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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Derek Hemerick, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, 455 Air Expeditionary Wing pararescueman, prepares his gear for a training mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 5, 2014. The squadron participated in a training scenario where a vehicle simulated striking an Improvised Explosive Device. During the training, rescue crews flew on HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters to the simulated point of injury, provided security, treated patients, prepared them for travel, and safely departed the area. Hemerick is a native of San Clemente, Calif. and is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Derek Hemerick, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, 455 Air Expeditionary Wing pararescueman, watches out the door of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 5, 2014. The squadron participated in a training scenario where a vehicle simulated striking an Improvised Explosive Device. During the training, rescue crews flew on HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters to the simulated point of injury, provided security, treated patients, prepared them for travel, and safely departed the area. Hemerick is a native of San Clemente, Calif. and is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)

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Air Force Pararescuemen from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, 455 Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, help a simulated patient to a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a training exercise May 5, 2014. The scenario simulated a vehicle striking an Improvised Explosive Device. During the training, rescue crews flew on HH-60G Pave Hawks to the simulated point of injury, provided security, treated patients, prepared them for travel, and safely departed the area. PJ’s perform life-saving missions and provide emergency medical capabilities in humanitarian and combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Tyler, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, 455 Air Expeditionary Wing pararescue element leader, treats a simulated casualty in a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 5, 2014. The squadron participated in a training scenario where a vehicle simulated striking an Improvised Explosive Device. During the training, rescue crews flew on HH-60G Pave Hawks to the simulated point of injury, provided security, treated patients, prepared them for travel, and safely departed the area. Tyler is a native of Columbia, S.C. and is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)

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A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk approaches a landing zone to pick up simulated casualties during a training exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 5, 2014. The scenario simulated a vehicle striking an Improvised Explosive Device. During the training, rescue crews flew on HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters to the simulated point of injury, provided security, treated patients, prepared them for travel, and safely departed the area. The rescue crew is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)

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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Christopher Goetz, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Combat Rescue Officer, walks away from a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during a training scenario at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 5, 2014. During the training, rescue crews flew on HH-60G Pave Hawks to the simulated point of injury, provided security, treated patients, prepared them for travel, and safely departed the area. Goetz is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)

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Air Force Pararescuemen from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, 455 Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, provide cover as their teammates treat patients during a training exercise here May 5, 2014. The scenario simulated a vehicle striking an Improvised Explosive Device. During the training, rescue crews flew on HH-60G Pave Hawks to the simulated point of injury, provided security, treated patients, prepared them for travel, and safely departed the area. The Pararescuemen are deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Brandon Lingle/Released)

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A flight surgeon and pararescuemen from the 83rd ERQS, 455 Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, treat patients during a training exercise here May 5, 2014. The scenario simulated a vehicle striking an Improvised Explosive Device. During the training, rescue crews flew on HH-60G Pave Hawks to the simulated point of injury, provided security, treated patients, prepared them for travel, and safely departed the area. The rescue team is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Brandon Lingle/Released)

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U.S. Army Captain William Rand simulates an injury as Air Force Master Sgt. Duane Hayes and 1st. Lt. Christopher Goetz, Air Force Pararescuemen from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, 455 Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, provide care and cover during a training exercise here May 5, 2014. The scenario simulated a vehicle striking an Improvised Explosive Device. During the training, rescue crews flew on HH-60G Pave Hawks to the simulated point of injury, provided security, treated patients, prepared them for travel, and safely departed the area. Hayes and Goetz are deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Brandon Lingle/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Young, Pararescuemen from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, 455 Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, inserts an IV during a training exercise here May 5, 2014. The scenario simulated a vehicle striking an Improvised Explosive Device. During the training, rescue crews flew on HH-60G Pave Hawks to the simulated point of injury, provided security, treated patients, prepared them for travel, and safely departed the area. Young is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Brandon Lingle/Released)

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Bagram rescue squadron trains to refine skills

Published May 12, 2014
By Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez
455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Airmen from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, participated in a training scenario where they treated casualties who were injured during a simulated Improvised Explosive Device blast. During the training, rescue crews flew on HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters to the simulated point of injury, provided security, treated patients, prepared them for travel, and safely departed the area. Air Force rescue forces, also known as Guardian Angel, conducts combat search and rescue and personnel recovery.