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A US Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft, a version of the C-130H, modified by the USAF for special tactical missions including day/night infiltration and exfiltration, resupply of Special Operations ground forces, psychological warfare missions, aerial reconnaissance, and airdropping and surface-to-air retrieval of personel, from the 353rd Special Operations Group at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, lands at Taegu Air Base, Republic of Korea, after a mission during Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2000. FOAL EAGLE is held annually in South Korea to demonstrate U.S. and South Korean military cooperation and is the U.S. Militarys largest Joint-Service, Multi-National field training drill. This years ...

Several US Air Force members of the 353rd Special Operations Group aircraft maintainers, deployed to Taegu Air Base, Korea, from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, take cover in a simulated bunker near their MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft during exercise FOAL EAGLE 2000 on October 26th, 2000. FOAL EAGLE is held annually in South Korea to demonstrate U.S. and South Korean military cooperation and is the U.S. Militarys largest Joint-Service, Multi-National field training drill. This year's drill involves about 25,000 active duty, Reserve, and National Guard troops from the United States and bases throughout the Pacific Command

US Air Force Special Operations MH-53H Pave Low III helicopters from the 353rd Special Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, are deployed to Taegu Air Base, Republic of Korea, for FOAL EAGLE 2000, on October 26th, 2000. FOAL EAGLE is held annually in South Korea to demonstrate U.S. and South Korean military cooperation and is the U.S. Militarys largest Joint-Service, Multi-National field training drill. This year's drill involves about 25,000 active duty, Reserve, and National Guard troops from the United States and bases throughout the Pacific Command

As night falls at Tague Air Base (AB), Korea, an MC-130H Combat Talon II sits in the foreground as the maintenance crew from the 1ST Special Operation Squadron (1ST SOS), Kadena AB, Okinawa, finish their day. The 1ST SOS is taking part in RECEPTION STAGING ONWARD MOVEMENT and INTEGRATION (RSO&I), and FOAL EAGLE which are joint and combined exercises for soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines. They gather in Korea to work hand-in -hand with their South Korean counterparts for the purpose of showing the resolve of US forces to defend the Republic of Korea (ROK). It also gives the war fighters and planners an opportunity to operate in a joint (interservice) and combined (multinational)...

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172 (MWSS-172), Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 17 (MWSG-17), 1ST Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), UH-1N Iroquois (Huey) utility helicopter (front) takes off from the flight line at Camp Humphreys, near Pyongtaek, Gyeonggi-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR), while participating in Korea Field Training Exercise 2004 (FTX 2004). Korea FTX 04 is part of a Reception Staging Onward Moving and Integration (RSO&I) theater-level training exercise designed to test the 1ST MAWs ability to rapidly deploy its command and control function to the Korean Peninsula

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Michael Lopez (second from left), 8th Mission Support Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, goes over paperwork with STAFF SGT. Stephanie Echols, (right), 8th Maintenance Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, on Oct. 2, 2004, in the mobility processing line for the deployment from Kunsan Air Base, Jeollabuk-do (Province), Republic of Korea, to help build the new runway at Osan Air Base, Kyonggi-do (Province), Republic of Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Michael R. Holzworth) (Released)

Two US Army (USA) AH-64D Longbow Apache attack helicopters, Echo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment (3/6th CR), sit on the tarmac at Sokcho Airport, Gangwon-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR), and are refueled after a Reception, Staging, Onward movement and Integration (RSO&I) field training exercise flight over the local area, which is part of Exercise FOAL EAGLE

A nightscope view of night operations near a US Air Force (USAF) MC-130H Combat Talon II, 1ST Special Operation Squadron (SOS), Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, as a US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook, 160th Special Operations Air Regiment (SOAR) comes in for a landing at Tague AB, Korea. The nighttime operations are part of RECEPTION STAGING ONWARD MOVEMENT and INTEGRATION (RSO&I), and FOAL EAGLE which are joint and combined exercises for soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines. They gather in Korea to work hand-in -hand with their South Korean counterparts for the purpose of showing the resolve of US forces to defend the Republic of Korea (ROK). It also gives the war fighters and planners an...

A Republic of Korea (KOR) Westland Super Navy Lynx Mk 99 helicopter, lands aboard the US Navy (USN) NIMITZ CLASS: Aircraft Carrier, USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74), marking the first time in history that a Korean aircraft, of any kind, has landed aboard the Stennis. The ship and its embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are taking part in the multi-national maritime exercise RIMPAC 2004. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise conducted in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands, and is designed to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region

US Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft, a version of the C-130H, modified by the USAF for special tactical missions including day/night infiltration and exfiltration, resupply of Special Operations ground forces, psychological warfare missions, aerial reconnaissance, and airdropping and surface-to-air retrieval of personel, are parked on the flight line at Taegu Air Base, South Korea, after being deployed from the 353rd Special Operations Group at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. The aircraft and crews are participating in FOAL EAGLE 2000, on October 26th, 2000. FOAL EAGLE is held annually in South Korea to demonstrate U.S. and South Korean military cooperation and is the U.S. Militarys ...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft, a version of the C-130H, modified by the USAF for special tactical missions including day/night infiltration and exfiltration, resupply of Special Operations ground forces, psychological warfare missions, aerial reconnaissance, and airdropping and surface-to-air retrieval of personel, are parked on the flight line at Taegu Air Base, South Korea, after being deployed from the 353rd Special Operations Group at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. The aircraft and crews are participating in FOAL EAGLE 2000, on October 26th, 2000. FOAL EAGLE is held annually in South Korea to demonstrate U.S. and South Korean military cooperation and is the U.S. Militarys largest Joint-Service, Multi-National field training drill. This year's drill involves about 25,000 active duty, Reserve, and National Guard troops from the United States and bases throughout the Pacific Command.

Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000

Base: Taegu Air Base

Country: Korea

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary Humphries, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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