A German Air Force Helicopter Wing 64 aerial gunner
A German Air Force Helicopter Wing 64 aerial gunner views Tucson, Ariz., from the ramp of a German Air Force CH-53GS helicopter during Angel Thunder 2015, June 9, 2015. Angel Thunder is hosted by the 355th figh... More
Tech. Sgt. Mykal Sequeria, 563d Operations Support
Tech. Sgt. Mykal Sequeria, 563d Operations Support Squadron rigger, targets an HH-60G pave Hawk while acting as an oppositional force member, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Playas Training and Research Center, N.M. OPFO... More
A U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and
A U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist closes a gate to begin SERE training as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 7, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue g... More
Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 participants provide security
Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 participants provide security during a simulated rescue scenario as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 8, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives joint service p... More
A German Air Force Helicopter Wing 64 aerial gunner
A German Air Force Helicopter Wing 64 aerial gunner views Tucson, Ariz., from the ramp of a German Air Force CH-53GS helicopter during Angel Thunder 2015, June 9, 2015. The German Air Force flew to Bisbee-Dougl... More
Senior Airman Shane Hardin, left, and Staff Sgt. Eric
Senior Airman Shane Hardin, left, and Staff Sgt. Eric Fullmer, 563d Operations Support Squadron, scan for targets while acting as oppositional forces, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Playas Training and Research Center, ... More
Capt. Marvin Switzer, commander for C Company, 2nd
Capt. Marvin Switzer, commander for C Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, interacts with Afghan role players during a counterinsurgency training exercise a t Playas Training and Research Center in New Mexico.
U.S. airmen playing the role of victims sit in a helicopter
U.S. airmen playing the role of victims sit in a helicopter after being extracted during a mass casualty exercise in Playas, N.M., April 17, 2013, during Angel Thunder 2013. Angel Thunder is a joint service, in... More
German Air Force Helicopter Wing 64 pararescuemen discuss
German Air Force Helicopter Wing 64 pararescuemen discuss the mission on the way to the Playas Research and Training Center, N.M., where partner nations teamed up to participate in an Angel Thunder 2015 mass ca... More
A U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and
A U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist examines a shout nano device during SERE training at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 7, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives joint service ... More
Situational Forces signal a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave
Situational Forces signal a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk during a simulated rescue scenario as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 8, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives joint ... More
S44-81-055 - STS-044 - Linear Dunes and Playas, Simson Desert, South A...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: This image of abstract shapes is comprised numerous subparallel, very long, orange colored linear dunes and patchy grey dry lakes (playas). The dunes ar... More
Staff Sgt. Eric Fullmer, 563d Operations Support Squadron,
Staff Sgt. Eric Fullmer, 563d Operations Support Squadron, scans through a window while acting as an oppositional force member, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Playas Training and Research Center, N.M. OPFOR is a role de... More
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 55th Rescue
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 55th Rescue Squadron flies over southern Arizona while transporting rescue personnel to the Playas Research and Training Center, N.M., for an Angel Thunder 2015 mass c... More
A U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and
A U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist closes a gate at the start of SERE training at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 7, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives joint service person... More
Participants of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 begin survival,
Participants of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 begin survival, evasion, resistance and escape training at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 7, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives joint service personnel an opportunity t... More
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk provides tactical
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk provides tactical cover during a simulated rescue scenario as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 8, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives joint se... More
A U.S. Air Force airborne cryptologic language analyst
A U.S. Air Force airborne cryptologic language analyst examines native plants during survival, evasion, resistance and escape training as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on M... More
A U.S. Marine Corps 1st Force Reconnaissance Marine
A U.S. Marine Corps 1st Force Reconnaissance Marine dresses the head wound of a simulated victim after a mock vehicle explosion at the Playas Research and Training Center, N.M., during Angel Thunder 2015, June ... More
Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force assigned
Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., communicate with mock friendly locals in a Southwest Asian bazaar in search of the whereabouts of downed aircrew m... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Sadler, 414th Combat Training
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Sadler, 414th Combat Training Squadron deputy commander, talks with Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 participants during a mass in-brief to begin the exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, A... More
A Marine from I Marine Expeditionary Force secures
A Marine from I Marine Expeditionary Force secures the perimeter around an MV-22 Osprey during a Special Marine Air Ground Task Force certification, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Playas Training and Research Center, N.... More
A U.S. Air Force airborne cryptologic language analyst
A U.S. Air Force airborne cryptologic language analyst applies camouflage during survival, evasion, resistance and escape training as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 7... More
Two U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and
Two U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists conduct SERE training at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 7, 2018 in support of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2. Red Flag-Rescue gives join... More
A German Air Force CH-53GS helicopter sits on the flightline
A German Air Force CH-53GS helicopter sits on the flightline during Angel Thunder 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., June 9, 2015. Angel Thunder is the largest personnel recovery exercise in the world... More
A U.S. Marine leads simulated victims to a helicopter
A U.S. Marine leads simulated victims to a helicopter during a mass casualty exercise in Playas, N.M., April 17, 2013, during Angel Thunder 2013. Angel Thunder is a joint service, interagency and multinational ... More
German and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen depart a CH-53GS
German and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen depart a CH-53GS helicopter to join partner nation rescue personnel for an Angel Thunder 2015 mass casualty exercise at the Playas Research and Training Center, N.M, June... More
German and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen sit in the
German and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen sit in the back of a CH-53GS helicopter on the way to the Playas Research and Training Center, N.M., where partner nations teamed up to participate in an Angel Thunder 20... More
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk picks up survivors
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk picks up survivors during a simulated rescue scenario as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 8, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives joint service... More
A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey flies over a landing area
A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey flies over a landing area during a simulated rescue scenario as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 8, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives joint service... More
Pfc. Christopher Chirco of B Company, 2nd Battalion,
Pfc. Christopher Chirco of B Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, provides security during a counterinsurgency training exercise a t Playas Training and Research Center in New Mexico.
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Force Reconnaissance Marines
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Force Reconnaissance Marines triage simulated victims of a mock vehicle explosion at the Playas Training Site, N.M., during Angel Thunder 2015, June 11, 2015. The Marines were required to ... More
A U.S. Marine from the I Marine Expeditionary Force
A U.S. Marine from the I Marine Expeditionary Force located at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., fends off enemy fire as his counterpart assesses an injured team member’s wound during a simulated Tactic... More
A German Air Force Helicopter Wing 64 aerial gunner
A German Air Force Helicopter Wing 64 aerial gunner monitor’s airspace from the ramp of a German Air Force CH-53GS helicopter during a flight over southern Arizona for Angel Thunder 2015, June 9, 2015. Angel Th... More
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 55th Rescue
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 55th Rescue Squadron flies over southern Arizona while transporting rescue personnel to the Playas Research and Training Center, N.M., for an Angel Thunder 2015 mass c... More
Senior Airman Keaton Houser, 563d Operations Support
Senior Airman Keaton Houser, 563d Operations Support Squadron, uses a man-portable aircraft survivability trainer to simulate threats on aircraft, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Playas Training and Research Center, N.M.... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Force Reconnaissance Marines
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Force Reconnaissance Marines remove a patient simulator from an overturned vehicle at the Playas Research and Training Center, N.M., during Angel Thunder 2015, June 11, 2015. The patient s... More
U.S. Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force secure
U.S. Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force secure the perimeter around an MV-22 Osprey during a Special Marine Air Ground Task Force certification, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Playas Training and Research Center,... More
