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AIRMAN First Class (A1C) William Hart Pitsenbarger, Pararescue Crew Member, Detachment 6, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (ARRS) lowered onto a roadway after an extraction of an Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) soldier from a burning minefield at Bien-Hoa Air Base for immediate medical attention

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) William Hart Pitsenbarger, Pararescue Crew Me...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: AIRMAN First Class (A1C) William Hart Pitsenbarger, Pararescue Crew Member, Detachment 6, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squ... More

Air Force Reserve flight surgeons line up in rows in a suspended-harness trainer area during pararescue training

Air Force Reserve flight surgeons line up in rows in a suspended-harne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rodney Prouty Release Status: Released to P... More

An Air Force Reserve flight surgeon descends after jumping from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft over the Ladson Army Airfield during pararescue training

An Air Force Reserve flight surgeon descends after jumping from a C-14...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Rodney Prouty Release Status: Release... More

TSGT Pat Knowles, from the 1363rd Audiovisual Squadron, shoots motion picture of a pararescue team member during a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter mission. The latter, from the 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, is involved in exercise Team Spirit '81

TSGT Pat Knowles, from the 1363rd Audiovisual Squadron, shoots motion ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '81 Base: Cheong Ju Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bert Mau Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Pararescue specialists from the Military Airlift Command's Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service (ARRS) treat injured survivors from the capsized Philippines destroyer escort Datu Kalantiaw

Pararescue specialists from the Military Airlift Command's Aerospace R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cayalan Island Country: Philippines Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Roy Bagwell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

SGT John Crider, an internal and radar navigation specialist for the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, checks the Dopler radar system aboard an HC-130 Hercules aircraft during pararescue training

SGT John Crider, an internal and radar navigation specialist for the 6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United Kingdom (UK) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James R. Pearson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A pararescue specialist aims his M-60 machine gun out the door of an HH-3E helicopter as rescue forces retrieve a "survivor" during Condor CRTE '82, a combat rescue exercise designed to give reservists battlefield experience

A pararescue specialist aims his M-60 machine gun out the door of an H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CONDOR CRTE '82 State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Ernest H. Seal... More

Pararescue specialists check their gear before boarding their MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter for a mission during Jaguar Bite '89, a joint Army-Air Force exercise conducted by the U.S. Special Operations Command

Pararescue specialists check their gear before boarding their MH-60G P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JAGUAR BITE '89 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

Divers from the 1730th Pararescue Squadron watches events above the surface while another just beneath the surface monitors the progress of an Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter that is being raised from 1,800 feet of water. The helicopter, which crashed into the ocean 5.6 miles off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, is being recovered by a joint U.S./Japanese salvage team

Divers from the 1730th Pararescue Squadron watches events above the su...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Donald S. Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

COL Flip Frazee (left), Accident Investigation Board president, and A1C Myca Romes, Accident Investigation Board member, look at debris that pararescue team members recovered from the A-10 crash site near Gold Dust Peak

COL Flip Frazee (left), Accident Investigation Board president, and A1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Pararescue trainees lock and load, then blast away during 9mm pistol training at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. By the end of the weapons course, students can squeeze off two headshots within seconds. This image was used in the February 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article "Superman School"

Pararescue trainees lock and load, then blast away during 9mm pistol t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF Release Stat... More

Straight on medium close-up shot as USAF STAFF Sergeant Chris Young, a pararescueman from the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, Georgia, vectors an HC-130 (not shown) rescue aircraft to attempt to drop pararescue specialists to a simulated F-16, crash site and wounded pilot (Crash site and pilot not shown). Desert Rescue is a premiere joint rescue exercise that facilitates improved search and rescue techniques for over 140 participants

Straight on medium close-up shot as USAF STAFF Sergeant Chris Young, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

A "victim" of a mock disaster in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile is next to be treated by US Air Force Pararescue and Chilean Commandos during the mass casualty exercise CHILE TCA 2000, involving the California Air National Guard and medical personnel from Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, working with the Fuerza Aerea de Chile. The disaster response exercise was part of an exchange begun in 1995 between the California Air National Guard and the Fuerza Aerea de Chile

A "victim" of a mock disaster in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CHILE TCA 2000 Base: Atacama Desert Country: Chile (CHL) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Dennis W. Goff , USAF Release Status: ... More

Pararescueman, US Air Force SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Louis Haack, Pararescue Supervisor of the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California stands in the read troop door a MC-130 Combat Shadow aircraft. SMSGT Haack is wearing a full HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) parachute load, demonstrating the amount of equipment that the Pararescueman need to carry and be expert in. The HALO jump system is used when troops are needed to parachute into remote or hostile areas where flying an aircraft is too dangerous or vulnerable to being shot down. The 129th Rescue Wing is one of only three Rescue Wings in the Air National Guard, their mission...

Pararescueman, US Air Force SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Louis Haack, Parare...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Pararescueman, US Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Louis Haack, Pararescue Supervisor of the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air ... More

Pararescue and Security Forces check each others parachutes and go through their safety checklist prior to boarding an MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft from the 347th Rescue Wing (RW), 71st Rescue Squadron (RS) from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia

Pararescue and Security Forces check each others parachutes and go thr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2001 Country: Southwest Asia Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF ... More

The Navy's Military Sealift Command, Motor Vessel (MV) A1C WILLIAM H. PITSENBARGER (T-AK 4638) Container Ship receives her finishing touches as a Detyens shipyard employee paints its name on the bow. The PITSENBARGER is 621 feet long and 105 feet wide and carries a crew of 23 civilian mariners.   Its mission to preposition Air Force ammunition at sea near potential war or contingency sites.  The ship is named for AIRMAN First Class William H. Pitsenbarger a pararescue crew member posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on 11 April 1966 while serving in Vietnam

The Navy's Military Sealift Command, Motor Vessel (MV) A1C WILLIAM H. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Buytas, USAF Release Status: R... More

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescue Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron (RQS), Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, deployed to Osan Air Base, Korea, in support of Exercise FOAL EAGLE, check their gear as they prepare for a mission. The AIRMAN on the left is armed with a 9 mm M9 Pistol and the AIRMAN on the right is armed with an M-4 Carbine with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached. In the background is their HH-60G Pave Hawk

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescue Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron (R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: S... More

A US Air Force (USAF) Pararescue team armed with Colt 5.56mm M4A1 Carbine Rifles from Baghdad International Airport (BIAP), performs a team movement exercise through urban streets in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) Pararescue team armed with Colt 5.56mm M4A1 Carb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT James M. Bowman, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

A US Air Force (USAF) Pararescue team from Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) performs a team movement exercise through urban streets in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) Pararescue team from Baghdad International Airpo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT James M. Bowman, USAF Rele... More

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescueman from the 38th Rescue Squadron (RS), Moody Air Force Base (AFB) Georgia (GA), prepares his gear as the Pararescue Team is 350 miles north east of St. Maarten to provide medical support to a injured Chinese fisherman aboard his boat the Yuh Pao

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescueman from the 38th Rescue Squadron (RS), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSOC Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jos... More

U.S. Air Force pararescue personnel from the 82nd

U.S. Air Force pararescue personnel from the 82nd

U.S. Air Force pararescue personnel from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS), are hoisted aboard an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter from 10 Escuadrilla of the Spanish navy July 16, 2012, in the Gulf of Tadjo... More

A CV-22 Osprey conducts low level flight maneuvers

A CV-22 Osprey conducts low level flight maneuvers

A CV-22 Osprey conducts low level flight maneuvers over Grand Barra, Djibouti, June 21, 2015. The CV-22s are deployed in support of humanitarian aid and contingency operations in the Combined Joint Task Force H... More

