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French civilians and retired military fold American

French civilians and retired military fold American

French civilians and retired military fold American flag during a Normandy Remembrance ceremony, June 5, 2016, in Sainte-Mère-Église, France. During the event, over 350 civilians and U.S. and French military fr... More

A U.S. Airman from the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron

A U.S. Airman from the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron

A U.S. Airman from the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron rerolls a hose for a Forward Area Refueling Point after resupply of MH-47 Chinook’s assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Franklin, 352nd Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Franklin, 352nd Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Franklin, 352nd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, begins his pre-flight inspections of the U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II which is assigned t... More

A formation of MC-130J Commando IIs flies off the coast

A formation of MC-130J Commando IIs flies off the coast

A formation of MC-130J Commando IIs flies off the coast of Okinawa, Japan on Jan. 6, 2021. The 1st Special Operations Squadron operates the MC-130J providing infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special ... More

U.S. Air Force MC-130J Command IIs assigned to the

U.S. Air Force MC-130J Command IIs assigned to the

U.S. Air Force MC-130J Command IIs assigned to the 17th Special Operations Squadron fly in formation Feb. 17, 2016, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. The 17th SOS conducted a unit-wide training exercise which ta... More

A formation of MC-130J Commando IIs flies off the coast

A formation of MC-130J Commando IIs flies off the coast

A formation of MC-130J Commando IIs flies off the coast of Okinawa, Japan on Jan. 6, 2021. As the only Air force Special Operations Command unit in the Pacific, the 353rd Special Operations Group is the focal p... More

A loadmaster from the 353rd Special Operations Group

A loadmaster from the 353rd Special Operations Group

A loadmaster from the 353rd Special Operations Group observes a Japan Air Self-Defense Force UH-60J helicopter assigned to the Hamamatsu Air Rescue Squadron above the Pacific Ocean, June 15, 2017, during helico... More

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate in a bilateral training exercise in central Tennessee, July 10, 2017. The exercise provided advanced tactical training for Air Force Special Operatio... More

Members with the 353rd Special Operations Group fly

Members with the 353rd Special Operations Group fly

Members with the 353rd Special Operations Group fly over Shizuoka prefecture, near the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 15, 2017, during Exercise Teak Jet. Exercise Teak Jet is a joint comb... More

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct an engine swap procedure on an MC-130J Commando II Aug. 6, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. As part of the 353rd Specia... More

The MC-130J Commando II flies clandestine, low-level

The MC-130J Commando II flies clandestine, low-level

The MC-130J Commando II flies clandestine, low-level air refueling missions for special operations helicopters and tiltrotor aircraft, and infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces i... More

Four generations of Air Force Special Operations

Four generations of Air Force Special Operations

Four generations of Air Force Special Operations gunships--the AC-47 Spooky, AC-130U Spooky, AC-130W Stinger II, and AC-130J Ghostrider--fly in formation above the Air Commandos on the High Plains air show May... More

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Ospreys assigned to the 352d Special

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Ospreys assigned to the 352d Special

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Ospreys assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing prepare to taxi prior to a formation flight in support of the 75th anniversary commemoration of D-Day at RAF Mildenhall, England, June 5... More

Master Sgt. Mike Walters, a loadmaster with the 9th

Master Sgt. Mike Walters, a loadmaster with the 9th

Master Sgt. Mike Walters, a loadmaster with the 9th Special Operations Squadron, performs pre-flight inspections of an MC-130J Commando II during a bilateral training exercise at Smyrna, Tenn., July 10, 2017. A... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Yoan Perez, 353rd Special

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Yoan Perez, 353rd Special

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Yoan Perez, 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron MC-130J Commando II crew chief, performs a final inspection of the aircraft during a training exercise Feb. 17, 2016, at... More

Air crew from the 351st Refueling Squadron go over

Air crew from the 351st Refueling Squadron go over

Air crew from the 351st Refueling Squadron go over a checklist prior to a flight supporting the 352d Special Operations Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England, Oct. 10, 2019. The Bloody Hundredth provides unrivaled ai... More

Senior Airman Kyle Jones, 9th Special Operations Squadron

Senior Airman Kyle Jones, 9th Special Operations Squadron

Senior Airman Kyle Jones, 9th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster, lowers the ramp of an MC-130J Commando II in preparation for SEAL Team seven jump training during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Stati... More

A formation of MC-130J Commando IIs flies off the coast

A formation of MC-130J Commando IIs flies off the coast

A formation of MC-130J Commando IIs flies off the coast of Okinawa, Japan on Jan. 6, 2021. Formation flights exercise the ability of aircrews and maintainers to generate aircraft to move large numbers of ground... More

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct an engine swap procedure on an MC-130J Commando II Aug. 6, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. As part of the 353rd Specia... More

SEAL Team seven members jump from an MC-130J Commando

SEAL Team seven members jump from an MC-130J Commando

SEAL Team seven members jump from an MC-130J Commando II during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., January 19, 2019. Emerald Warrior/Trident is the largest joint special operatio... More

A U.S. Air Force Air Commando from the 321st Special

A U.S. Air Force Air Commando from the 321st Special

A U.S. Air Force Air Commando from the 321st Special Tactics Squadron recovers his parachute after performing a military free fall from an MC-130J Commando II March 17, 2017, over RAF Mildenhall, England. Airme... More

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey and a MC-130J Commando

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey and a MC-130J Commando

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey and a MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing fly in formation in support of the 75th anniversary commemoration of D-Day off the coast of England, June 5, 20... More

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron performs in-flight refueling during a training exercise Feb. 17, 2016, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. The 33rd RS performs mil... More

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate in a bilateral training exercise in central Tennessee, July 10, 2017. Five U.S. Army helicopters performed air-to-air refueling with the Commando II ... More

A U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II loadmaster

A U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II loadmaster

A U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II loadmaster from the 353rd Special Operations Group secures a harness before conducting a helicopter air-to-air refueling over the Sea of Japan, June 19, 2017, during Exe... More

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate in a bilateral training exercise in central Tennessee, July 10, 2017. Five U.S. Army helicopters performed air-to-air refueling with the Commando II ... More

U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II crew members

U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II crew members

U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II crew members with the 353rd Special Operations Group fly over terrains in Toyama prefecture, Japan, June 19, 2017, during Exercise Teak Jet. U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat ... More

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster from the 353rd Special

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster from the 353rd Special

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster from the 353rd Special Operations Group observe a Japan Air Self-Defense Force UH-60J Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron above the Sea of Japan, June 1... More

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate in a bilateral training exercise in central Tennessee, July 10, 2017. Five U.S. Army helicopters performed air-to-air refueling with the Commando II ... More

A French Air Force EC-725 Caracau helicopter assigned

A French Air Force EC-725 Caracau helicopter assigned

A French Air Force EC-725 Caracau helicopter assigned to the 1/67 Pyrénées Squadron Cazaux, France connects to the refueling pod of an MC-130J Commando ll assigned to RAF Mildenhall while conducting a training ... More

Staff Sgt. Adrian Steenbergh a loadmaster assigned

Staff Sgt. Adrian Steenbergh a loadmaster assigned

Staff Sgt. Adrian Steenbergh a loadmaster assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., performs a pre-flight inspection of an MC-130J Commando II aircraft prior to a training mi... More

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II, loadmaster assigned

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II, loadmaster assigned

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II, loadmaster assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, based out of RAF Mildenhall, U.K., passes a light signal to a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk pilot, assigned to th... More

An aircrew from the 9th Special Operations Squadron

An aircrew from the 9th Special Operations Squadron

An aircrew from the 9th Special Operations Squadron conducts low-level operations in an MC-130J Commando II during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., January 21, 2019. Emerald Wa... More

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate in a bilateral training exercise in central Tennessee, July 10, 2017. The exercise provided advanced tactical training for Air Force Special Operatio... More

A 9th Special Operations Squadron combat systems officer

A 9th Special Operations Squadron combat systems officer

A 9th Special Operations Squadron combat systems officer continuously assesses and coordinates a night operation in an MC-130J Commando II during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif... More

An MC-130J Commando II, assigned to the 14th Weapons

An MC-130J Commando II, assigned to the 14th Weapons

An MC-130J Commando II, assigned to the 14th Weapons Squadron at Hurlburt Field, and crew prepares for a forward arming and refueling point training mission with Air Force Special Tactics at Eglin Range, Florid... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tim Manzer and Senior

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tim Manzer and Senior

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tim Manzer and Senior Airman Zach Harmon, both 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando II loadmasters, secure a cargo deck during a training exercise Feb. 17, 2016, off th... More

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II assigned to the

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II assigned to the

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 67th Special Operations Squadron flies in a formation flight in support of the 75th anniversary commemoration of D-Day over England, June 5, 2019. The men an... More

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate in a bilateral training exercise in central Tennessee, July 10, 2017. Five U.S. Army helicopters performed air-to-air refueling with the Commando II ... More

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster from the 353rd Special

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster from the 353rd Special

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster from the 353rd Special Operations Group observe a Japan Air Self-Defense Force UH-60J Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron above the Sea of Japan, June 1... More

Maintainers, from the 352d Special Operations Aircraft

Maintainers, from the 352d Special Operations Aircraft

Maintainers, from the 352d Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepare to launch an MC-130J Commando II on RAF Mildenhall, Nov. 3, 2016. The multi-role special operations aircraft flies clandestin... More

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 352d Special Operations

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 352d Special Operations

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 352d Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform a shift change under the wing of an MC-130J Commando II, Jan. 21, 2016 on RAF Mildenhall, England. Detailed turnover, co... More

Senior Master Sgt. Alexander Farver, 1st Combat Camera

Senior Master Sgt. Alexander Farver, 1st Combat Camera

Senior Master Sgt. Alexander Farver, 1st Combat Camera Squadron combat aerial broadcaster, films aircrew from the 9th Special Operations Squadron during low-level flight training in an MC-130J Commando II durin... More

NATO allied nations perform flyovers in preparation

NATO allied nations perform flyovers in preparation

NATO allied nations perform flyovers in preparation for air drops scheduled for June 5, 2016 over Normandy, France. The statue of an American soldier, named Iron Mike, stands at the top of Memorial Park in Sain... More

Master Sgt.Joseph Thayer a loadmaster assigned to the

Master Sgt.Joseph Thayer a loadmaster assigned to the

Master Sgt.Joseph Thayer a loadmaster assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., secures cargo to the floor of a MC-130J Commando II aircraft prior to a training mission, Ca... More

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey, assigned to the 352d

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey, assigned to the 352d

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey, assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, takes off from RAF Mildenhall, England, April 23, 2019. The CV-22 combines the vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing qualities... More

Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command

Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command

Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command and Air Combat Command offload a cart of GBU-38 joint direct attack munitions from an MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron ... More

U.S. Air Force Air Commandos from the 321st Special

U.S. Air Force Air Commandos from the 321st Special

U.S. Air Force Air Commandos from the 321st Special Tactics Squadron perform a military free fall from a CV-22 Osprey March 17, 2017, over RAF Mildenhall, England. Military free fall is an alternative method of... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph Van Doren, 352nd Special

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph Van Doren, 352nd Special

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph Van Doren, 352nd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, looks down the ramp of a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II, assigned to the 352nd Special O... More

An MC-130J Commando II and a CV-22B Osprey, both assigned

An MC-130J Commando II and a CV-22B Osprey, both assigned

An MC-130J Commando II and a CV-22B Osprey, both assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, fly alongside each other over Sweden on November 13, 2020. Special operations forces create conditions for a rapid ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Phillip Belt, 353rd Special

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Phillip Belt, 353rd Special

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Phillip Belt, 353rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, tests the engines of an MC-130J Commando II July 30, 2020, at Kadena Air Base J... More

Civilians and military members from NATO allied nations

Civilians and military members from NATO allied nations

Civilians and military members from NATO allied nations perform static line and high-altitude, low opening jumps June 5, 2016, over Sainte-Mère-Église Normandy, France. The event was in honor of the many airbor... More

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate in a bilateral training exercise in central Tennessee, July 10, 2017. The exercise provided advanced tactical training for Air Force Special Operatio... More

An Air Commando from the 321st Special Tactics Squadron

An Air Commando from the 321st Special Tactics Squadron

An Air Commando from the 321st Special Tactics Squadron lands in the drop zone after a high-altitude, low opening jump June 5, 2016, over Sainte-Mère-Église Normandy, France. The event was held in honor of the ... More

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct an engine swap procedure on an MC-130J Commando II Aug. 6, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. As part of the 353rd Specia... More

Loadmasters assigned to the 9th Special Operations

Loadmasters assigned to the 9th Special Operations

Loadmasters assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., release a pallet from an MC-130J Commando II during an airdrop training mission, over Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., Mar... More

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force UH-60J Black Hawk assigned

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force UH-60J Black Hawk assigned

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force UH-60J Black Hawk assigned to the Hamamatsu Air Rescue Squadron executes helicopter air-to-air refueling over the Pacific Ocean, June 15, 2017, during Exercise Teak Jet. This is t... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dilan Cuthbertson and

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dilan Cuthbertson and

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dilan Cuthbertson and Airman 1st Class Aaron Jollow, both aerospace propulsion journeymen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, conduct an engine s... More

Air Commandos assigned to Air Force Special Operations

Air Commandos assigned to Air Force Special Operations

Air Commandos assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command prepare to conduct a forward area refueling point operation with an MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron during Agil... More

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate in a bilateral training exercise in central Tennessee, July 10, 2017. Five U.S. Army helicopters performed air-to-air refueling with the Commando II ... More

