Land nav

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Master Sgt. Christopher Juarez, 353rd Operations Support Squadron, points to a landmark between waypoints during a basic land navigation course Oct. 24 at a training site near here. Participants learned basic principles of land navigation including map reading, how to use a compass, and pace counting during the training. About 12 members of the 353rd Special Operations Group and 18th Wing participated in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

Land Nav

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Hamsa Linsky, a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist assigned to the 353rd Operations Support Squadron, discusses how to navigate around an impassible obstacle during a basic land navigation course Oct. 24 at a training site near here. Participants learned basic principles of land navigation including map reading, how to use a compass, and pace counting during the training. About 12 members of the 353rd Special Operations Group and 18th Wing participated in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

Maj. Spencer receives award

Maj. Benjamin Spencer, 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron commander, poses for a photo with AFSOC commander Lt. Gen. Donny Wurster (left) and AFA Chairman Robert Largent (right) after being awarded the Thomas P. Gerrity Award at the Air Force Association's 2008 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C. recently. The Gerrity Award recognizes the individual who made the most outstanding contribution in the field of systems and logistics (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Pausic).

3rd SOS receives award

3rd Special Operations Squadron Airmen pose for a photo with AFSOC commander Lt. Gen. Donny Wurster (far left) and AFA Chairman Robert Largent (far right) after being awarded the Citation of Honor at the Air Force Association's 2008 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C. recently. The Citation of Honor was awarded to the 3rd SOS for its contribution to the development of aerospace power for the betterment of mankind (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Pausic).

Rodeo 2000

Airman First Class Daniel Zappe a Combat Controler with the Air Force helps judge the wind speed for incoming jumpers durning the opening ceremony of Rodeo 2000, at Pope Air Force Base. Teams from all over the world will be competing in areas including airdrop, aerial refueling, aircraft navigation, special tactics, short field landings, cargo loading, engine running on/offloads, aeromedical evacuations and security forces operations. From May 6 to 13, more than 80 aircraft representing more than 100 teams from 17 countries will bring in about 3,500 competitors, observers, umpires, and support people to Pope AFB, NC. USAF photo by Airman 1st Class D. Myles Cullen. (RELEASED)

Operation Enduring Freedom

Attached to the 410th Air Expeditionary Wing, C-130 crew members from the 71st Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, GA walk back to their sqadron after flying an alert mission on Saturday, February 22, 2003 at an undisclosed location in support of Exercise Rugged Arch. The mission of the 71st Rescue Squadron is to support Pararescue by performing airdrops and in-flight refueling for HH-60 helicopters. NOT CLEARED FOR RELEASE, U.S. Air Force Photograph by Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock.