Maritime combat search and rescue exercise

A package containing a rigging alternative method boat is airdropped from the back of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during a water rescue training exercise nearby Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, July 25, 2023. The RAMB provides the Guardian Angel weapon system the ability to rapidly respond to maritime search and rescue operations. Guardian Angel is comprised of Combat Rescue Officers, Pararescuemen, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Specialists and uniquely trained support personnel dedicated to the Air Force core function of Personnel Recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Maritime combat search and rescue exercise

Pararescuemen and Aircrew Flight Equipment Airmen assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron perform static-line jumps from the back of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during a water rescue training exercise nearby Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, July 25, 2023. The 308th RQS trains and maintains the Air Force's dedicated rescue capability for Department of Defense personnel, in support of Combatant Commander’s wartime objectives. Air Force PJs are the only DoD elite combat forces specifically organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum Personnel Recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Maritime combat search and rescue exercise

Pararescuemen assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron parachute into the Banana River during a maritime combat search and rescue exercise nearby Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, July 25, 2023. The 308th RQS trains and maintains the Air Forces dedicated rescue capability for Department of Defense personnel, in support of Combatant Commander’s wartime objectives. Air Force Pararescuemen are the only DoD elite combat forces specifically organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum Personnel Recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Maritime combat search and rescue exercise

Pararescuemen assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron unwrap the rigged alternate method boat during a water rescue training exercise nearby Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, July 25, 2023. The RAMB provides the Guardian Angel weapon system the ability to rapidly respond to maritime search and rescue operations. Guardian Angel is comprised of Combat Rescue Officers, Pararescuemen, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Specialists and uniquely trained support personnel dedicated to the Air Force core function of Personnel Recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Maritime combat search and rescue exercise

Lt. Rory Whipple, 308th Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, establishes communications with aircraft support while additional PJs finish establishing the rigged alternate method boat during a water rescue training exercise nearby Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, July 25, 2023. The 308th RQS trains and maintains the Air Forces dedicated rescue capability for Department of Defense personnel, in support of Combatant Commander’s wartime objectives. Air Force Pararescuemen are the only DoD elite combat forces specifically organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum Personnel Recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Maritime combat search and rescue exercise

Pararescuemen assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron conduct a maritime combat search and rescue exercise within a rigged alternate method boat as an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft circles above nearby Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, July 25, 2023. The 308th RQS trains and maintains the Air Forces dedicated rescue capability for Department of Defense personnel, in support of Combatant Commander’s wartime objectives. Air Force PJs are the only DoD elite combat forces specifically organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum Personnel Recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Maritime combat search and rescue exercise

Pararescuemen assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron use rigged alternate method boats to reach a simulated downed pilot during a water rescue training exercise nearby Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, July 25, 2023. The 308th RQS trains and maintains the Air Forces dedicated rescue capability for Department of Defense personnel, in support of Combatant Commander’s wartime objectives. Air Force Pararescuemen are the only DoD elite combat forces specifically organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum Personnel Recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Maritime combat search and rescue exercise

Pararescuemen assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron bring a simulated downed pilot into a rigged alternate method boat during a water rescue training exercise nearby Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, July 25, 2023. The 308th RQS trains and maintains the Air Forces dedicated rescue capability for Department of Defense personnel, in support of Combatant Commander’s wartime objectives. Air Force Pararescuemen are the only DoD elite combat forces specifically organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum Personnel Recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Maritime combat search and rescue exercise

Pararescuemen assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron bring a simulated downed pilot into a rigged alternate method boat during a water rescue training exercise nearby Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, July 25, 2023. The 308th RQS trains and maintains the Air Forces dedicated rescue capability for Department of Defense personnel, in support of Combatant Commander’s wartime objectives. Air Force Pararescuemen are the only DoD elite combat forces specifically organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum Personnel Recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Maritime combat search and rescue exercise

Pararescuemen assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron begin advance medical treatment during a maritime combat search and rescue exercise within rigged alternate method boats nearby Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, July 25, 2023. The 308th RQS trains and maintains the Air Forces dedicated rescue capability for Department of Defense personnel, in support of Combatant Commander’s wartime objectives. Air Force Pararescuemen are the only DoD elite combat forces specifically organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum Personnel Recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Maritime combat search and rescue exercise

Pararescuemen assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron use a rigged alternate method boat during a maritime combat search and rescue exercise nearby Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, July 25, 2023. The 308th RQS trains and maintains the Air Forces dedicated rescue capability for Department of Defense personnel, in support of Combatant Commander’s wartime objectives. Air Force Pararescuemen are the only DoD elite combat forces specifically organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum Personnel Recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Maritime combat search and rescue exercise

An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter lowers a hoist system to 308th Rescue Squadron pararescueman during a maritime combat search and rescue exercise nearby Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, July 25, 2023. The 308th RQS trains and maintains the Air Forces dedicated rescue capability for Department of Defense personnel, in support of Combatant Commander’s wartime objectives. Air Force Pararescuemen are the only DoD elite combat forces specifically organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum Personnel Recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Maritime combat search and rescue exercise

HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrew hoist a 308th Rescue Squadron pararescueman and Senior Airman Kyle Smith, 920th Intelligence imagery analyst, simulating a downed pilot during a maritime combat search and rescue exercise nearby Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, July 25, 2023. The 308th RQS trains and maintains the Air Forces dedicated rescue capability for Department of Defense personnel, in support of Combatant Commander’s wartime objectives. Air Force Pararescuemen are the only DoD elite combat forces specifically organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum Personnel Recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Maritime combat search and rescue exercise

Published Aug. 4, 2023
By Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan

PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE, Fla. --

Pararescuemen, combat rescue officers, and aircrew flight equipment Airmen assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron conducted static-line and military free fall jumps from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during a water rescue training exercise nearby Patrick Space Force Base, July 25.

Simultaneously, two 308th RQS Aircrew Flight Equipment Airmen conducted static-line jumps alongside the PJs to maintain their proficiencies.

The 308th RQS trains and maintains the Air Forces dedicated rescue capability for Department of Defense personnel, in support of Combatant Commander’s wartime objectives. Air Force Pararescuemen are the only DoD elite combat forces specifically organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum Personnel Recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations.