Team Rescue supports historic shuttle launch

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing out of nearby Patrick Air Force base, sit on alert with their fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters at the shuttle landing facility here in preparation for Space Shuttle Discovery's last lift off. The Reserve Airmen provide NASA space shuttle support operations. Air Force Reservists are responsible for rescuing the astronauts if they were to bail out of the shuttle into the Ocean due to an emergency situation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Matthew C. Simpson)

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