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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

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 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 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 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 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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RAPIDS infiltration/exfiltration training

Pararescuemen assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron drive a search and rescue tactical vehicle into an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft for RAPIDS infiltration/exfiltration training June 6, 2023, at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. RAPIDS is a Special Forces tactic for quickly inserting and removing personnel into and out of an area. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Nicole Koreen)
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RAPIDS infiltration/exfiltration training

Technical Sgt. Torrian Stuts, 39th Rescue Squadron loadmaster, directs 308th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen driving search and rescue tactical vehicles into an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft for RAPIDS infiltration/exfiltration training June 6, 2023, at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. RAPIDS is a Special Forces tactic for quickly inserting and removing personnel into and out of an area. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Nicole Koreen)
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RAPIDS infiltration/exfiltration training

Pararescuemen assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron prepare search and rescue tactical vehicles to load into an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft for RAPIDS infiltration/exfiltration training June 6, 2023, at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. RAPIDS is a Special Forces tactic for quickly inserting and removing personnel into and out of an area. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Nicole Koreen)
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RAPIDS infiltration/exfiltration training

Pararescuemen assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron discuss simulated mass casualty response tactics in an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft June 6, 2023, at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. Air Force Pararescuemen, also known as 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 Senior Airman Nicole Koreen)
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RAPIDS infiltration/exfiltration training

A pararescueman assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron looks out an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft window during flight June 6, 2023, near Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. Air Force Pararescuemen, also known as 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 Senior Airman Nicole Koreen)
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RAPIDS infiltration/exfiltration training

Technical Sgt. Torrian Stuts, 39th Rescue Squadron loadmaster, directs 308th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen driving search and rescue tactical vehicles into an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft for RAPIDS infiltration/exfiltration training June 6, 2023, at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. RAPIDS is a Special Forces tactic for quickly inserting and removing personnel into and out of an area. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Nicole Koreen)
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Maj Gen Radliff HC-130J jump

Lt. Col. Jim Sluder, 10th Air Force personnel recovery division combat rescue officer and jumpmaster, faces Maj. Gen. Bryan Radliff, 10th Air Force commander, and Master Sgt. Rob Hutchison, 306th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, as they jump from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft over Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Sept. 10, 2022. Radliff jumped tandem with Hutchison as part of his 920th Operations Group immersion over the weekend where he recognized three Airmen for their outstanding performance and presided over the wing’s Change of Command ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)
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Maj Gen Radliff HC-130J jump

Lt. Col. Jim Sluder, 10th Air Force personnel recovery division combat rescue officer and jumpmaster, searches for the drop zone from the back of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft over Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Sept. 10, 2022. Jumpmasters are highly proficient in every component of the jump process to ensure jumpers land safely on their target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)
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Maj Gen Radliff HC-130J jump

Lt. Col. Jim Sluder, 10th Air Force personnel recovery division combat rescue officer and jumpmaster, Master Sgt. Rob Hutchison, 306th Rescue Squadron pararescueman and Maj. Gen. Bryan Radliff, 10th Air Force commander, pose for a photo inside an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Sept. 10, 2022. Radliff jumped tandem with Hutchison as part of his 920th Operations Group immersion during the drill weekend where also he recognized three Airmen for their outstanding performance and presided over the wing’s Change of Command ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)
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Maj Gen Radliff HC-130J jump

Maj. Dan Morgese, 39th Rescue Squadron pilot, scans the coast of Florida as he flies an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft Sept. 10, 2022. The HC-130J is an extended-range version of the C-130J Hercules transport. Its mission is to rapidly deploy to execute combatant commander directed recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory for expeditionary, all weather personnel recovery operations to include airdrop, airland, helicopter air-to-air refueling, and forward area ground refueling missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)
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Fury Horizon 21

308th Rescue Squadron Pararescuemen watch an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter as it maneuvers above them during exercise Fury Horizon 21 at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, April 10, 2021. Fury Horizon 21 reshaped tactics, tested endurance, and developed and assessed new concepts for specific application against adversaries in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)
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Fury Horizon 21

920th Rescue Wing Airmen make their way toward an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft for extraction during exercise Fury Horizon 21 at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, April 10, 2021. Fury Horizon 21 reshaped tactics, tested endurance, and developed and assessed new concepts for specific application against adversaries in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)
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