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Commando II Arrives At Kadena Air Base For U.S. Special Operations

January 07 2015

Japan

The U.S. Air Force's 353rd Special Operations Group at Kadena Air Base, Japan, has received its first MC-130J transport, reports the U.S. Air Force.

The MC-130J Commando II is replacing the retiring MC-130P Combat Shadow assigned to the group's 17th Special Operations Squadron.

The aircraft will conduct the same missions as their predecessors, but at a reduced cost to the Air Force, said Maj. Matthew Bartlett, the 17th SOS operations officer.

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