A formation of MC-130J Commando IIs flies off the coast

A formation of MC-130J Commando IIs flies off the coast

A formation of MC-130J Commando IIs flies off the coast of Okinawa, Japan on Jan. 6, 2021. The 1st Special Operations Squadron operates the MC-130J providing infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special ... More

Hose deployment personnel assigned to the 100th Logistics

Hose deployment personnel assigned to the 100th Logistics

Hose deployment personnel assigned to the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron await MH-47 Chinook’s assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) at a Forward Area Refueling Point site in... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Phillip Belt, 353rd Special

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Phillip Belt, 353rd Special

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Phillip Belt, 353rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, tests the engines of an MC-130J Commando II July 30, 2020, at Kadena Air Base J... More

A U.S. Air Force Air Commando, assigned to the 321st

A U.S. Air Force Air Commando, assigned to the 321st

A U.S. Air Force Air Commando, assigned to the 321st Special Tactics Squadron anticipates a military free fall from a CV-22 Osprey March 17, 2017, over RAF Mildenhall, England. The exercise also included Air Co... More

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate in a bilateral training exercise in central Tennessee, July 10, 2017.

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II, assigned to the

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II, assigned to the

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II, assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, approaches the runway at RAF Mildenhall, England, April 23, 2019. The Commando II flies clandestine, or low visibility, single... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Phillips, 353rd Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Phillips, 353rd Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Phillips, 353rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion craftsman, prepares an AE2100D3 Rolls Royce engine for an engine swap procedure Aug. 6, 20... More

Capt. Douglas Bosin, 9th Special Operations Squadron

Capt. Douglas Bosin, 9th Special Operations Squadron

Capt. Douglas Bosin, 9th Special Operations Squadron pilot, performs conducts low-level operations in an MC-130J Commando II during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., January 21,... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Brad Talley, 17th Special Operations

U.S. Air Force Maj. Brad Talley, 17th Special Operations

U.S. Air Force Maj. Brad Talley, 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando II instructor pilot, and Capt. Jerome Harms, 17th SOS MC-130J pilot, run through a pre-flight checklist during a training exerc... More

Loadmasters assigned to the 9th Special Operations

Loadmasters assigned to the 9th Special Operations

Loadmasters assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., guide a container delivery system pallet onto an MC-130J Commando II aircraft prior to a training mission, Cannon Air Fo... More

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II, assigned to the

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II, assigned to the

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II, assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, comes in for a landing at RAF Mildenhall, England, April 23, 2019. The Commando II flies clandestine, or low visibility, singl... More

SEAL Team seven members jump from an MC-130J Commando

SEAL Team seven members jump from an MC-130J Commando

SEAL Team seven members jump from an MC-130J Commando II during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., January 19, 2019. Emerald Warrior/Trident is the largest joint special operatio... More

Four generations of Air Force Special Operations

Four generations of Air Force Special Operations

Four generations of Air Force Special Operations gunships--the AC-47 Spooky, AC-130U Spooky, AC-130W Stinger II, and AC-130J Ghostrider--fly in formation above the Air Commandos on the High Plains air show May... More

An MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special

An MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special

An MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, Oct. ... More

U.S. Air Force MC-130J Command IIs assigned to the

U.S. Air Force MC-130J Command IIs assigned to the

U.S. Air Force MC-130J Command IIs assigned to the 17th Special Operations Squadron fly in formation Feb. 17, 2016, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. The 17th SOS conducted a unit-wide training exercise which ta... More

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conclude an engine test on an MC-130J Commando II July 30, 2020, at Kadena Air Base Japan. Maintainers ensure safe operation of... More

A U.S. air commando from the 321st Special Tactics

A U.S. air commando from the 321st Special Tactics

A U.S. air commando from the 321st Special Tactics Squadron approaches the drop zone after performing a high-altitude, low opening jump over Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 5, 2016. The Airman was dropped from... More

Staff Sgt. Robert LeMay and Master Sgt.Joseph Thayer

Staff Sgt. Robert LeMay and Master Sgt.Joseph Thayer

Staff Sgt. Robert LeMay and Master Sgt.Joseph Thayer both loadmasters assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., observe container delivery systems after deployment during a ... More

A U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II navigator

A U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II navigator

A U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II navigator and electronic warfare officer perform navigation during a training mission over the Hida Mountains, June 19, 2017. The Hida Mountains, also known as Northern ... More

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate in a bilateral training exercise in central Tennessee, July 10, 2017. Five U.S. Army helicopters performed air-to-air refueling with the Commando II ... More