106th Rescue Wing Portrait - Public domain  painting

106th Rescue Wing Portrait - Public domain painting

Tech Sgt. Edward Metcalf, an airmen with the 106th Rescue Wing, pauses for a portrait while removing paint from an aircraft panel at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, NY on January 31,... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Fernandez, 3rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Fernandez, 3rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Fernandez, 3rd Combat Camera Squadron, documents a loadmaster lowering the ramp of an MC-130J Commando II on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 28, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Sp... More

An Air Force Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special

An Air Force Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special

An Air Force Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special Operations Wing relays information to a Royal Jordanian Air Force UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter during a combat search and rescue mission at Eager Lion Ma... More

An Airman from the 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit

An Airman from the 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit

An Airman from the 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit stands on top of an HH-60G Pave Hawk, May 15, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. While loading the helicopter into a large transport aircraft, an airman will ... More

Aircraft from the 23d Wing conducted a surge exercise

Aircraft from the 23d Wing conducted a surge exercise

Aircraft from the 23d Wing conducted a surge exercise May 22, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The exercise was conducted in order to demonstrate the wing's ability to rapidly deploy combat ready forces acros... More

A memorial plaque to honor U.S. Airmen who perished

A memorial plaque to honor U.S. Airmen who perished

A memorial plaque to honor U.S. Airmen who perished in a helicopter crash in March in Iraq, is presented at the 106th Rescue Wing in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., August 4, 2018. Four of the seven members of the HH-... More

HH-60G Pave Hawks from the 41st Rescue Squadron (RQS)

HH-60G Pave Hawks from the 41st Rescue Squadron (RQS)

HH-60G Pave Hawks from the 41st Rescue Squadron (RQS) execute tactical maneuvers during a pre-deployment ‘spin-up’ exercise, Dec. 12, 2018, at Avon Park Air Force Range, Fla. During this pre-deployment ‘spin-up... More

Staff Sgt. Joe, 26th Special Tactics Squadron pararescuman,

Staff Sgt. Joe, 26th Special Tactics Squadron pararescuman,

Staff Sgt. Joe, 26th Special Tactics Squadron pararescuman, rappels from a CV-22 Osprey with the 20th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., July 23, 2019. The training tested the air-to-la... More

Airmen from the U.S. Air Force Combat Dive School begin

Airmen from the U.S. Air Force Combat Dive School begin

Airmen from the U.S. Air Force Combat Dive School begin morning PT with a run at Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida, Aug. 12, 2019. The workout began at 6 a.m. with a mile and a half jog to a gym on ba... More

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter hovers

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter hovers

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter hovers as aircrew members assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, assess the scene upon arrival at the drop zone / air field, ... More

An Alaska Air National Guard loadmaster assigned to

An Alaska Air National Guard loadmaster assigned to

An Alaska Air National Guard loadmaster assigned to the 249th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson shouts commands prior to a airborne jump onto the U.S. Navy's Ice Camp Sargo in the Arctic Circle ... More

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - Members of the 106th Rescue

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - Members of the 106th Rescue

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - Members of the 106th Rescue Wing Participate in a 5k run/walk at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base on October 2nd, 2016. The run, organized by the Sexual Assault Response Coord... More

Airmen from the 38th Rescue Squadron perform ceremonial

Airmen from the 38th Rescue Squadron perform ceremonial

Airmen from the 38th Rescue Squadron perform ceremonial push-ups, March 3, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The push-ups were done in memory of Senior Airman Jason Cunningham and to honor retired Tech. Sgt. K... More

The "Front Porch" floatation device is unfolded and

The "Front Porch" floatation device is unfolded and

The "Front Porch" floatation device is unfolded and inflated by Pararescuemen and Combat Rescue Officers from the 103rd Rescue Squadron following a jump from the back of a C-17 at Marine Core Base Hawaii,March ... More

More than 150 cots sit in a gymnasium for FEMA and

More than 150 cots sit in a gymnasium for FEMA and

More than 150 cots sit in a gymnasium for FEMA and first responders who will be assisting Hurricane Irma relief efforts, Sept. 8, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Moody will be assisting FEMA operations in s... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Jennifer Short, 23d Wing commander,

