Heroes in training

First Lt. Eric Hansen, an 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, provides security during a training scenario in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti, Oct. 21, 2011. The 360-degree security allows pararescuemen to concentrate their efforts on providing treatment to casualties and coordinating air evacuation support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Renae Saylock)

Pararescuemen train in Djiboutian desert

Published Nov. 15, 2011
By Staff Sgt. Renae Saylock
U.S. Africa Command

GRAND BARA DESERT, Djibouti -- Pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron conducted a training rescue mission here recently.

The training involved parachuting into a simulated crash site, locating and treating casualties, and coordinating evacuation while maintaining security.

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Heroes in training

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