd SOG, PACAF volunteer at Malaysian orphanage

Tech. Sgt. Jesse Richardson, from the 535th Airlift Squadron in Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, plays games with the children during a community outreach visit to Pondok Penyayang Raudhah orphanage in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 14, 2014. The 353rd Special Operations Group, alongside participants from Pacific Air Forces Exercise Cope Taufan 2014, came together to raise over $1,000 in supplies for the orphanage. The two groups donated their time to help with small repairs and yard cleanup around the orphanage in addition to visiting with the children. (U. S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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353rd SOG, PACAF volunteer at Malaysian orphanage

Tech. Sgt. Karla Brown, 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, and Capt. (Dr.) MaryRose Chuidian, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron sort supplies during a community outreach visit to Pondok Penyayang Raudhah orphanage in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 14, 2014. The 353rd Special Operations Group, alongside participants from Pacific Air Forces Exercise Cope Taufan 2014, came together to raise over $1,000 in supplies for the orphanage. The two groups donated their time to help with small repairs and yard cleanup around the orphanage in addition to visiting with the children. (U. S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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353rd SOG, PACAF volunteer at Malaysian orphanage

A member from the Air Force Band of the Pacific sings to the children at Pondok Penyayang Raudhah orphanage in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during a community outreach visit June 14, 2014. The 353rd Special Operations Group, alongside participants from Pacific Air Forces Exercise Cope Taufan 2014, came together to raise over $1,000 in supplies for the orphanage. The two groups donated their time to help with small repairs and yard cleanup around the orphanage in addition to visiting with the children. (U. S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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353rd SOG, PACAF volunteer at Malaysian orphanage

Children from the Pondok Penyayang Raudhah orphanage in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, enjoy music provided by the Air Force Band of the Pacific June 14, 2014. The 353rd Special Operations Group, alongside participants from Pacific Air Forces Exercise Cope Taufan 2014, came together to raise over $1,000 in supplies for the orphanage. The two groups donated their time to help with small repairs and yard cleanup around the orphanage in addition to visiting with the children. (U. S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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353rd SOG, PACAF volunteer at Malaysian orphanage

Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Johnson and Tech. Sgt. Adam Greenwell, both from the 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, help clean up around the Pondok Penyayang Raudhah orphanage in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 14, 2014. The 353rd Special Operations Group, alongside participants from Pacific Air Forces Exercise Cope Taufan 2014, came together to raise over $1,000 in supplies for the orphanage. The two groups donated their time to help with small repairs and yard cleanup around the orphanage in addition to visiting with the children. (U. S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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320th STS welcomes new commander

Lt. Col. Edmund Loughran, 320th Special Tactics Squadron incoming commander, accepts the guidon from Col. Benjamin Maitre, 353rd Special Operations Group commander, during a change of command ceremony on Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2014. (U.S. Air Forcephoto by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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1st SOS welcomes new commander

Lt. Col. Shane Vesely, 1st Special Operations Squadron incoming commander, accepts the guidon from Col. Benjamin Maitre, 353rd Special Operations Group commander, during a change of command ceremony on Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 2, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Stray 59

Members of the 1st Special Operations Squadron pose with a wreath that was dropped from a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II special operations aircraft to memorialize Stray 59 on Feb 26, 2013. Stray 59 was a 1st Special Operations Squadron U.S. Air Force MC-130E Combat Talon I special operations aircraft that crashed in 1981 near Subic Bay, Philippines, during a training mission. (U. S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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