{"id":4098,"date":"2019-03-13T16:36:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T14:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afspecialwarfare.com\/?p=4098"},"modified":"2019-03-10T16:48:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T14:48:07","slug":"67th-sos-air-commandos-team-up-with-sister-unit-to-conduct-unique-personnel-recovery-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afspecialwarfare.com\/67th-sos-air-commandos-team-up-with-sister-unit-to-conduct-unique-personnel-recovery-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"67th SOS Air Commandos team up with sister unit to conduct unique personnel recovery exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\nRAF Mildenhall, England — U.S. Airmen from the 67th Special Operations Squadron, assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Wing, stationed at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, took on unique challenges as they conducted a deliberate, personnel recovery exercise alongside the 56th and 57th Air Rescue Squadron, based out of Aviano Air Base, Feb. 6, 2019, near Zadar, Croatia. As United States Special Operations Command Europe\u2019s only Air Force Special Operations unit, the Air Commandos of 352nd SOW are postured to deliver specialized air power and air land integration in support of special operations worldwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This responsibility brings a unique set of mission capabilities for the 67th SOS, as owners of the MC-130J Commando II, which provides infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces and equipment in hostile or denied territory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 56th RQS is a combat-ready search and rescue squadron of HH-60G Pave Hawks, capable of executing all-weather search and rescue mission’s day or night in hostile environments. The 57th RQS is known as \u201cGuardian Angel\u201d due to their unique mission set to retrieve downed pilots or other isolated personnel, often in the middle of battle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n