U.S. Air Force Col. Jennifer Short, 23d Wing commander,

U.S. Air Force Col. Jennifer Short, 23d Wing commander, Left, Dr. Gerald Williams, Valdosta State University, director of diversity, and Staff Sgt. Lawrence Standifer Jr., 23d Security Forces Squadron NCO in ch... More

Amanda Chambers, a local community member, fills out

Amanda Chambers, a local community member, fills out

Amanda Chambers, a local community member, fills out an information card during a National Education Fair, Oct. 3, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The event allowed Team Moody to learn about higher education... More

A C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, assigned to the

A C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, assigned to the

A C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, observes engine starts in preparation for a mission at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 10, 2018. The 75th EAS supports Co... More

TOML, a PTSD service dog, waits to participate in the

TOML, a PTSD service dog, waits to participate in the

TOML, a PTSD service dog, waits to participate in the fun run portion of this year's National Veterans Golden Age Games at Moose Run Golf Course, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, June 5, 2019. TOML stands for t... More

New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 133rd

New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 133rd

New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 133rd Composite Supply Company, part of the 53rd Troop Command, assemble cots at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City March 26, 2020. The conventio... More

Alaska Air National Guard pararescuemen assigned to

Alaska Air National Guard pararescuemen assigned to

Alaska Air National Guard pararescuemen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, check over a dry suit prior to parachuting into the water near Homer, Alaska, June 25, 2020. The drop wa... More

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Instructor from the

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Instructor from the

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Instructor from the Special Tactics Training Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla., tests students on buddy breathing during pre-scuba training Sept. 21.

Master Sgt. Robert Alvarado, 41st Rescue Squadron special

Master Sgt. Robert Alvarado, 41st Rescue Squadron special

Master Sgt. Robert Alvarado, 41st Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, sinks in a pool, Jan. 25, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Aircrew members participated in an underwater survival course to prepare ... More

HC-130J Combat King II aircraft from the 71st Rescue

HC-130J Combat King II aircraft from the 71st Rescue

HC-130J Combat King II aircraft from the 71st Rescue Squadron sit on the flightline, Aug. 26, 2017, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. Aircraft and personnel from the 347th Rescue Group ... More

Maintainers from the 71st Aircraft Maintenance Unit

Maintainers from the 71st Aircraft Maintenance Unit

Maintainers from the 71st Aircraft Maintenance Unit standby outside an HC-130J Combat King II prior to a sortie in support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, Aug. 28, 2017, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Join... More

Special Tactics Memorial Ruck March honors the following

Special Tactics Memorial Ruck March honors the following

Special Tactics Memorial Ruck March honors the following Airmen killed in action: Senior Airman Daniel Sanchez of El Paso, Texas, Special Tactics Combat Controller, Sep. 16, 2010. Senior Airman Mark Forester of... More

Brig. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 455th Air Expeditionary

Brig. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 455th Air Expeditionary

Brig. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, pins a Purple Heart Medal on Tech. Sgt. James Davis, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, April 23. Davis ... More

A Royal Marine Commando writes down vitals for a casualty

A Royal Marine Commando writes down vitals for a casualty

A Royal Marine Commando writes down vitals for a casualty during Angel Thunder 17 in Florence, Ariz., May 11, 2017. Angel Thunder is a two-week, Air Combat Command-sponsored, joint certified and accredited pers... More

A formation of Americans, Estonians Swiss and Ukrainian

A formation of Americans, Estonians Swiss and Ukrainian

A formation of Americans, Estonians Swiss and Ukrainian military at the opening ceremony of Exercise Clear Sky. A multinational flight centered exercise held at Vinnytsia Air base, Ukraine.

