Missile crew

Senior Airman Jason Kornhauser, 301st Rescue Squadron, is part of a five-person crew who's mission was to clear and secure the Eastern Range for the Naval Ordinance Test Unit to conduct a test launch of a Trident missile from a submerged submarine. Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing regularly participate in these types of joint missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow)

Missile mission complete

Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., secured the Eastern Range in two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters off the nearby coast of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to allow the safe launch of D-5 Trident Missile Feb. 22. After the launch, Reserve Airmen head back to Patrick along the coast of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's coast and a view of the launch pads. Rescue Wing Airmen regularly perform range-clearing missions for all launches from CCAFS and Kennedy Space Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow) from the displacement of the ballast being pushed out of the sub to submerge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow)

Sub ring

Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., secured the Eastern Range an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter off the nearby coast of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to allow the safe launch of D-5 Trident Missile Feb. 22. After the launch, the sub's test instrumentation mast can be seen, which allows the submarine additional communication/transmission channels. The bluish water is from the displacement of the ballast being pushed out of the sub to submerge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow) from the displacement of the ballast being pushed out of the sub to submerge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow)

Missile time

Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., cleared the launch path of mariners in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter off the nearby coast of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to allow the safe launch of D-5 Trident Missile Feb. 22. The U.S. Navy's USS Tennessee, an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, underwent demonstration and shakedown operations (DASO) and successfully fired the D-5 Trident test missile off the coast of Cape Canaveral Feb. 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow)

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The Navy USS Tennessee (SSBN 734), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine completed its demonstration and Shakedown Operation Feb. 22 with the submerged launch of an unarmed Trident II D5 missile off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Fla. Reserve Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., cleared the launch path of mariners in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter to allow the safe launch of the missile. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow)

Contained

While clearing the launch path of mariners in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter off the nearby coast of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., communicated with the crew of this container ship to change course allowing them to deliver cargo out of harm's way. The Rescue Wing Airmen worked closely with their Navy mission partners of the nearby Naval Ordinance Test Unit to safely launch a D-5 Trident Missile Feb. 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow)