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172226-XF291-0086

Loadmasters from the 1st Special Operations Squadron drop a wreath from an MC-130H Combat Talon II during a memorial flight off the coast of the Philippines Feb. 26, 2018. The flight honored those who were lost when a 1st SOS MC-130E, call sign STRAY 59, crashed 37 years ago during an exercise, killing eight crew member and 15 passengers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew B. Fredericks)
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172226-XF291-0105

Crew members from the 1st Special Operations Squadron salute the crash site of STRAY 59 during a memorial flight off the coast of the Philippines Feb. 26, 2018. The flight honored those who were lost when a 1st SOS MC-130E, call sign STRAY 59, crashed 37 years ago during an exercise, killing eight crew member and 15 passengers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew B. Fredericks)
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172226-XF291-0127

A 1st Special Operations Squadron aircrew member looks out at the crash site of STRAY 59 during a memorial flight off the coast of the Philippines Feb. 26, 2018. The flight honored those who were lost when a 1st SOS MC-130E, call sign STRAY 59, crashed 37 years ago during an exercise, killing eight crew member and 15 passengers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew B. Fredericks)
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176th Wing delivers rescue capabilities across Pacific

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christopher Harding, 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, performs a military free fall from a C-17 Globemaster from the 249th Airlift Squadron Oct. 31, 2015, near the coast of White Beach Naval Base, Japan. The aircraft airdropped an Alaska Air National Guard Guardian Angel rescue team along with two rescue crafts to conduct a long range search and rescue exercise. The C-17 also delivered an HH-60 Pave Hawk along with a maintenance crew to extract the team if needed. (courtesy photo)
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176th Wing delivers rescue capabilities across Pacific

A Guardian Angel rescue craft and a rigged alternate method zodiac are airdropped out of a C-17 Globemaster from Alaska Air National Guard’s 249th Airlift Squadron Oct. 31, 2015, near the coast of White Beach Naval Base, Japan. The aircraft delivered a Guardian Angel rescue team from Alaska ANG’s 212th Rescue Squadron and equipment as part of a long-range search and rescue exercise. The 249th AS is the only C-17 unit qualified to deliver rescue jumpmaster procedures. (courtesy photo)
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176th Wing delivers rescue capabilities across Pacific

Airmen from the 31st Rescue Squadron lift parachutes out of the ocean in support of a long range search and rescue training exercise Oct. 31, 2015, near the coast of White Beach Naval Base, Japan. A Guardian Angel rescue team from Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th RQS airdropped in the water along with two rescue crafts to validate capabilities of providing SAR support anywhere in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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176th Wing delivers rescue capabilities across Pacific

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Fischman, 31st Rescue Squadron pararescueman, recovers a platform that was used to airdrop a guardian angel rescue craft Oct. 31, 2015, near the coast of White Beach Naval Base, Japan. A boat party from the 31st RQS aided a long-range search and rescue exercise with members from Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th RQS, who were airdropped after a flight from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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176th Wing delivers rescue capabilities across Pacific

U.S. Air Force Capt. Paul Fry, 31st Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, bags parachutes aboard a recovery boat Oct. 31, 2015, near the coast of White Beach Naval Base, Japan. The parachutes were collected from the ocean after being used for an air drop. A Guardian Angel rescue team from Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th RQS flew to Okinawa in order to validate long-range search and rescue capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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176th Wing delivers rescue capabilities across Pacific

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Shane Hargis, Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, and Maj. Jay Casello, 212th RQS combat rescue officer, begin a mock search for survivors aboard a Guardian Angel rescue craft Oct. 31, 2015, near the coast of White Beach Naval Base, Japan. The rescue team was airdropped by a C-17 Globemaster from Alaska ANG’s 249th Airlift Squadron in a long range search and rescue exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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176th Wing delivers rescue capabilities across Pacific

Airmen and equipment from Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron land on the ocean surface Oct. 31, 2015, near the coast of White Beach Naval Station, Okinawa, Japan. A Guardian Angel rescue team was delivered across the Pacific Ocean by a C-17 Globemaster to conduct long range search and rescue training with members from the 31st RS, Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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176th Wing delivers rescue capabilities across Pacific

A C-17 Globemaster from Alaska Air National Guard’s 249th Airlift Squadron airdrops a Guardian Angel rescue team from Alaska ANG’s 212th Rescue Squadron and palletized rescue craft Oct. 31, 2015, near the coast of White Beach Naval Base, Japan. Members from the 212th RQS conducted long range search and rescue training, which entailed an approximately 12-hour flight to deliver rescue capabilities across the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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17th SOS Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Col. Benjamin Maitre, 353rd Special Operations Group commander, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Nathan T. Colunga, 17th Special Operations Squadron commander, during the 17th SOS change of command on Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 17, 2014. The passing of the guidon is the exact moment that the new commander officially takes responsibility of the new unit. The 17th SOS employs MC-130P aircraft and highly trained, agile Air Commandos to rapidly execute and support special operations missions with precise and reliable navigation, airdrop into austere landings, and provide multi-mission refueling to achieve combatant commander objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel)
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17th SOS hails new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Mullarkey renders his first salute as commander to the formation of Airmen of the 17th Special Operations Squadron on Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 24, 2012. For Mullarkey, former operations officer of the 17th SOS, commanding the 17th SOS is his first assignment as a commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Tara A. Williamson)
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17th SOS hails new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Mullarkey accepts the 17th Special Operations Squadron flag from Col. Brad Sullivan, 353rd Special Operations Group commander, during the 17th SOS change of command ceremony on Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 24, 2012. Mullarkey, former operations officer of the 17th SOS, assumed his first role of commander for the 17th SOS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Tara A. Williamson)
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17th Special Operations Squadron begins upgrade to MC-130J

Members of Team Kadena check out the new MC-130J Commando II on the flightline of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 21, 2014. The MC-130J is part of Air Force Special Operations Command’s fleet-wide C-130 recapitalization which began four years ago with the retirement of the MC-130E. The MC-130J will accomplish the same missions as its predecessors, such as specialized airdrop, infiltration and exfiltration, and helicopter/tilt-rotor aerial refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)
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17th Special Operations Squadron begins upgrade to MC-130J

Airmen from the 353d Special Operations Maintenance Squadron discuss the new MC-130J Commando II as it taxis on the flightline of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 21, 2014. The MC-130J is part of Air Force Special Operations Command’s fleet-wide C-130 recapitalization which began four years ago with the retirement of the MC-130E. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)
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17th Special Operations Squadron begins upgrade to MC-130J

An MC-130J Commando II taxis on the flightline of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 21, 2014. The MC-130J will replace the MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group’s 17th Special Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)
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17th Special Operations Squadron begins upgrade to MC-130J

An MC-130J Commando II extends its landing gear above the flightline on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 21, 2014. The MC-130J will replace the MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group’s 17th Special Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexy Saltekoff)
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17th Special Operations Squadron conducts full-force training

U.S. Air Force MC-130J Command II's 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 tasked the entire squadron with a quick-reaction, full-force sortie involving a five-ship formation flight, cargo drops, short runway landings and takeoff, and helicopter air-to-air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)
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17th Special Operations Squadron conducts full-force training

U.S. Air Force MC-130J Command II's assigned to the 17th Special Operations Squadron taxi down the runway Feb. 17, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 17th SOS conducted a unit-wide training exercise which tasked the entire squadron with a quick-reaction, full-force sortie involving a five-ship formation flight, cargo drops, short runway landings and takeoffs, and helicopter air-to-air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)
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