A Marine from the I Marine Expeditionary Force assigned
A Marine from the I Marine Expeditionary Force assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., asks a mock Southwest Asian local in a bazaar about the whereabouts of a downed aircrew during a simulated Ta... More
A U.S. Air Force airborne cryptologic language analyst
A U.S. Air Force airborne cryptologic language analyst sets up communications during survival, evasion, resistance and escape training as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on M... More
A member of situational forces uses a radio to communicate
A member of situational forces uses a radio to communicate during a simulated rescue scenario as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 8, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives joint s... More
A U.S. soldier checks his surroundings during a flight
A U.S. soldier checks his surroundings during a flight over New Mexico, April 17, 2013, after the aircraft dropped off a security team in Playas, N.M., to participate in a mass casualty exercise as part of Ange... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Force Reconnaissance Marines
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Force Reconnaissance Marines remove a patient simulator from an overturned vehicle at the Playas Research and Training Center, N.M., during Angel Thunder 2015, June 11, 2015. The patient s... More
U.S., German and Royal Air Force rescue forces exit
U.S., German and Royal Air Force rescue forces exit a German air force CH-53GS at the Playas Research and Training Center, N.M., for an Angel Thunder 2015 mass casualty evacuation exercise June 9, 2015. Rescue ... More
A U.S. Air Force airborne cryptologic language analyst,
A U.S. Air Force airborne cryptologic language analyst, sets up communications during survival, evasion, resistance and escape training as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on ... More
Two U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawks circulate an area
Two U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawks circulate an area during a simulated rescue scenario as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 8, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives joint servi... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman J.D. St. Pierre, survival,
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman J.D. St. Pierre, survival, evasion, resistance, escape specialist, uses a mirror to signal a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey to his location at the Playas Research and Training Cent... More
I Marine Force Expeditionary Force members from Marine
I Marine Force Expeditionary Force members from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., load downed aircrew members into an MV-22 Osprey as part of a simulated Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel scen... More
Members of the I Marine Expeditionary Force from Marine
Members of the I Marine Expeditionary Force from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., advance the desert during a simulated Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel scenario, Feb 22, 2017, at the Playas... More
An A-10 Thunderbolt II provides close air support for
An A-10 Thunderbolt II provides close air support for 1st Force Reconnaissance Marines who responded to a simulated vehicle explosion with mock injured victims at the Playas Research and Training Center, N.M., ... More
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1 Huey helicopter waits for
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1 Huey helicopter waits for a coyote to pass during take off at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 17, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives joint service personnel an opportunity to build ... More
A U.S. Marine AH-1W Cobra flies overhead during a simulated
A U.S. Marine AH-1W Cobra flies overhead during a simulated rescue scenario as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 8, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives joint service personnel a... More
Two U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawks fly over a designated
Two U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawks fly over a designated area during a simulated rescue scenario as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 8, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives jo... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mykal Sequeria, a 563d Operations
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mykal Sequeria, a 563d Operations Support Squadron rigger assigned to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., role plays as an opposition force member and takes aim at an HH-60G Pave Hawk... More
A Marine from I Marine Expeditionary Force secures
A Marine from I Marine Expeditionary Force secures the perimeter around an MV-22 Osprey during a Special Marine Air Ground Task Force certification, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Playas Training and Research Center, N.... More
A German Air Force CH-53GS lands in southern Arizona
A German Air Force CH-53GS lands in southern Arizona during Angel Thunder 2015, June 9, 2015. The objective of Angel Thunder is to train personnel recovery forces to prepare, plan, execute and adapt for a rescu... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Force Reconnaissance Marines
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Force Reconnaissance Marines secure the perimeter of a mock vehicle explosion as a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey lands to extract four mock victims at the Playas Research and Training Ce... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Force Reconnaissance Marines
