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SOG, Kadena Airmen pay final respects to one of their own

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Enlisted members of the 353rd Special Operations Group prepare to deliver flags flown on MC-130s for the family of Airman 1st Class Michael Reio to officers during a memorial service here Sept. 15. Airman Reio, a 20-year-old Knowledge Operations Manager assigned to the 353rd SOG staff, died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle accident here Sept. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hummel)

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SOG, Kadena Airmen pay final respects to one of their own

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Enlisted members of the 353rd Special Operations Group prepare to deliver flags flown on MC-130s for the family of Airman 1st Class Michael Reio to officers during a memorial service here Sept. 15. Airman Reio, a 20-year-old Knowledge Operations Manager assigned to the 353rd SOG staff, died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle accident here Sept. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hummel)

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SOG, Kadena Airmen pay final respects to one of their own

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Danielle Myers fights back tears as she shares stories of her time working with Airman 1st Class Michael Reio at the end of his memorial ceremony here Sept. 15. Airman Reio, a 20-year-old Knowledge Operations Manager assigned to the 353rd SOG staff, died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle accident here Sept. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jarvie Wallace)

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Airman 1st Class Michael Reio

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Michael Reio, a 20-year-old Knowledge Operations Manager assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group, died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle accident here about 7 p.m. Sept. 9. (Courtesy Photo)

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SOG Airmen earn NCO stripes

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Air Force officials recently selected 37 senior airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group for promotion to staff sergeant Aug 19.

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Officials announce quarterly award winners

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. Robert Toth (far left), 353rd Special Operations Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Victoria Gamble (far right), 353rd SOG command chief master sergeant, pose for a photograph with the group's second quarter award winners July 16. The winners are, from left: Irene Jones, Capt. Joseph Booker, Master Sgt. Montgomery DeCarlo, Staff Sgt. Ryan Hatfield, and Senior Airman Jonnathan Clay. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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Air Commandos selected for promotion

Air Force officials recently selected 25 staff sergeants assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group for promotion to technical sergeant June 17.

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SOG Airmen selected for master sergeant

Air Force officials recently selected 20 technical sergeants assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group for promotion to master sergeant May 27.

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Combat controller named best in AFSOC

ON PATROL IN AFGHANISTAN -- Staff Sgt. Jeremy King poses for a photo during a patrol while deployed here. The sergeant deployed as a combat controller attached to a U.S. Army Special Forces team. He is assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and was named Air Force Special Operations Command's Combat Control Airman of the Year for 2009. (Courtesy photo)

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STS officer wins top AFSOC CGO award

A DROP ZONE IN AFGHANISTAN -- Capt. Garrett Ianacone controls a drop zone as supplies fall to the ground after a supply drop near the forward operating base he was deployed to. The captain deployed as a joint terminal attack controller attached to a U.S. Army Special Forces team. He is a special tactics officer with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and was named Air Force Special Operations Command's Company Grade Officer of the Year for 2009. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Commando awarded Purple Heart

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Travis Dalton, a combat controller with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, shakes hands with Col. David Buldoc, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan commander, after receiving the Purple Heart at Craig Joint Theater Hospital here May 10. Sergeant Dalton was wounded in his right arm, hamstrings and buttocks May 8 when an improvised explosive device detonated near him during a dismounted combat patrol in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. (Courtesy photo)

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Spouses 'fly high' during orientation

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. William Sanderson, a 320th Special Tactics Squadron weapons specialist, instructs Mary-Ellen Correia on how to properly aim a MP5 here May 7 during a spouse orientation day. Spouses from the 353rd Special Operations Group were treated to a small capabilities brief, a tour of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and their equipment and orientation flights on a MC-130P Combat Shadow and MC-130H Combat Talon II during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by James D'Angina)

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Spouses 'fly high' during orientation

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Dennis Proctor, from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, photographs his wife Yukako here May 7 during a spouse orientation day. Spouses from the 353rd Special Operations Group were treated to a small capabilities brief, a tour of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and their equipment and orientation flights on a MC-130P Combat Shadow and MC-130H Combat Talon II during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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Spouses 'fly high' during orientation

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Eileen O'Reilly climbs a rock-climbing training wall as Staff Sgt. Kevin Freyre, a 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescueman, supports her here May 7 during a spouse orientation day. Spouses from the 353rd Special Operations Group were treated to a small capabilities brief, a tour of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and their equipment and orientation flights on a MC-130P Combat Shadow and MC-130H Combat Talon II during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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Spouses 'fly high' during orientation

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Sachiko Vivacqua and other spouses look out the back of a MC-130P Combat Shadow here May 7 during a spouse orientation flight. Spouses from the 353rd Special Operations Group were treated to a small capabilities brief, a tour of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and their equipment and orientation flights during a spouse orientation day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best)

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Spouses 'fly high' during orientation

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Andy Strause, a 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster, instructs Tina Anderson on how to properly wear a harness in the back of a MC-130P Combat Shadow here May 7 during a spouse orientation flight. Spouses from the 353rd Special Operations Group were treated to a small capabilities brief, a tour of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and their equipment and orientation flights during a spouse orientation day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best)

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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's Air Commandos, aircraft return from historic deployment

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Cory Slater, from the 353rd Maintenance Squadron, kisses his wife Anda at a welcome home ceremony here April 25 after returning from a four-month deployment supporting combat operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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Kadena's Air Commandos, aircraft return from historic deployment

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Clayton Slater, from the 17th Special Operations Squadron, holds his wife Carolina at a welcome home ceremony here April 25 after returning from a four-month deployment supporting combat operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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Kadena's Air Commandos, aircraft return from historic deployment

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Maintainers from the 353rd Maintenance Squadron prepare an MC-130P Combat Shadow for arrival after the aircraft returned from a four-month deployment supporting combat operations in Afghanistan. The deployment marked the first time in unit history an aircraft from the 353rd Special Operations Group supported combat operations outside the Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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