SOG Airmen 'jump' for training

DAEGU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Members from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron jump from the back of a 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II here March 19. The high altitude, low opening jump training is in preparation for the group's annual operational readiness exercise which affords unit members an opportunity to practice wartime skills necessary for their ability to survive and operate. The 353rd Special Operations Group is the focal point for all U.S. Air Force special operations activities throughout the U.S. Pacific Command theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG Airmen 'jump' for training

DAEGU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Staff Sgt. James Kosnosky signals Staff Sgt. Taylor English that he has verified parachute openings of three members of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron that just jumped from the back of a MC-130H Combat Talon II here March 19. Sergeants Kosnosky and English are 1st Special Operations Squadron loadmasters. The training is in preparation for the group's annual operational readiness exercise which affords unit members an opportunity to practice wartime skills necessary for their ability to survive and operate. The 353rd Special Operations Group is the focal point for all U.S. Air Force special operations activities throughout the U.S. Pacific Command theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG Airmen 'jump' for training

DAEGU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Members from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron freefall after jumping from the back of a 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II here March 19. The high altitude, low opening jump training is in preparation for the group's annual operational readiness exercise which affords unit members an opportunity to practice wartime skills necessary for their ability to survive and operate. The 353rd Special Operations Group is the focal point for all U.S. Air Force special operations activities throughout the U.S. Pacific Command theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG Airmen 'jump' for training

DAEGU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- A jumpmaster from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron give preparatory signals to other unit members before a high altitude, low opening jump from the back of a 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II here March 19. The jump training is in preparation for the group's annual operational readiness exercise which affords unit members an opportunity to practice wartime skills necessary for their ability to survive and operate. The 353rd Special Operations Group is the focal point for all U.S. Air Force special operations activities throughout the U.S. Pacific Command theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG Airmen 'jump' for training

DAEGU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Staff Sgt. James Kosnosky, a 1st Special Operations Squadron loadmaster, completes load plan paperwork before a high altitude, low opening jump here March 19. The training is in preparation for the group's annual operational readiness exercise which affords unit members an opportunity to practice wartime skills necessary for their ability to survive and operate. The 353rd Special Operations Group is the focal point for all U.S. Air Force special operations activities throughout the U.S. Pacific Command theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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SOG Airmen 'jump' for training

Published March 18, 2010