Source: DVIDS On May 30, the world watched anxiously as history was made when the Falcon 9 prepared to launch as part of NASA’s SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2 at the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Fla. For the first time since the conclusion of the space shuttle program in 2011, NASA astronauts would be launching …
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On Tuesday, July 14, a rock climber fell from a steep area after her anchor gave way near a place known to rock climbers as the Monolith. The area, 60 miles north of Anchorage in southern Alaska, is known for its impressive and challenging rock climbing routes. The video, attained by Must Read Alaska, features …
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Starting in April 2020, the Air Force will change how recruits enlist in Special Warfare specialties. The new changes provide a single lane for all AFSPECWAR recruits under the program name Special Warfare Operator Enlistment Vectoring (or SWOE-V) and removes specific AFSC enlistment. The new program affects Pararescue, Combat Control, Special Reconnaissance and Tactical Air …
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The Joint Staff recently approved the Humanitarian Service Medal for the DoD’s response to a trifecta of devastating Hurricanes in 2017. From August through October, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria ripped through the Caribbean and southern United States. The U.S. military’s response was substantial, including multiple Air Force Pararescue teams. Other Air Force and U.S. …
To honor Pararescue Chief Ramon Colon-Lopez’s recent selection to the highest enlisted position in the military, we are publishing his 5-part must-read Carnivore Leadership series. Chief “CZ’s” papers can be applied to everyone in and out of the military and will make you a better AFSPECWAR applicant, operator, leader and person. Enjoy the third round: …
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Story from DVIDS RAF Mildenhall, England — U.S. Airmen from the 67th Special Operations Squadron, assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Wing, stationed at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, took on unique challenges as they conducted a deliberate, personnel recovery exercise alongside the 56th and 57th Air Rescue Squadron, based out of Aviano Air Base, Feb. …
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[spp-player url=”https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/outsidepodcast/cdn-outside.prx.org/wp-content/uploads/Sweat-Science_Hypoxia.mp3″]Podcast By Outside Magazine. Copyright is owned by the publisher and audio streamed from their servers. A PJ candidate uncovers the science behind the challenges of underwater confidence drills at the Air Force’s most grueling school; Pararescue Indoctrination. Most notably, the 50m underwater is known as being one of the hardest single challenges- with …
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AFGHANISTAN 11.10.2018 Story by Senior Airman Rito Smith 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs “It is my duty as a pararescueman to save lives and to aid the injured. I will be prepared at all times to perform my assigned duties quickly and efficiently, placing these duties before personal desires and comforts. These things I do, …
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Courtesy: DVIDS “It is my duty as a pararescueman to save lives and to aid the injured. I will be prepared at all times to perform my assigned duties quickly and efficiently, placing these duties before personal desires and comforts. These things I do, that others may live.”After 581 days of training, this group of …
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