A U.S. Air Force pararescue specialist assigned to

A U.S. Air Force pararescue specialist assigned to

A U.S. Air Force pararescue specialist assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, signals to personnel on the raft that the extraction team is ready for pick up during a combat search and... More

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX)

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX)

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX) at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas Jul. 11, 2019. The FTX included training on leadership, weapons systems, individual combat skills, land navigati... More

Airmen of the 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group prepare

Airmen of the 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group prepare

Airmen of the 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group prepare to launch their HC-130J Combat King II February 24, 2020, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The Combat King II’s mission includes recovery operat... More

Staff Sgt. Zach Webster, 459th Airlift Squadron flight

Staff Sgt. Zach Webster, 459th Airlift Squadron flight

Staff Sgt. Zach Webster, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, assesses an internal rescue hoist for simulation aboard UH-1N Iroquois helicopter over Sagami Depot, Sagamihara Japan, November 2, 2020. The fore... More

U.S. Air Force pararescue personnel from the 82nd

U.S. Air Force pararescue personnel from the 82nd

U.S. Air Force pararescue personnel from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, are hoisted aboard an SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter from 10 Escuadrilla of the Spanish navy July 16, 2012, in the Gulf of Tadjoura, D... More

An Alaska Air National Guardsman from the 212th Rescue

An Alaska Air National Guardsman from the 212th Rescue

An Alaska Air National Guardsman from the 212th Rescue Squadron from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson shouts out commands prior to jumping out of a C-17 Globemaster III flown by the 249th Airlift Squadron onto t... More

A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1 hold security around a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey during a Full-Mission Profile Rehearsal at Naval Air Station Sig... More

Special Tactics operators with the 23rd Special Tactics

Special Tactics operators with the 23rd Special Tactics

Special Tactics operators with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, infiltrate a village during a scenario as part of Emerald Warrior 19.1 at Avon Park, Florida, Jan. 15, 2019. Emerald Wa... More

Pfc. Daniel Fletcher, a Combat Medic Specialist from

Pfc. Daniel Fletcher, a Combat Medic Specialist from

Pfc. Daniel Fletcher, a Combat Medic Specialist from Brooklyn, N.Y., assigned to the New York Army National Guard, administers a swab to test for COVID-19 infection in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 20, 2020. Drive-thru... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Josh Lombardo, 83rd

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Josh Lombardo, 83rd

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Josh Lombardo, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron crew chief, prepares to marshall a HH-60G Pave Hawk at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2013. The 83rd ERQS utilizes the ... More

Pararescuemen from the 103rd Rescue Squadron conduct

Pararescuemen from the 103rd Rescue Squadron conduct

Pararescuemen from the 103rd Rescue Squadron conduct confinsed space rescue training at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, New York on January 8, 2017. During this scenario, Parar... More

A U.S. Air Force pilot from the 27th Special Operations

A U.S. Air Force pilot from the 27th Special Operations

A U.S. Air Force pilot from the 27th Special Operations Wing flies an MC-130J Commando II during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 6, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command e... More

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 83rd

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 83rd

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, fires his rifle during weapons training training March 21, 2018. Pararescuemen conduct training ... More

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX)

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX)

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX) at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas Jul. 11, 2019. The FTX included training on leadership, weapons systems, individual combat skills, land navigati... More

The Bury St. Edmunds Saints celebrate their first-ever

The Bury St. Edmunds Saints celebrate their first-ever

The Bury St. Edmunds Saints celebrate their first-ever 19-13 victory over the Essex Spartans at Thurston Rugby Club in Thurston, England, April 13, 2014. The Saints are an integrated American-style football tea... More

The 920th Rescue Wing hosted 38 members of the University

The 920th Rescue Wing hosted 38 members of the University

The 920th Rescue Wing hosted 38 members of the University of Florida's swim team at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 4, 2013. The 920th RQW Guardian Angels perform combat search and rescue as its primary miss... More

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group conducts urban warfare training during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 7, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exe... More

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 83rd

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 83rd

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, administer intravenous fluids to a simulated casualty aboard a U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook during a personnel recovery exercise a... More

