• Air Commandos visit orphanage in Philippines

    Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group visited an orphanage in Angeles City, Pampanga in the Philippines Jan. 19 before returning home from an overnight mission supporting U.S. Army forces deployed for Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines. Members of the 17th Special Operations Squadron,

  • Group announces annual award winners

    Col. David Mullins, the 353rd Special Operations Group commander, announced the group's 2008 annual award winners in a ceremony at the Banyan Tree Club here Jan. 16. The winners are: Company Grade Officer Capt. Kelly Kruger, 1st Special Operations Squadron Senior Noncommissioned Officer Master Sgt.

  • Officials announce annual award winners

    Col. Robert Toth, the 353rd Special Operations Group commander, announced the group's 2009 annual award winners in a ceremony at the Keystone Theater here Jan. 22.The winners are:Company Grade OfficerCapt. Garrett Ianacone, 320th Special Tactics SquadronSenior Noncommissioned OfficerMaster Sgt.

  • JASDF officers visit Pacific Air Commandos

    Seven officers from the Japan Air Self Defense Force visited the 353rd Special Operations Group here Feb. 3 as part of a bilateral exchange program between the United States and Japan.The JASDF officers were briefed on the mission of the 353rd SOG and discussed missions and capabilities with members

  • Pacific Air Commandos selected for promotion

    Air Force officials recently selected nine captains from the 353rd Special Operations Group for promotion to major.The selected captains are:Capt. Kelly Kruger, 353rd SOGCapt. Zak Blom, 353rd SOGCapt. Hector Collazo, 353rd SOGCapt. Christopher Kapp, 1st Special Operations SquadronCapt. Evan Mersel,

  • Deployed SOF members save critically injured patients

    Deployed special operations forces supporting Operation Enduring Freedom recently evacuated three critically injured coalition members from an austere location in Afghanistan.The efforts of the aircrew from the 17th Special Operations Squadron and special operations medics eventually saved the lives

  • Japanese officials visit 353rd SOG

    About 15 civilians and officers from Japan's National Institute for Defense Studies visited the 353rd Special Operations Group here Feb. 17 as part of a bilateral exchange program between the United States and Japan.The officers and civilians were briefed on the mission of the 353rd SOG and

  • Air Commandos honor fallen comrades with memorial flight

    A Combat Talon II crew from the 1st Special Operations Squadron departed from Kadena Air Base Feb. 26 on a unique mission to commemorate their fallen brethren who were lost 29 years ago when a 1st SOS MC-130E, call sign STRAY 59, crashed during an exercise killing eight of nine crew members and 15

  • SOG SNCOs selcted for promotion to E-8

    Air Force officials recently selected four master sergeants assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group for promotion to senior master sergeant March 4.The selectees are: Michael Frazier, 353rd Maintenance Squadron, Shawn Gilmore, 353rd SOG, Richard King, 353rd SOG, and Erik Thompson, 1st Special