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)

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)

Training Day

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Pararescuemen and combat controllers from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron jump from a 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II here Dec. 2 to search for survivors of a simulated aircraft accident. The event was part of a 353rd Special Operations Group training exercise testing the group?s ability to conduct search and rescue operations from start to finish. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

17 SOS

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron perform a final equipment check before a high altitude, low opening jump from a 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P Combat Shadow here Nov. 5. The 17th lived up to its motto "No mission too demanding" on this flight by also supporting a static-line jump for Marines and Soldiers, aerial refueling HH-60 helicopters and providing a tactical familiarization flight for three Republic of Korea Air Force officers from the 255th Special Operations Squadron and Republic of Korea Air Force Operations Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

Cobra Gold

Staff Sgt. Harold Warr II, special tactics rigger and drop zone controller for personnel from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, gathers wind and clearance data from the drop zone in U-Taphao, Thailand. As the DZ controller, Sergeant Warr communicates winds and clearance data from the DZ back to the pilot and jumpmaster aboard the 353rd Special Operations Group MC-130 pilot. The 320th STS members were participating in Cobra Gold 2006 at U-Taphao, Thailand.