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Pararescuemen from Detachment 11, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, suit up in their diving gear to participate in an inland water ditching exercise for the space shuttle Columbia. The exercise is one of several planned to optimize rescue and recovery operations for the space shuttle

Pararescuemen from the 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron carry an astronaut mannequin during a space shuttle rescue exercise. The exercise is one of several planned to optimize rescue and recovery operations for the space shuttle Columbia

Pararescuemen from the 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron carry an astronaut mannequin on a stretcher to a rescue exercise. The exercise is one of several planned to optimize rescue and recovery operations for the space shuttle Columbia

An aerial view of pararescuemen recovering a drowned astronaut in the ocean during a space shuttle rescue and recovery exercise. The exercise is one of several planned to optimize rescue and recovery operations for the space shuttle Columbia

Pararescuemen from the 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron use decontamination equipment to spray down an astronaut mannequin during a space shuttle rescue exercise. The exercise is one of several planned to optimize rescue and recovery operations for the space shuttle Columbia

Pararescuemen from the 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron deploy rafts during a space shuttle rescue exercise with the mockup Columbia. The exercise is one of several planned to optimize rescue and recovery operations for the real Columbia

Two pararescuemen from the 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron wear fire-protection gear as they try to enter the mockup Columbia during an off-runway mishap exercise. The exercise is one of several planned to optimize rescue and recovery operations for the space shuttle Columbia

Pararescuemen from the 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron participate in a space shuttle rescue exercise with the mockup Columbia. The exercise is one of several planned to optimize rescue and recovery operations for the real Columbia

Pararescuemen from the 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron prepare to rescue an astronaut mannequin inside the mockup Columbia during a space shuttle rescue exercise. The exercise is one of several planned to optimize rescue and recovery operations for the real Columbia

A pararescueman from Detachment 11, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, is helped into his diving gear to participate in a space shuttle inland water ditching exercise. The exercise is one of several planned to optimize rescue and recovery operations for the space shuttle Columbia

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Base: Kennedy Space Center

State: Florida (FL)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Magel

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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15/12/1980
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