Eyes lifted to the sky

Senior Airman Ryan Mitchell, 920th Rescue Wing Chaplain's Assistant, watched Space Shuttle Atlantis from the beach across from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Sept. 9. during the wing's September unit training assembly. The 920th Rescue Wing provides astronaut recovery support for space shuttle and rocket launches from Cape Canaveral. Prior to the launch, pararescuemen and aircrews train extensively for open water recovery in the event of an emergency.

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