Master Sgt. Peter Soergel (left), a 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, explains safe rapelling procedures to Air Force Academy Cadet Jeff Larkin June 5, 2010, at an air base in Southwest Asia. The rapelling is part of high-angle rescue training used to keep firefighters proficient. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)