The 353rd Special Operations Group organized exercise Gryphon Jet from June 17-26, 2020 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Over that 10-day period, U.S. forces teamed up to execute the high altitude high opening, high altitude low opening, fast rope, and repel training needed to get its special tactics operators where they need to be quickly, efficiently, and most importantly, ready to respond at a moment’s notice.
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| U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, wait to load their tactical vehicles into a C-130J Super Hercules during an engine running onload/offload (ERO) training as part of Exercise Gryphon Jet at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2020 (Picture source: U.S. Air Force/Yasuo Osakabe) |
