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New leader takes command of Pacific Air Commandos in spite of typhoon evacuation

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. Brent Markowski, the 353rd Special Operations Group deputy commander, leads a formation of Airmen from the group during a change of command ceremony here Aug. 5. The ceremony was held at the Officers' Club here two days after Airmen and aircraft evacuated Kadena Air Base for Typhoon Mufia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sam Morse)

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New leader takes command of Pacific Air Commandos in spite of typhoon evacuation

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel (left), Air Force Special Operations Command commander, passes the 353rd Special Operations Group guidon to Col. Brad Sullivan, the new 353rd Special Operations Group commander during a change of command ceremony here Aug. 5. The ceremony was held at the Officers' Club here two days after Airmen and aircraft evacuated Kadena Air Base for Typhoon Mufia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sam Morse)

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NCOA students get taste of SOG life

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Chief Master Sgt. Victoria Gamble, the 353rd Special Operations Group Command Chief Master Sergeant, describes the mission of the 353rd SOG to students of the Erwin Professional Military Education Center's NCO Academy Air Commando Flight during their visit here July 6. The 353rd SOG hosts students of the NCO Academy’s Air Commando Flight each class. (U.S. photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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NCOA students get taste of SOG life

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Students from the Erwin Professional Military Education Center's NCO Academy Air Commando Flight build a fire at a station of an obstacle course during a visit to the 353rd Special Operations Group here July 6. The 353rd SOG hosts students of the NCO Academy Air Commando Flight each class. (U.S. photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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NCOA students get taste of SOG life

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Brett Priest, from the 373rd Support Squadron at Misawa Air Base, stuffs a cricket in his mouth at a station of an obstacle course during a visit to the 353rd Special Operations Group here July 6. The 353rd SOG hosts students of the Erwin Professional Military Education Center's NCO Academy Air Commando Flight each class. (U.S. photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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NCOA students get taste of SOG life

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech Sgt. Michael Comley, a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist with the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron, checks a team’s answers at a station of an obstacle course during a visit to the 353rd Special Operations Group here July 6. The 353rd SOG hosts students of the Erwin Professional Military Education Center's NCO Academy Air Commando Flight each class. (U.S. photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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NCOA students get taste of SOG life

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Derek Zarnesky, from the 6th Intelligence Squadron at Osan Air Base, paints his face during a visit to the 353rd Special Operations Group here July 6. The 353rd SOG hosts students of the Erwin Professional Military Education Center's NCO Academy Air Commando Flight each class. (U.S. photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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Group families receive close up look during appreciation day

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Holly Markowski smiles just before eating a cricket during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape orientation here June17 during the 353rd Special Operations Group Family Appreciation Day. Families from the 353rd SOG were treated to orientation flights, equipment displays and a brief Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape orientation during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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Group families receive close up look during appreciation day

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Justin Watters, a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist with the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron, paints the face of a child during a brief orientation here June17 during the 353rd Special Operations Group Family Appreciation Day. Families from the 353rd SOG were treated to orientation flights, equipment displays and a brief Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape orientation during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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Group families receive close up look during appreciation day

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Justin Dicair, a pararescueman with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, shows some of his gear here June17 during the 353rd Special Operations Group Family Appreciation Day. Families from the 353rd SOG were treated to orientation flights, equipment displays and a brief Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape orientation during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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Group families receive close up look during appreciation day

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Jacob Zapata takes a photo of his son with an M-4 assault rifle here June17 during the 353rd Special Operations Group Family Appreciation Day. Families from the 353rd SOG were treated to orientation flights, equipment displays and a brief Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape orientation during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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Group families receive close up look during appreciation day

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Children climb to the top of a rock climbing wall here June17 during the 353rd Special Operations Group Family Appreciation Day. Families from the 353rd SOG were treated to orientation flights, equipment displays and a brief Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape orientation during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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Group families receive close up look during appreciation day

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Spouses look out of the cockpit of a MC-130H Combat Talon II here June17 during a orientation flight as part of the 353rd Special Operations Group Family Appreciation Day. Families from the 353rd SOG were treated to orientation flights, equipment displays and a brief Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape orientation during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Albert Noffsinger)

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Japan's Foreign Minister recognizes SOF Airmen for Operation Tomodachi relief efforts

CAMP FOSTER, Japan -- Takeaki MATSUMOTO, Japan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Col. Robert Toth, the 353rd Special Operations Group commander, pose for a photo after Minister MATSUMOTO presented a plaque during a small ceremony that took place during a meeting with Senior U.S. leadership on Okinawa May 28. The minister presented a plaque Colonel Toth and other leaders as a small token of gratitude for the efforts during Operation Tomodachi on behalf of the Japanese people. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patricia D. Lockhart)

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Kadena Airmen train with Thai counterparts

UDON THANI ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE BASE, Thailand -- Staff Sgt.and Julian Taylor, a 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron fly away security team leader, shares techniques used to apprehend and disarm potentially hostile people that trespass into an area they are securing during exchange training here Jan. 28. 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

OVER THAILAND --An F-16 from the Royal Thai Air Force lines up to refuel from a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 during a training mission here Jan. 31. 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

OVER THAILAND -- An MC-130H Combat Talon II refuels from a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 here Jan. 24. 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 -- Tech Sgt. Melissa Worley, a 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron independent duty medical technician, discusses the proper way to treat injuries during exchange training here Jan 27. 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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