1st Special Operations Squadron honors STRAY 59
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron pose for a photo in front of an MC-130J Commando II before the annual STRAY 59 memorial flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 26, 2024. The flight honored those who were lost when a 1st SOS MC-130E Combat Talon I, call sign STRAY 59, crashed 43 years ago during an exercise, killing 23 Servicemembers from the U.S., the Philippine Navy, the Australian Special Air Service Regiment, and the New Zealand Special Air Service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)