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38 RQS trains to support SpaceX, Boeing

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Huber and Senior Airman Jazmyne Lomax, 71st Rescue Squadron loadmasters, close the bay door following jump training for the 38th Rescue Squadron, near Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 24, 2021. The loadmasters aided the 38th RSQ pararescueman in dropping CRRC from an HC-130J Combat King II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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38 RQS trains to support SpaceX, Boeing

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron prepare to jump from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft into the Banana River near Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 24, 2021. The 38th RQS Blue performed static-line jumps, high-altitude low-opening jumps and equipment drops into water to prepare for potential operations supporting the SpaceX Human Spaceflight program and Boeing’s spaceflight program as well as other immediate response force operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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38 RQS trains to support SpaceX, Boeing

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Huber, 71st Rescue Squadron loadmaster, waits to release a combat rubber raiding craft inspects gear during a water jump training for the 38th Rescue Squadron, near Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 24, 2021. The loadmasters aided the 38th RSQ pararescueman in dropping CRRC from an HC-130J Combat King II. The 38th RQS conducted water jumps after the CRRC was dropped. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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38 RQS trains to support SpaceX, Boeing

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Huber, 71st Rescue Squadron loadmaster, inspects gear during a water jump training for the 38th Rescue Squadron, near Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 24, 2021. The loadmasters aided the 38th RSQ pararescueman in dropping combat rubber raiding craft from an HC-130J. The 38th RQS conducted water jumps after the CRRC was dropped. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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38 RQS trains to support SpaceX, Boeing

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jazmyne Lomax, 71st Rescue Squadron loadmaster, peers out the back of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft near Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 24, 2021. The loadmasters aided the 38th Rescue Squadron pararescueman in dropping combat rubber raiding craft from an HC-130J. The 38th RQS conducted the water jumps after the CRRC was dropped. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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38 RQS trains to support SpaceX, Boeing

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Galindo, 38th Rescue Squadron pararescueman Blue Team section chief, jumps from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft into the Banana River near Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 24, 2021. The training was designed to prepare pararescuemen for supporting the SpaceX human spaceflight program and Boeing’s spaceflight program. While this training was specifically tailored to support the human spaceflight program, it doubles as preparation for potential rescue operations in contingency locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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38 RQS trains to support SpaceX, Boeing

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron jump from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft into the Banana River near Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 24, 2021. The 38th RQS Blue performed static-line jumps, high-altitude low-opening jumps and equipment drops into water to prepare for potential operations supporting the SpaceX Human Spaceflight program and Boeing’s spaceflight program as well as other immediate response force operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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38 RQS trains to support SpaceX, Boeing

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron jump from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft into the Banana River near Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 24, 2021. Training is crucial to rescue operations due to the high level of teamwork required and the physically demanding scenarios pararescuemen encounter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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38 RQS trains to support SpaceX, Boeing

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron walk prepare to jump from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during water jump training on the Banana River near Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 24, 2021. The training was designed to prepare pararescuemen for supporting the SpaceX human spaceflight program and Boeing’s spaceflight program. In the event of a rocket launch malfunction, the rocket’s capsule can detach itself from the rocket and land in the ocean. The 38th RQS would then conduct water jumps after dropping combat rubber raiding craft that they would then use to recover the downed astronauts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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38 RQS trains to support SpaceX, Boeing

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Derek Spinale, 38th Rescue Squadron pararescueman Blue Team section chief, visually confirms the target location on the Banana River during water jump training near Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 24, 2021. Pararescuemen are equipped with water gear that allows them to carry out rescue operations in the ocean or other bodies of water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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38 RQS trains to support SpaceX, Boeing

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron wait to jump out the back of an HC-130J Combat King II into the Banana River during water jump training near Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 24, 2021. The team practiced dropping combat rubber raiding craft from an HC-130J, jumping in after it and assembling the CRRC upon landing in the water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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38 RQS trains to support SpaceX, Boeing

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron walk to an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during water jump training on the Banana River near Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 24, 2021. The training was designed to prepare pararescuemen for supporting the SpaceX human spaceflight program and Boeing’s spaceflight program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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