JASDF PJs visit Yokota for CV-22 familiarization tour

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing hosted Japan Air Self-Defense Force pararescue jumpers assigned to the Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron for a CV-22 Osprey familiarization tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 13.

753rd SOAMXS holds redesignation ceremony

The 753rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was redesignated as the 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron during a ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 21.

Mass Casualty drill sharpens SOF medical response capabilities

A U.S. Air Force Airman with the 353rd Special Operations Wing evaluates the injuries of a patient involved in a simulated chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives mass casualty drill at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2023. The operators were evaluated on their rapid action,

Lock and Unloaded

353 SOW from Kadena visits Yokota for isochronal inspection

Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, visited their counterparts at Yokota Air Base, on mainland Japan, to conduct an isochronal inspection on an MC-130J Commando II, from Feb. 22 to March 13.The inspection involved Yokota and Kadena

Day and Night, rain or shine: DAGREs fast rope into action

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element team members conducted fast-rope training with the 33rd Rescue squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 16, 2022. This training started with controlled fast roping operations in a rappel tower,