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353rd Special Operations Group completes Exercise Teak Net 16-1

Aircrew members from the U.S. Air Force work with Royal New Zealand Air Force members to build a fire during a personnel recovery exercise June 23, 2016 near Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through 30 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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353rd Special Operations Group completes Exercise Teak Net 16-1

Aircrew members from the U.S. Air Force work with Royal New Zealand Air Force members during a personnel recovery exercise June 23 near Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through 30 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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353rd Special Operations Group completes Exercise Teak Net 16-1

A 1st Special Operations Squadron pilot flies an MC-130H Combat Talon II and puts eyes on a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules during a dissimilar formation low level flight June 23, 2016. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through June 30 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. During the exercise, members from both the New Zealand Defense Force and U.S. Air Force worked together to conduct personnel and equipment air drops together while exchanging new techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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353rd Special Operations Group completes Exercise Teak Net 16-1

A 1st Special Operations Squadron loadmaster sits on the back of an MC-130H Combat Talon II and watches a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules during a dissimilar formation low level flight June 23, 2016. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through June 30 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. During the exercise, members from both the New Zealand Defense Force and U.S. Air Force worked together to conduct personnel and equipment air drops together while exchanging new techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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353rd Special Operations Group completes Exercise Teak Net 16-1

An aircrew from the 1st Special Operations Squadron conducts personnel drops June 20, 2016 from an MC-130H Combat Talon II over a drop zone in New Zealand during Exercise Teak Net. Jumpers, from the Royal New Zealand Parachute Training and Support Unit, were conducting their initial parachutist training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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353rd Special Operations Group completes Exercise Teak Net 16-1

A 1st Special Operations Squadron loadmaster prepares to drop a container delivery system bundle over a drop zone in New Zealand June 20, 2016. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through 30 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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353rd Special Operations Group completes Exercise Teak Net 16-1

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Tremel, a 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Independent Duty Medical Technician, goes over patient monitoring and evaluation techniques with Royal New Zealand Air Force medics during casualty evacuation training on board an MC-130H Combat Talon II June 20, 2016. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through 30 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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353rd Special Operations Group completes Exercise Teak Net 16-1

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Tremel, a 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Independent Duty Medical Technician, conducts advanced airway management techniques with a Royal New Zealand Air Force medic during casualty evacuation training on board an MC-130H Combat Talon II June 20, 2016. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in Exercise Teak Net June 12 through 30 in Whenuapai, New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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353rd Special Operations Group completes Exercise Teak Net 16-1

An aircrew from the 1st Special Operations Squadron conducts an airdrop June 19, 2016 from an MC-130H Combat Talon II over a drop zone in New Zealand during Exercise Teak Net. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group and the New Zealand Defense Forces worked together to build, rig and inspect cargo for air drop during the Exercise Balance Net June 12-30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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1st SOS performs Stray 59 memorial flight

Capt. Scott Welshinger, 1st Special Operations Squadron, speaks about the purpose of the Stray 59 memorial flight before leaving Kadena Air Base, Japan on Feb. 26, 2016. Stray 59 was a 1st SOS MC-130E Combat Talon I special operations aircraft that went down in 1981 over Subic Bay, Philippines, during a training mission. The memorial flight to the Philippines has been flown by the 1st SOS every year since the crash 35 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer, 353rd SOG PA/Released)

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1st SOS performs Stray 59 memorial flight

Members of the 1st Special Operations Squadron pose with a wreath that will be dropped from a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II special operations aircraft to memorialize Stray 59 on Feb. 26, 2016. Stray 59 was a 1st SOS U.S. Air Force MC-130E Combat Talon I special operations aircraft that went down in 1981 over Subic Bay, Philippines, during a training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer, 353rd Special Operations Group Public Affairs)

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1st SOS performs Stray 59 memorial flight

From left, Tech. Sgt. Brett Bollinger and Tech. Sgt. Michael Gillette, both loadmasters at the 1st Special Operations Squadron prepare to drop a wreath from an MC-130H Combat Talon II off the coast of the Philippines Feb. 26, 2016 in memory of those who died in the crash of Stray 59. The flight honors those who were lost 35 years ago when a 1st SOS MC-130E, call sign STRAY 59, crashed during an exercise killing eight crew members and 15 passengers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer, 353rd SOG PA/Released)

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1st SOS performs Stray 59 memorial flight

A pararescueman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron pays his respects to the crew and passengers of Stray 59 from a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II off the coast of the Philippines Feb. 26, 2016. The Stray 59 memorial flight is conducted annually to honor those who were lost 35 years ago when a 1st SOS MC-130E, call sign STRAY 59, crashed during an exercise killing eight crew members and 15 passengers. Two of the passengers were combat controllers from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer, 353rd Special Operations Group)

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1st SOS performs Stray 59 memorial flight

From left, Tech. Sgt. Brett Bollinger and Tech. Sgt. Michael Gillette, both loadmasters at the 1st Special Operations Squadron drop a wreath from a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II off the coast of the Philippines Feb. 26, 2016 in memory of those who died in the crash of Stray 59. The flight honors those who were lost 35 years ago when a 1st SOS MC-130E, call sign STRAY 59, crashed during an exercise killing eight crew members and 15 passengers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer, 353rd Special Operations Group Public Affairs)

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17th Special Operations Squadron conducts full-force training

U.S. Air Force MC-130J Command II's assigned to the 17th Special Operations Squadron taxi down the runway Feb. 17, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 17th SOS conducted a unit-wide training exercise which tasked the entire squadron with a quick-reaction, full-force sortie involving a five-ship formation flight, cargo drops, short runway landings and takeoffs, and helicopter air-to-air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer 353 SOG PA/Released)

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17th Special Operations Squadron conducts full-force training

U.S. Air Force MC-130J Command II's assigned to the 17th Special Operations Squadron fly in formation Feb. 17, 2016, over Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 17th SOS conducted a unit-wide training exercise which tasked the entire squadron with a quick-reaction, full-force sortie involving a five-ship formation flight, cargo drops, short runway landings and takeoffs, and helicopter air-to-air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer, 353rd SOG PA/Released)

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17th Special Operations Squadron conducts full-force training

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Command II's assigned to the 17th Special Operations Squadron lands at Kadena Air Base, Japan Feb. 17, 2016. The 17th SOS conducted a unit-wide training exercise which tasked the entire squadron with a quick-reaction, full-force sortie involving a five-ship formation flight, cargo drops, short runway landings and takeoffs, and helicopter air-to-air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer, 353rd SOG PA/Released)

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STS Airmen complete DARC training

Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron gather around their team lead outside a shoot house as he discusses details of an upcoming mission Nov. 19, 2015, in Camp Hansen, Japan. Extensive planning and coordination is put into STS operations in order to maximize mission effectiveness and safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

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STS Airmen complete DARC training

Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron clear a hallway Nov. 19, 2015, in a shoot house at Camp Hansen, Japan. The Airmen cleared the house as part of training led by the Direct Action Resource Center, a two-week course where a group of pararescuemen , combat controllers and force reconnaissance Marines develop skills they can use when they deploy with other joint special operations teams. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

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STS Airmen complete DARC training

A team of Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron move down a hallway in a shoot house Nov. 19, 2015, at Camp Hansen, Japan. The Airmen cleared the house as part of training led by the Direct Action Resource Center. The two-week course developed skills that the pararescuemen, combat controllers and force reconnaisance marines will use when they deploy with other joint special operations teams. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

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