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate in a bilateral training exercise in central Tennessee, July 10, 2017. Five U.S. Army helicopters performed air-to-air refueling with the Commando II ... More

A U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to

A U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to

A U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group sits on the flightline after completing a mission during Exercise Teak Jet at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 19, 2017. Exerc... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Phillip Belt and Cordell

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Phillip Belt and Cordell

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Phillip Belt and Cordell George, both aerospace propulsion journeymen from the 353rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, test the engines of an MC-130J Commando II Jul... More

Capt. Douglas Bosin, 27th Special Operations Support

Capt. Douglas Bosin, 27th Special Operations Support

Capt. Douglas Bosin, 27th Special Operations Support Squadron special operations forces medical element flight surgeon, preps a simulated patient for an exercise during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Stat... More

Four generations of Air Force Special Operations

Four generations of Air Force Special Operations

Four generations of Air Force Special Operations gunships--the AC-47 Spooky, AC-130U Spooky, AC-130W Stinger II, and AC-130J Ghostrider--fly in formation above the Air Commandos on the High Plains air show May... More

An MC-130J Commando II from the 9th Special Operations

An MC-130J Commando II from the 9th Special Operations

An MC-130J Commando II from the 9th Special Operations Squadron sits on the flightline after operations during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., January 24, 2019. Emerald Warrio... More

Maj. John Richardson (right), 27th Special Operations

Maj. John Richardson (right), 27th Special Operations

Maj. John Richardson (right), 27th Special Operations Support Squadron physician, practices medical care on a simulated patient during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., January ... More

An MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special

An MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special

An MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England peels off after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England,... More

MC-130J Commando II crews and maintainers from the

MC-130J Commando II crews and maintainers from the

MC-130J Commando II crews and maintainers from the 352d Special Operation Wing refuel a CV-22 Osprey during a Forward Arming and Refueling Point on the flightline at Naval Air Station Rota, Spain, Nov. 4, 2015.... More

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct an engine swap procedure on an MC-130J Commando II Aug. 6, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. As part of the 353rd Specia... More

Aircrew from the 9th Special Operations Squadron refuel

Aircrew from the 9th Special Operations Squadron refuel

Aircrew from the 9th Special Operations Squadron refuel an Army MH-47 Chinook from an MC-130J Commando II during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., January 23, 2019. Emerald Warr... More

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey and MC-130J Commando IIs

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey and MC-130J Commando IIs

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey and MC-130J Commando IIs assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing fly in formation in support of the 75th anniversary commemoration of D-Day over England, June 5, 2019. An epic m... More

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force UH-60J Black Hawk assigned

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force UH-60J Black Hawk assigned

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force UH-60J Black Hawk assigned to the Hamamatsu Air Rescue Squadron executes a helicopter air-to-air refueling over the Pacific Ocean, June 15, 2017, during Exercise Teak Jet. This is... More

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate

Aircrew with the 9th Special Operations Squadron participate in a bilateral training exercise in central Tennessee, July 10, 2017. The exercise provided advanced tactical training for Air Force Special Operatio... More

Soldiers from the 3rd Special Forces Group, Ft. Bragg,

Soldiers from the 3rd Special Forces Group, Ft. Bragg,

Soldiers from the 3rd Special Forces Group, Ft. Bragg, N.C., perform a static line jump from a MC-130J III assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron, over Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., March 8, 2017. (U.... More

Master Sgt. Mike Walters, a loadmaster with the 9th

Master Sgt. Mike Walters, a loadmaster with the 9th

Master Sgt. Mike Walters, a loadmaster with the 9th Special Operations Squadron, eats a snack on an MC-130J Commando II during a bilateral training exercise above central Tennessee, July 10, 2017. The exercise ... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt Brandon Rousseau, 353rd Special

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt Brandon Rousseau, 353rd Special

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt Brandon Rousseau, 353rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion craftsman, guides an AE2100D3 Rolls Royce engine toward its mounting point during an engine... More

Senior Airman Brennan Hill, 9th Special Operations

Senior Airman Brennan Hill, 9th Special Operations

Senior Airman Brennan Hill, 9th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster, performs an engine check for an MC-130J Commando II during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., January 16, ... More

An MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special

An MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special

An MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing is covered in frost, Jan. 21, 2016 on RAF Mildenhall, England. Maintenance crews work around the clock, regardless of the weather changes, to ... More

Hose deployment personnel assigned to the 100th Logistics

Hose deployment personnel assigned to the 100th Logistics

Hose deployment personnel assigned to the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron converse beside a CH-47 Chinock assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) at a Forward Area Refueling Poi... More

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