• USAF, RNZAF work together during Flash Lantern Net

    U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew Packer (left), 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron, and New Zealand Army Private Te Karanga-o-te-tui Marino (right) watch as an MC-130H Combat Talon II, from the 1st Special Operations Squadron conducts an air drop June 22, 2015 at a Drop Zone in Kaipara, New

  • 353rd SOMXS welcomes new commander

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Aaron Yager, newly appointed commander of the 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, accepts the guidon from Col. William Freeman, 353rd Special Operations Group commander, during a change of command ceremony on Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 19, 2015. Yager comes from

  • Teak Mint soccer match builds friendship, competition

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Forrest Underwood, a pilot at the 17th Special Operations Squadron, attempts to stop a Royal Malaysian Air Force player from the 20th Squadron during a friendly soccer match between the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Malaysian Air Force June 9, 2015 near Subang Air Base, Malaysia.

  • Teak Mint participants visit orphanage in Malaysia

    Teak Mint participants visited the Rumah Kasih Hormoni Orphanage near Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia, June 6, 2015.Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group, the 36th Airlift Squadron and the Royal Malaysian Air Force collected more than $1,000 to donate clothes and games. They also helped clean up and

  • USAF, RMAF complete HALO jumps during Exercise Teak Mint

    Special Tactics Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron jump from an MC-130J Commando II near Kuantan, Malaysia, June 8, 2015. The high-altitude low-opening jumps were conducted as part of Exercise Teak Mint, a multinational and bilateral exercise

  • Air Commandos complete Teak Mint 15-1

    Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group along with members from the 36th Airlift Squadron conducted multinational and bilateral training during Joint Chief of Staff Exercise Teak Mint 15-1 in Kuala Lumpur and Kuantan, Malaysia, May 26 through June 13.“This exercise has been a great

  • 353rd SOG major selected for promotion

    The Air Force selected 1,499 majors for promotion to lieutenant colonel.The following individual was selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel:Ryan Ingle, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron

  • 353rd SOG newest CCAF graduates awarded diploma

    The following Airmen were formally awarded the Community College of the Air Force degrees during a graduation ceremony held at the Keystone Theater June 4.Pitsenbarger Award winner:Staff Sgt. Eugenio Redmond, 353rd Special Operations Maintenance SquadronCCAF graduates:Senior Airman Wesley Bear,

  • Air Force special operators, Marines partner up for joint training

    The United States Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron along with U.S. Marine Corps 3rd Recon Battalion conducted joint training from May 18-28 here and on Marine Corps Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan.During the training, the 320th STS conducted pre-deployment operations alongside the 3rd Recon