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Force Reconnaissance Marines walk to the extraction point as a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey lands after a mock vehicle explosion at the Playas Research and Training Center, N.M., during... More
A U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and
A U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist conducts SERE training at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 7, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives joint service personnel an opportunity to... More
A U.S. Air Force 48th Rescue Squadron pararescueman
A U.S. Air Force 48th Rescue Squadron pararescueman writes down completed care on a field medical card for a simulated patient during an Angel Thunder 2015 mass casualty exercise in route to Bisbee-Douglas Inte... More
A German Air Force CH-53GS and a U.S. Marine MV-22
A German Air Force CH-53GS and a U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey sit on the flightline during Angel Thunder 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., June 9, 2015. Angel Thunder is the largest personnel recovery ex... More
An HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 55th Rescue Squadron circles
An HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 55th Rescue Squadron circles overhead during a Special Marine Air Ground Task Force certification, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Playas Training and Research Center, N.M. The SPMAGTF certif... More
Senior Airman Shane Hardin, 563d Operations Support
Senior Airman Shane Hardin, 563d Operations Support Squadron, scans through a window while acting as an oppositional force member, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Playas Training and Research Center, N.M. OPFOR is a role... More
A German Air Force Helicopter Wing 64 pararescueman
A German Air Force Helicopter Wing 64 pararescueman holds his weapon during Angel Thunder 2015, June 9, 2015. The German Air force transported the pararescueman to the Playas Research and Training Center, N.M.,... More
A German Air Force Helicopter Wing 64 flight engineer
A German Air Force Helicopter Wing 64 flight engineer monitors a landing zone from the ramp of a CH-53GS helicopter as it lands in a field at the Playas Research and Training Center, N.M to drop off German and ... More
A German Air Force Helicopter Wing 64 pararescueman
A German Air Force Helicopter Wing 64 pararescueman prepares to start an IV fluid resuscitation on a simulated casualty during an Angel Thunder 2015 mass casualty exercise at the Playas Research and Training Ce... More
A U.S. Air Force 48th Rescue Squadron pararescueman
A U.S. Air Force 48th Rescue Squadron pararescueman checks the vitals of a simulated patient during an Angel Thunder 2015 mass casualty exercise in route to Bisbee-Douglas International Airport, Ariz., June 9, ... More
German and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen move a simulated
German and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen move a simulated patient from a CH-53GS helicopter to a C-130 Hercules for transportation during an Angel Thunder 2015 mass casualty exercise at Bisbee-Douglas Internatio... More
Senior Airman Keaton Houser, left, and Tech. Sgt. Mykal
Senior Airman Keaton Houser, left, and Tech. Sgt. Mykal Seqeuria, 563d Operations Support Squadron, use a man-portable, aircraft survivability trainer to simulate threats on an aircraft, Feb. 22, 2017, at the P... More
Mock friendly locals from a Southwest Asian bazaar
Mock friendly locals from a Southwest Asian bazaar escort a U.S. Marine aircrew member during a simulated Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel scenario, Feb 22, 2017, at the Playas Training and Research ... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Force Reconnaissance Marines
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Force Reconnaissance Marines transport simulated victims of a mock vehicle explosion to a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey at the Playas Research and Training Center, N.M., during Angel Thu... More
Two U.S. Marine MV-22 Ospreys fly over a landing area
Two U.S. Marine MV-22 Ospreys fly over a landing area during a simulated rescue scenario as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 8, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives joint servic... More
A U.S. Marine AH-1W Cobra pilot resolves maintenance
A U.S. Marine AH-1W Cobra pilot resolves maintenance issues occurred after a simulated rescue scenario as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 8, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue give... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman J.D. St. Pierre, survival,
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman J.D. St. Pierre, survival, evasion, resistance, escape specialist, uses a mirror to signal a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey to his location at the Playas Research and Training Cent... More
An A-10C Thunderbolt II from the 355th Operations Group
An A-10C Thunderbolt II from the 355th Operations Group pulls up from a strafing run during a Special Marine Air Ground Task Force certification, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Playas Training and Research Center, N.M. ... More
Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored
Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, assist Afghan role players during a counterinsurgency training exercise at Playas Training and Research Center in New Mexico.
