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Joint Air Force, Army team enhances Afghanistan rescue mission

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN 03.09.2018 Story by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook  455th Air Expeditionary Wing   The night is dark. The air is heavy, filled with the smoke and dust of Afghanistan. On the flightline at Bagram Airfield, a U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter sits beating thunder with its blades against the sky, waiting.  An 83rd Expeditionary Rescue …

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Air National Guard Supports California Mudslide Rescue Efforts

FROM: Defense.gov By Air Force Capt. Roderick Bersamina 129th Rescue Wing MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif., Jan. 11, 2018 — California Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing are providing search and rescue support in Southern California for those affected by recent mudslides. A California Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter with aircrew members and pararescuemen …

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Pararescue students put through final paces in joint exercises with Army

FROM DVIDS: The cadre at the USAF Pararescue School here employed a dynamic exercise regimen and the 3-501st Air Assault Brigade, an Army unit from Fort Bliss, Texas, to create the fog of war for students Jan. 4-13. The 10-day final evaluation phase was designed to test students comprehensively before they earn the right to …

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