STS members conduct ops with Army helo unit

NEAR CHINHAE, Republic of Korea -- Crew members throw a rope ladder out the back of a U.S. Army MH-47 helicopter from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) to retrieve members of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron from the water during an infiltration/exfiltration training mission here March 20 during Foal Eagle 2009. Foal Eagle is an annual combined training exercise for U.S. and Republic of Korea forces to evaluate and improve their ability to coordinate procedures, plans and systems necessary to defend the ROK. The 320th STS is deployed from Kadena Air Base, Japan, and the 160th SOAR is deployed from Fort Lewis, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by James D'Angina)

Form it up

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. David Mullins, the 353rd Special Operations Group commander, and Capt. Zak Blom, a 17th Special Operations Squadron pilot, fly a formation, low-level training mission here March 2 in a MC-130P Combat Shadow. The primary mission of the 17th SOS is to aerial refuel special operations helicopters, but it is also capable of day and night low-level delivery of troops and equipment via airdrop or airland operations. (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)

Training Day

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- An aircrew from the 1st Special Operations Squadron airdrops a Riggable Alternate Method Zodiac, or RAMZ, package consisting of an inflatable zodiac boat and engine, from a MC-130H Combat Talon II here Dec. 2. Pararescuemen and combat controllers from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, who also jumped from the aircraft, used the RAMZ 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)