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Honoring their sacrifice

Member of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron stand at parade rest during the National POW/MIA flag ceremony held Sept. 20, 2013 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The squadron presented the flag during the ceremony held to honor more than 70,000 POW and MIA personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Honoring their sacrifice

Maj. William White, 320th Special Tactics Squadron commander, bows his head during the innovocation at the POW/MIA flag ceremony held Sept. 20, 2013 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The flag ceremony signified the end of the 24-hour vigil run held to honor more than 70,000 POW and MIA personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Honoring their sacrifice

Members of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron stand in formation during the National POW/MIA flag ceremony on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 20, 2013. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is one of six days throughout the year that Congress mandates the flying of POW/MIA flag. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Honoring their sacrifice

Members from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron salute while the national anthem plays during the POW/MIA flag ceremony on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 20, 2013. The squadron presented the flag during the ceremony held to honor more than 70,000 POW and MIA personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Honoring their sacrifice

Staff Sgt. Aaron Davis, 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat controller, presents the POW/MIA flag to a member of the 18th Wing honor guard during the National POW/MIA flag ceremony Sept. 20, 2013 on Kadena Air Base, Japan. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is one of six days throughout the year that Congress mandates the flying of POW/MIA flag. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Human Performance Training Center

Senior Airman Keaton Thiem, 320th Special Tactics Squadron, works out in front of Human Performance Training Center, during squadron physical training March 22 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The HPTC houses the human performance program, which focuses on not only strengthening the battlefield Airman physically, but also rehabilitating the individual ensuring the Air Force’s human weapons system is performing to its maximum potential for as long as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Human Performance Training Center

Members of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, works out in front of the Human Performance Training Center, during squadron physical training March 22 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The HPTC houses the human performance program, which focuses on not only strengthening the battlefield Airman physically, but also rehabilitating the individual ensuring the Air Force’s human weapons system is performing to its maximum potential for as long as possible.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Human Performance Training Center

Tech. Sgt. Joshua Brown and Capt. Jonathan Shamess, 320th Special Tactics Squadron, works out outside the Human Performance Training Center, during squadron physical training March 22 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The HPTC houses the human performance program, which focuses on not only strengthening the battlefield Airman physically, but also rehabilitating the individual ensuring the Air Force’s human weapons system is performing to its maximum potential for as long as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Human Performance Training Center

Staff Sgt. Patrick Harrington, 320th Special Tactics Squadron, works out in the Human Performance Training Center, during squadron physical training March 22 at Kadena Air Base. The HPTC houses the human performance program, which focuses on not only strengthening the battlefield Airman physically, but also rehabilitating the individual ensuring the Air Force’s human weapons system is performing to its maximum potential for as long as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Kadena Airmen awarded medals for courage

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Brig. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, 18th Wing commander, pins the Air Force Commendation Medal on Staff Sgt. Abraham Forehand, a combat controller with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, during a ceremony here April 26. Sergeant Forehand and Staff Sgt. Aaron Sanders, from the 31st Rescue Squadron, received the Air Force Commendation Medal for pulling a man pinned under an automobile after an off-base accident March 3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jarvie Wallace)

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Kadena Airmen train with Thai counterparts

NEAR UDON THANI ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE BASE, Thailand -- Members of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron glide to earth at dusk after parachuting from a MC-130HCombat Talon II during exchange training here Jan. 26. About 120 Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group and 909th Air Refueling Squadron joined forces with the Royal Thai Air Force in Thailand Jan. 24 to Feb. 4 to train together and share ideas to strengthen ties between the two services. (Courtesy photo)

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Kadena Airmen train with Thai counterparts

UDON THANI ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE BASE, Thailand -- Pararescuemen form the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and the Royal Thai Air Force prepare to be hoisted into a RTAF UH-1 during exchange training here Jan 26. About 120 Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group and 909th Air Refueling Squadron joined forces with the Royal Thai Air Force in Thailand Jan. 24 to Feb. 4 to train together and share ideas to strengthen ties between the two services. (Courtesy photo)

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Not Forgotten

Staff Sgt. Christopher Wilson, a pararescueman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, prepares to present the POW/MIA flag during the POW/MIA recognition breakfast held Sept. 19, 2014 at the NCO Rocker Club. The breakfast hosted by the Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 1553 paid tribute to former prisoners of war and those missing in action. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is held annually on the third Thursday in September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Not Forgotten

Members from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron carry the POW/MIA Flag from the 24-hour vigil run at Marek Park track to the POW/MIA recognition breakfast held at the Rocker NCO Club Sept. 19, 2014 on Kadena Air Base, Japan. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is held annually on the third Thursday in September to honor and remember America’s former prisoners of war and those missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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PJs plan for possible rescue mission

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Pararescuemen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron organize before a possible rescue mission here March 14. The Airmen are part of the 353rd Special Operations Group deployed force supporting the Japanese government with relief efforts in the wake of an earthquake measuring 8.9 in magnitude and the following tsunamis that rocked Japan March 11. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patricia D. Lockhart)

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SOG Airmen open two strategic runways for relief operations

SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Christopher Allen, a special operations weather specialist from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, scans the airfield here prior to conducting a weather observation here March 16. Sudden snow and low visibility threatened to prevent aircraft from landing at the airfield. A team from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, along with Japanese emergency management organizations, cleared a section of the runway and re-established the control tower to direct flights in and out of the airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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SOG Airmen open two strategic runways for relief operations

SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- Combat controllers from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron begin measuring the runway dimensions and conducting a detailed survey here March 16. A team of combat controllers from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, along with Japanese emergency management organizations, cleared a section of the runway and re-established the control tower to direct flights in and out of the airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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STS Airman earns distinguished rescue award

NEAR AN'GANG, Republic of Korea -- Senior Airmen Salvatore Portelli, a pararescueman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and a simulated wounded aircrew member are hoisted into a UH-60 Blackhawk from the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade from U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys during a combat search and rescue exercise here March 26. The scenario is part of the 353rd Special Operations Group's annual operational readiness exercise. Airman Portelli recently won the Air Rescue Association 2010 Richard T. Kight Award .The award is named in honor of Brig. Gen. Richard T. Kight, the first commander of the Air Rescue Service, and is presented annually to recognize an active duty or reserve component member who has contributed to the overall effectiveness of the rescue mission area through management, innovation or other outstanding achievement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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STS Airmen conduct CSAR training

NEAR AN’GANG, Republic of Korea -- A pararescueman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and a simulated wounded aircrew member are hoisted into a UH-60 Blackhawk from the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade from U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys during a combat search and rescue exercise here March 26. The scenario is part of the 353rd Special Operations Group’s annual operational readiness exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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STS Airmen conduct CSAR training

NEAR AN’GANG, Republic of Korea -- A combat controller from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, relays updates on simulated wounded aircrew members to a MC-130P Combat Shadow circling overhead during a combat search and rescue exercise here March 26. The pararescuemen had to locate and treat two simulated wounded aircrew members before calling for evacuation during the scenario. The scenario is part of the 353rd Special Operations Group’s annual operational readiness exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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