• Remembering the fallen

    Members of the 1st Special Operations Squadron visited the crash site of Stray 59 Feb. 26, to drop a wreath in honor for the eight aircrew members and 15 passengers who died there. The memorial flight has been flown by the 1st SOS every year since the crash 37 years ago. On Feb. 26, 1981, during the

  • Bilateral friendship jump at Cobra Gold 2018

    A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron operator jumps from a U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II during a bilateral friendship jump Feb. 22, 2018 at Thai Air Force Base Wing 2 in Lopburi, Thailand. Cobra Gold 2018 provided an opportunity for the 320th STS

  • Airmen bring charity to local Thai school

    A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron operator plays with Thai students from Sirijantaranmit School Lopburi during a community relations event Feb. 22, 2018, at Lopburi, Thailand. The military members demonstrated appreciation to the local community following Cobra Gold 2018 with a day of

  • 320th STS exercises water recovery operations with Thai partners

    A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescueman performs military free fall operations from a U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations MC-130H Combat Talon II Feb. 16, 2018, at Chandy Range, Thailand. Executing airborne operations throughout Cobra Gold 2018, operators from the 320th STS

  • Bilateral airborne operations at Cobra Gold 2018

    U.S. Naval Special Warfare Group 1 Seal Team 3 operators perform military free fall operations from a U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II Feb. 15, 2018, at U-Tapao, Thailand. NSW Group 1 Seal Team 3 assisted Royal Thai Naval Special Warfare operators with airborne

  • Tactical medical response training at Cobra Gold 2018

    U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron aircrew and U.S. Air Force 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron forward air refueling point (FARP) technicians assist U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron operators transport patients involved in a simulated mass casualty scenario Feb. 14, 2018,

  • 320th STS conducts military free fall with Thai partners

    Royal Thai Air Force 3rd Special Operations Regiment operators sit in the back of a U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II prior to military free fall operations Feb. 14, 2018, at Chandy Range, Thailand. Executing airborne operations throughout Cobra Gold 2018,

  • 1st SOS conducts FARP operations during Cobra Gold 2018

    U.S. Air Force 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron forward area refueling point (FARP) technicians and 1st Special Operations Squadron loadmasters perform FARP operations with a U.S. Marine Corps 1st Marine Aviation Wing UH-1 Huey Feb. 14, 2018, at Chandy Range, Thailand. The 353rd Special Operations

  • 1st SOS conducts air intercept training with Thai partners

    A U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron aircraft commander flies the U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II during low-level air intercept (AI) training with two Royal Thai Air Force F-16A Fighting Falcons from the 403rd Tactical Fighter Squadron Feb. 14, 2018, at U-Tapao Naval Station,

  • SECAF visits the 353rd Special Operations Group

    Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson listens to U.S. Air Force Col. Kenneth McAdams, 353rd Special Operations Group deputy commander deliver a mission briefing Feb. 1, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. SECAF learned about the 353rd SOG’s mission, capabilities and expanding scope of activities in