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  • 38th, 41st Rescue Squadrons practice water rescue

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob Konopka, 38th Rescue Squadron aviation resource manager, troubleshoots a boat global positioning system during a simulated isolated personnel pickup south of Alligator Point, Florida, Nov. 18, 2021. Pararescuemen are trained to rescue isolated personnel in any

  • AF helicopter ‘hard crew’ formula improves cohesion, mission

    In the realm of team sports where expectations and the stakes to win are high, teams rely on continuity and chemistry to maximize their effectiveness and propel them to the top. Utilizing a similar game plan, operating as a ‘hard crew’, a team of Moody’s HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrew recently

  • Joint 'spin-up' for the joint fight

    When lives are on the line, there is no margin for error – and for a group of Air Force Combat Search and Rescue personnel, their razor thin life-saving operations were recently put to the test as they mobilized to Avon Park Air Force Range, Fla.During their pre-deployment ‘spin-up’ training,