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The 353rd Special Operations Group, headquartered at Kadena Air Base, Japan, is responsible for Air Force Special Operations in the Pacific Theater. It is ready to conduct a variety of high priority, low-profile missions supporting the U.S. and friendly forces throughout the Pacific area during peacetime, joint exercises and combat operations.

Aircraft

AC-130H "Combat Talon II"

close air support, air interdiction, force protection
two 40mm Bofors cannons, one 105mm Howitzer, ALQ-87 ECM pods or SUU-42A/A Ejector Pods,AN/ASD-5 Black Crow Direction Finder Set, and inflight refueling capability

MC-130P "Combat Shadow"

low level air-refueling of special operations helicopters
GPS, night vision goggle compatible interior, forward looking infrared, radar and missile warning receivers, chaff and flare dispensers, night vision goggle compatible heads-up display, in-flight refueling capability as a receiver

MH-53J "Pave Low III"

heavy lift helicopter, infiltration/exfiltration, resupply
armor plating, three 7.62 miniguns or .50 caliber machine guns, terrain-following, terrain-avoidance radar, projected map display, FLIR, APR-39 Radar Hazard Warning Set, ALE-39 Chaff and Flare Dispenser, ALQ-157 Infrared Jammer, AAr-47 Missile Warning System