Airman 1st Class Isaac Schuler, 723d Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Isaac Schuler, 723d Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Isaac Schuler, 723d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit electronic warfare technician assigned to Moody Air Force Base, Ga., guides an HH-60G Pave Hawk search and re... More

Col. Michael Martin, commander of the 24th Special

Col. Michael Martin, commander of the 24th Special

Col. Michael Martin, commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, leads memorial push-ups following a ceremony dedicating a six-mile stretch of Highway 121 in honor Master Sgt. William L. McDaniel II's names... More

A Cyprus National Guard Special Forces member, conducts

A Cyprus National Guard Special Forces member, conducts

A Cyprus National Guard Special Forces member, conducts a rappel as part of a partnered training with U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators and coalition forces during exercise Eager Lion 2019 at King Abdull... More

A U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk prepares to take-off

A U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk prepares to take-off

A U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk prepares to take-off during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 4, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise during which joint special oper... More

An Airman assigned to the 57th Rescue Squadron begins

An Airman assigned to the 57th Rescue Squadron begins

An Airman assigned to the 57th Rescue Squadron begins a freefall jump from a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules during exercise Ares Shadow, Aug. 11. Ares Shadow is a 48th Fighter Wing-led personnel re... More

Tech. Sgt. Van Schaffel, guides a forklift, Aug. 28,

Tech. Sgt. Van Schaffel, guides a forklift, Aug. 28,

Tech. Sgt. Van Schaffel, guides a forklift, Aug. 28, 2017, at Easterwood Airport in College Station, Texas. The 347th Rescue Group from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. sent aircraft and personnel in support of Air Fo... More

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 82nd Expeditionary

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 82nd Expeditionary

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepares to repel out of a window during a high angle rope training event on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 18, 2018. Pararescuemen hold traini... More

Spc. Dylan Messina from Albany, N.Y., assigned to the

Spc. Dylan Messina from Albany, N.Y., assigned to the

Spc. Dylan Messina from Albany, N.Y., assigned to the New York Army National Guard, plays with Dakota, a Labrador retriever service dog provided by Puppies Behind Bars, in New York City, April 21, 2020. Puppies... More

Maj. Jason Egger, 38th Rescue Squadron commander, speaks

Maj. Jason Egger, 38th Rescue Squadron commander, speaks

Maj. Jason Egger, 38th Rescue Squadron commander, speaks during a memorial service in honor of Capt. Mark Weber, March 21, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Weber, a 38th RQS combat rescue officer and Texas na... More

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), preform a night free fall jump from a C-130J Hercules near... More

A U.S. Air Force 9th Special Operations Squadron pilot

A U.S. Air Force 9th Special Operations Squadron pilot

A U.S. Air Force 9th Special Operations Squadron pilot reads through a checklist after a flight on an MC-130J Commmando II during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 28, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a ... More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, 57th Wing

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, 57th Wing

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, 57th Wing commander, and U.S. Rep. Martha McSally talk after returning from a personnel recovery exercise during Angel Thunder 17 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz... More

U.S. Army Capt. Kaila Chung, public health activity

U.S. Army Capt. Kaila Chung, public health activity

U.S. Army Capt. Kaila Chung, public health activity at Fort Gordon veterinarian, examines ‘Kilo’, March 6, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The Veterinarian Clinic provides treatment and care for the Military... More

Spc. Dylan Messina from Albany, N.Y., assigned to the

Spc. Dylan Messina from Albany, N.Y., assigned to the

Spc. Dylan Messina from Albany, N.Y., assigned to the New York Army National Guard, holds a bag of water for Dakota, a Labrador retriever service dog provided by Puppies Behind Bars, in New York City, April 21,... More

