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MIHAIL KOG??LNICEANU AIRBASE, Romania -- Senior Airman David Pickren, an MC-130H Combat Talon II crew chief with the 352nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, U.K., conducts preflight checks during Jackal Stone 11 exercise on Mihail Kog??lniceanu Airbase, Romania, Sept. 19, 2011. The purpose of the exercise, coordinated by Special Operations Command Europe, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Cody A. Thompson, 40th Public Affairs Detachment)

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MIHAIL KOG??LNICEANU AIRBASE, Romania ???Senior Airman David Pickren, left, and Tech. Sgt.Johnathan Hasty, right, MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft crew chiefs with the 352nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, RAF Mildenhall U.K., check the propeller blades on their aircraft during Jackal Stone 11 exercise, Mihail Kog??lniceanu Airbase, Romania, Sept. 19, 2011. The purpose of the exercise, coordinated by Special Operations Command Europe, is to enhance special operations forces capacity and interoperability between the nine participating nations, while simultaneously building cooperation and partnerships. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Cody A. Thompson, 40th Public Affairs Detachment)

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Patients requiring immediate surgery are transported on a MH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) to be treated by the Air Force Surgical Team at Dragunu Batalionas, Lithuania Sept. 24, as part of the Jackal Stone 2010 exercise. Jackal Stone 10, hosted by Poland and Lithuania this year, is an annual international special operations forces (SOF) exercise held in Europe. Its objective is to enhance capabilities and interoperability amongst the participating special operations forces and as well as build mutual respect while sharing doctrinal concepts. The exercise, which is coordinated with U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, includes Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Croatia, Romania, and Ukraine participating in the exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Christopher A. Calvert ? Photo approved for Public release by SOCEUR PAO ? MAJ James Gregory)

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Photo of Senior Airman Daniel Ray Sanchez, who was killed in Afghanistan Sept. 16, 2010. Airman Sanchez was a combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

SOG Airmen support training in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Kingdom of Cambodia -- Maintainers from the 353rd Maintenance Squadron annotate the findings after preflight inspections on two MC-130P Combat Shadows here Feb. 24. Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group deployed here Feb. 21-24 to support a training exercise between U.S. Army Special Forces and Royal Cambodian Armed Forces National Counter-Terrorism Special Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

SOG Airmen support training in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Kingdom of Cambodia -- Maintainers from the 353rd Maintenance Squadron perform preflight inspections two MC-130P Combat Shadows here Feb. 24. Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group deployed here Feb. 21-24 to support a training exercise between U.S. Army Special Forces and Royal Cambodian Armed Forces National Counter-Terrorism Special Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)