353rd SOG supports deployment, sustainment ops during Tropic Ace
A U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando II evaluator pilot flies 36th Contingency Response Group (CRG) Airmen and equipment Sept. 8, 2017, to a forward deployed location in Japan. Experts in specialized aviation, the 17th SOS conducts training operations often to ensure they are always ready perform a variety of high-priority, low-visibility missions throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific-Region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Tait)