Chief Petty Officer Charles Ledet, (USN, Ret.), plays

Chief Petty Officer Charles Ledet, (USN, Ret.), plays

Chief Petty Officer Charles Ledet, (USN, Ret.), plays Taps during the Tim Davis Memorial March in Madisonville, La., Oct. 23. Ledet is a Vietnam veteran and came out to show support for special tactics airmen p... More

A CV-22 Osprey idles on the ramp after performing water

A CV-22 Osprey idles on the ramp after performing water

A CV-22 Osprey idles on the ramp after performing water recovery operations and low level flight training with members of the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 1, 2015. The 82... More

Pararescuemen and Combat Rescue Officers with the New

Pararescuemen and Combat Rescue Officers with the New

Pararescuemen and Combat Rescue Officers with the New York Air National Guard's 103rd Rescue Squadron, 106th Rescue Wing, supported by the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing, 204th Airlift Squadron, conduct... More

Clayton Burke, 5, accompanies special tactics airmen

Clayton Burke, 5, accompanies special tactics airmen

Clayton Burke, 5, accompanies special tactics airmen during the Tim Davis Memorial March in Madisonville, La., Oct. 23. The march, which honors fallen special tactics airmen, will total 812 miles and span acros... More

U.S. Air Force special missions aviators assigned to

U.S. Air Force special missions aviators assigned to

U.S. Air Force special missions aviators assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron operate a 105mm cannon on an AC-130U Spooky during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 4, 2017. Emerald War... More

An HC-130J Combat King II and two HH-60G Pave Hawks

An HC-130J Combat King II and two HH-60G Pave Hawks

An HC-130J Combat King II and two HH-60G Pave Hawks fly over a formation of Airmen following a memorial service in honor of Capt. Mark Weber, March 21, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Weber, a 38th Rescue Sq... More

Airmen from the 723d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 723d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 723d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), repair rotors on an HH-60G Pave Hawk, May 15, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Airmen from the 723d AMXS along with machinists from the Corpus Christ... More

A pararescueman from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue

A pararescueman from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue

A pararescueman from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron works to remove the door of a wrecked vehicle and free a dummy simulating a casualty during an extrication exercise at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, ... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron prepare for close air support training during Emerald Warrior 17 at Eglin Range, Fla., March 7, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operat... More

Special Tactics operators with the 23rd Special Tactics

Special Tactics operators with the 23rd Special Tactics

Special Tactics operators with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, apprehend a simulated hostile enemy during a scenario as part of Emerald Warrior 19.1 at Avon Park, Florida, Jan. 16, 2... More

Royal Netherlands army special forces personnel sit

Royal Netherlands army special forces personnel sit

Royal Netherlands army special forces personnel sit inside of an U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 6, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command... More

Airman 1st Class Jesse Orosco, 71st Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Jesse Orosco, 71st Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Jesse Orosco, 71st Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) crew chief, scrutinizes an internal component of an HC-130J Combat King II, May 8, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Upon return from a deplo... More

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 22nd Special

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 22nd Special

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron fires his rifle during Emerald Warrior 17 at Eglin Range, Fla., March 7, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise... More

U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller with

U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller with

U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller with the 82nd ERQS, Detachment 1, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), takes notes inside a Polaris RZR aboard a C-130J H... More

A Royal Marine Commando pulls security during Angel

A Royal Marine Commando pulls security during Angel

A Royal Marine Commando pulls security during Angel Thunder 17 in Florence, Ariz, May 11, 2017. Angel Thunder is a two-week, Air Combat Command-sponsored, joint certified and accredited personnel recovery exerc... More

Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 212th Rescue

Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 212th Rescue

Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 212th Rescue Squadron parachute from a 211th RSQ HC-130J Combat King II aircraft on to the frozen Beaufort Sea several hundred miles north of the Alaskan coastline March 5... More

Special Tactics operators with the 23rd Special Tactics

Special Tactics operators with the 23rd Special Tactics

Special Tactics operators with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, board a U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk for exfiltration during a scenario as part of Emerald Warrior 19.1 at Avon Park, Flor... More

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