PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Within two hours of the call, Citizen Airmen with 920th Rescue Wing took to the skies bound for a cruise ship roughly 500 miles off the Florida coastline carrying an elderly passenger suffering an acute condition and in need of medical evacuation Nov. 7, 2017. The long-range mission, requiring […]
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While some suitable substitutes are, well…suitable, sometimes it is absolutely essential to duplicate the exact gear used at selection. In this write-up, I have done the research and found the 7 critical pieces of equipment that you need to train with to be successful inside the pool while at PJ Indoc, CCT assessment, Phase 2
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No one wants to think about the glaring possibility that you may not make it. It’s something that no one wants to admit they think about but truthfully nags at them on a daily basis when prepping for assessment. “What if I don’t make it?” Battlefield Airmen (BA) selection is unrelentingly merciless. Wash out rates
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A USAF Pararescue/Guardian Angel Team’s visit to Iceland for NATO’s Air Policing Tasking in 2014.
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From the PJ Pool Wizard Series: A quick look at the secret to a good eggbeater technique: the hips. A side-by-side comparison of techniques shows the key comes from smoothness and solid hip rotation.
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From the PJ Pool Wizard Series: How to accomplish the 50m underwater. No analyzing in this video, just a solid view of how its done well. Note there is no panicking near the end- usually indicated by faster strokes or looking up to see where the end is (like most 50m attempts), his stroke and
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Mike Lauria is a Med student, prior STS PJ turned Flight Medic. He discusses his experiences as they would be relevant to special needs populations during disaster response and his transition to becoming a Flight Medic which is another great career option if you want to stay operational. Look into Kyle Faudree’s training if you
100. Mike Lauria. DOMOPs special needs, PJ transition to flight medic intel Read More »
The PJ Foundation is working hard to support the needs of Active and Prior PJs who need help for TBI and PTSD and everything in between. Chief discusses how the Foundation came into being, its mission, next steps and how important it is for all PJs, CROs and SERE Specialists to support. We need you
92. IMPORTANT- The PJ FOUNDATION with Chief (Ret) Jones Read More »
Maj Erin Jenkins is an AF aerospace and exercise physiologist. In this episode she discusses the negative impact of fatigue and fatigue mitigation strategies. She covers the issues of mental and physical fatigue, sleep physiology and tips, and the problems with the lights from your computers and cell phones at night. Support the pararescue foundation!
80. An introduction to the operational impact of Fatigue Read More »