Marines load simulated patients into an MV-22 Osprey
Marines load simulated patients into an MV-22 Osprey during a Special Marine Air Ground Task Force certification, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Playas Training and Research Center, N.M. The SPMAGTF certification culmin... More
A Marine from I Marine Expeditionary Force secures
A Marine from I Marine Expeditionary Force secures a perimeter around an MV-22 Osprey during a Special Marine Air Ground Task Force certification, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Playas Training and Research Center, N.M.... More
A U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and
A U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, uses a mirror to signal location during survival, evasion, resistance and escape training as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training... More
Two U.S. Marine MV-22 Ospreys land in a designated
Two U.S. Marine MV-22 Ospreys land in a designated area during a simulated rescue scenario as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 8, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives joint serv... More
Pfc. Dustin Blair of 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery
Pfc. Dustin Blair of 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, role-plays an Afghan security forces member during a counterinsurgency situational training exerc... More
An HH-60G Pave Hawk descends to land in support of
An HH-60G Pave Hawk descends to land in support of a U.S. Air Force and Marine joint exercise as part of a simulated Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel scenario, Feb 22, 2017, at the Playas Training an... More
A mock Afghan police officer and Soldiers from 3rd
A mock Afghan police officer and Soldiers from 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, react to an incident generated by a counterinsurgency training exercise at Playas Training and Research Cen... More
A German Air Force Helicopter Wing 64 aerial gunner
A German Air Force Helicopter Wing 64 aerial gunner views southern Arizona from the ramp of a German Air Force CH-53GS helicopter during a flight for Angel Thunder 2015, June 9, 2015. The German Air Force flew ... More
Tech. Sgt. Mykal Sequeria, left, and Airmen from the
Tech. Sgt. Mykal Sequeria, left, and Airmen from the 563d Operations Support Squadron simulate oppositional forces, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Playas Training and Research Center, N.M. OPFOR is a role designed to si... More
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey lands in the designated
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey lands in the designated area to pick up U.S. Air Force pararesucemen during a simulated search and rescue mission at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 10, 2018 in suppo... More
U.S., German and United Kingdom forces take cover as
U.S., German and United Kingdom forces take cover as two U.S. Navy MH-60 Seahawks land at the Playas Research and Training Center, N.M., during Angel Thunder 2015 mass casualty extraction exercise June 9, 2015.... More
A German Air Force CH-53GS sits in an open field in
A German Air Force CH-53GS sits in an open field in southern Arizona during Angel Thunder 2015, June 9, 2015. The objective of Angel Thunder is to train personnel recovery forces to prepare, plan, execute and a... More
A U.S. Air Force airborne cryptologic language analyst
A U.S. Air Force airborne cryptologic language analyst runs for cover during survival, evasion, resistance and escape training as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 7, 20... More
A U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and
A U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist and an airborne cryptologic language analyst conduct SERE training at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 7, 2018 in support of Red Fl... More
A U.S. Air Force 48th Rescue Squadron pararescueman
A U.S. Air Force 48th Rescue Squadron pararescueman writes down completed care on a field medical card for a simulated patient during an Angel Thunder 2015 mass casualty exercise in route to Bisbee-Douglas Inte... More
U.S. Marines sit in an Army helicopter en route to
U.S. Marines sit in an Army helicopter en route to Playas, N.M., to participate in a mass casualty exercise as part of Angel Thunder 2013. Angel Thunder is a joint service, interagency and multinational combat ... More
An HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 55th Rescue Squadron approaches
An HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 55th Rescue Squadron approaches a landing zone during a Special Marine Air Ground Task Force certification, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Playas Training and Research Center, N.M. The SPMAG... More
U.S. Marines gather before boarding a helicopter in
U.S. Marines gather before boarding a helicopter in Playas, N.M., April 17, 2013. The Marines acted as the security unit during a mass casualty exercise held in Playas as part of Angel Thunder, a joint service... More
Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force from Marine
Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., advance the desert during a simulated Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel scenario, Feb 22, 2017, at the Playas T... More
Staff Sgt. Nathan Franey, 563d Operations Support Squadron,
Staff Sgt. Nathan Franey, 563d Operations Support Squadron, acts as an oppositional force member, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Playas Training and Research Center, N.M. OPFOR is a role designed to simulate downrange t... More
Airmen from the 563d Operations Support Squadron engage
Airmen from the 563d Operations Support Squadron engage a group of Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force while acting as oppositional forces, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Playas Training and Research Center, N.M. ... More
Staff Sgt. Nathan Franey, left, Senior Airman Shane
Staff Sgt. Nathan Franey, left, Senior Airman Shane Hardin, center, and Staff Sgt. Eric Fullmer, 563d Operations Support squadron, act as oppositional forces, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Playas Training and Research ... More
German and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen load and provide
German and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen load and provide care to simulated casualties onto a CH-53GS helicopter after teaming up with partner nation rescue personnel for an Angel Thunder 2015 mass casualty exer... More
German and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen move a simulated
German and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen move a simulated patient from a CH-53GS helicopter to a C-130 Hercules for transportation during an Angel Thunder 2015 mass casualty exercise at Bisbee-Douglas Internatio... More