A Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster looks out the back of a Air Force MC-130J Commando II prior to military free fall operations with Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron and 31st Rescue Squadron operators Sept. 21, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Experts in specialized aviation, the 17th SOS conducts training operations often to ensure they are always ready to perform a variety of high-priority, low-visibility missions throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region.

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