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Heraldry's return honors proud lineage, famous artist

Air Force officials approved the 353rd Special Operations Group's request to reinstate its original emblem, which cartoonist Milton Caniff designed the original emblem specifically for the 553rd Reconnaissance Wing, a unit the 353rd SOG traces its lineage to, and officially signed his original artwork design for the emblem over to the U.S. Air Force April 13, 1967.

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Combat controller awarded three medals for heroism

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Jeremy King (right), a combat controller with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, salutes Col. Robert Toth, the 353rd Special Operations Group commander, after receiving the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Air Force Combat Action medals during a ceremony here April 16. Sergeant King earned the medals while deployed supporting operations in Afghanistan. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG, Team Kadena Airmen mourn loss of officer

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Personal effects from 2nd Lt. Stephen Smith are displayed at his memorial service here April 15. The 28-year-old lieutenant, a maintenance officer with the 353rd Maintenance Squadron, was found dead the morning of April 11 near Cape Hedo, Okinawa, after going missing while snorkeling with friends April 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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SOG, Team Kadena Airmen mourn loss of officer

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Officers of the 353rd Maintenance Squadron give a final salute to flags flown on MC-130s for the family of 2nd Lt. Stephen Smith to maintenance officers during a memorial service here April 15. The 28-year-old lieutenant, a maintenance officer with the 353rd MXS, was found dead the morning of April 11 near Cape Hedo, Okinawa, after going missing while snorkeling with friends April 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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SOG, Team Kadena Airmen mourn loss of officer

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Enlisted members of the 353rd Maintenance Squadron deliver flags flown on MC-130s for the family of 2nd Lt. Stephen Smith to maintenance officers during a memorial service here April 15. The 28-year-old lieutenant, a maintenance officer with the 353rd MXS, was found dead the morning of April 11 near Cape Hedo, Okinawa, after going missing while snorkeling with friends April 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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SOG, Team Kadena Airmen mourn loss of officer

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Enlisted members of the 353rd Maintenance Squadron carry flags flown on MC-130s for the family of 2nd Lt. Stephen Smith during a memorial service here April 15. The 28-year-old lieutenant, a maintenance officer with the 353rd MXS, was found dead the morning of April 11 near Cape Hedo, Okinawa, after going missing while snorkeling with friends April 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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SOG, Team Kadena Airmen mourn loss of officer

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. Robert Toth, the 353rd Special Operations Group commander, shares stories about 2nd Lt. Stephen Smith during a memorial service here April 15. The 28-year-old lieutenant, a maintenance officer with the 353rd MXS, was found dead the morning of April 11 near Cape Hedo, Okinawa, after going missing while snorkeling with friends April 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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SOG, Team Kadena Airmen mourn loss of officer

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt. Col. Mark O?Reilly, the 353rd Maintenance Squadron commander, shares stories about 2nd Lt. Stephen Smith during a memorial service here April 15. The 28-year-old lieutenant, a maintenance officer with the 353rd MXS, was found dead the morning of April 11 near Cape Hedo, Okinawa, after going missing while snorkeling with friends April 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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SOG, Team Kadena Airmen mourn loss of officer

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- A member of the 353rd Maintenance Squadron wipes away tears during a hymn at a memorial service for 2nd Lt. Stephen Smith here April 15. The 28-year-old lieutenant, a maintenance officer with the 353rd Maintenance Squadron, was found dead the morning of April 11 near Cape Hedo, Okinawa, after going missing while snorkeling with friends April 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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SOG, Team Kadena Airmen mourn loss of officer

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Team Kadena members pay their final respects to 2nd Lt. Stephen Smith at the end of a memorial ceremony here April 15. The 28-year-old lieutenant, a maintenance officer with the 353rd Maintenance Squadron, was found dead the morning of April 11 near Cape Hedo, Okinawa, after going missing while snorkeling with friends April 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG supports US, ROK friendship drop

OVER MAE SAN RI, Republic of Korea -- Members of the Republic of Korea Army glide to the ground after a static-line airdrop from a 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P Combat Shadow here April 2. More than 70 U.S. and ROK Army soldiers jumped from two MC-130P's as part of a friendship jump between the two armies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG supports US, ROK friendship drop

OVER MAE SAN RI, Republic of Korea -- A member of the Republic of Korea Army signals for a final equipment check in the back of a 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P Combat Shadow here April 2. More than 70 U.S. and ROK Army soldiers jumped from two MC-130P's as part of a friendship jump between the two armies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG supports US, ROK friendship drop

OVER MAE SAN RI, Republic of Korea -- A member of the Republic of Korea Army jumps from the ramp of a 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P Combat Shadow here April 2. More than 70 U.S. and ROK Army soldiers jumped from two MC-130P's as part of a friendship jump between the two armies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG supports US, ROK friendship drop

OVER MAE SAN RI, Republic of Korea -- Staff Sgt. Andy Strause, a loadmaster with the 17th Special Operations Squadron, alerts Republic of Korea soldiers the airplane is about to slow down as it approaches the drop zone here April 2. More than 70 U.S. and ROK Army soldiers jumped from two MC-130P Combat Shadows as part of a friendship jump between the two armies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG supports US, ROK friendship drop

CHEONG JU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- A jumpmaster from the Republic of Korea Army conducts an equipment check on a U.S. Army Soldier before he enters a 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P Combat Shadow here April 2. More than 70 U.S. and ROK Army soldiers jumped from two MC-130P's as part of a friendship jump between the two armies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG supports US, ROK friendship drop

CHEONG JU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- A member of the Republic of Korea Air Force marshals a 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P Combat Shadow to its parking spot here April 2. More than 70 U.S. and ROK Army soldiers jumped from two MC-130P's as part of a friendship jump between the two armies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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Air commandos hone skills during mass casualty scenario

DAEGU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron discuss casualty information during a mass casualty exercise here March 27. 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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Air commandos hone skills during mass casualty scenario

DAEGU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Senior Airman Cody Cerny, a pararescueman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, prepares intravenous fluids for a patient during a mass casualty exercise here March 27. 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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Air commandos hone skills during mass casualty scenario

DAEGU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Combat controllers from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron discuss possible landing zones for an evacuation helicopter during a mass casualty exercise here March 27. 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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Air commandos hone skills during mass casualty scenario

DAEGU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Tech. Sgt. Michael Charvat, a combat controller from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, drags a simulated wounded soldier to the casualty collection point using a sked stretcher during a mass casualty exercise here March 27. 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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