• 353rd SOMXS conducts ATSO

    U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airmen don protective gear during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training Jan. 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 353rd SOMXS Airmen practiced the recovery and decontamination of a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II with

  • AFSOC staff visits the 353rd SOG

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. William Holt, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) director of operations, engages with Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron during a tour Dec. 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The AFSOC staff received mission briefings, toured

  • Developing future mission commanders in the Pacific

    The U.S. Air Force Special Operations School (USAFSOS) sent a team of faculty to the 353rd Special Operations Group to teach courses spanning from introducing Special Operations Forces (SOF) at the most basic level to preparing future mission commanders for success Nov. 27 to Dec. 12, 2017, at

  • Building bundles, checking them twice

    Once a year islanders throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau will see bundles parachute out the back of multiple planes to provide them with essential supplies that are necessary for their daily lives. The bundles include items

  • 320th STS and Nepalese partners enhance SAR capability

    U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron operators teamed up with Nepalese Mahabir Rangers to enhance search and rescue (SAR) capabilities and improve interoperability during exercise Teak Nail Oct. 15 to Nov. 15, 2017, throughout various locations in Nepal to include Kathmandu, Pokhara, Jomsom

  • 320th STS supports a rescue in Nepal

    The 320th Special Tactics Squadron demonstrated their ability to rapidly respond to a crisis and work together as a team during a real-world rescue of a man hiking Mount Everest Base Camp Oct. 10, 2017, in Gorak Shep, Nepal.  Several members of the team arrived in Nepal on leave status before an

  • Recognizing a silent professional

    A silent professional does not seek public glory and often shrugs off accomplishments as a simple fulfillment to their personal ethos and promise to their country. The special operations community is full of these individuals, whose heroic stories are only passed by word of mouth during a squadron

  • SOCPAC commander visits the 353rd SOG

    U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Daniel Yoo, commander of Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) addresses Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group during a visit Nov. 8, 2017, at Kadena Air Base. The SOCPAC commander and senior enlisted advisor provided an in-depth exchange on operational

  • Ability to survive and operate at the 353rd SOG

    U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group Airmen run through various emergency response procedures during an Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) exercise Nov. 3, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The integrated ATSO and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) readiness exercise

  • Air Rapid Response Kit in the Pacific

    The 353rd Special Operations Group increased their ability to respond to emerging mission requirements in the Pacific with the recent deployment of the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Air Rapid Response Kit (ARRK) Oct. 23-31, 2017 at Kadena Air Base and Nov. 1-5, 2017, at Kunsan Air