To the rescue

Master Sgt. Ernest Garcia waits for a signal from the pararescue Airman in the water to bring the downed pilot onboard an HH-60G Pave Hawk during a crisis management exercise Oct. 8 off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. Members of the 18th Wing from Kadena Air Base, Japan, and the Japanese coast guard rehearsed response procedures for a simulated over the water aircraft accident. Sergeant Garcia is a flight engineer assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chrissy Best)

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An aircrew on board an HH-60G Pave Hawk hover over one of two downed pilots during a crisis management exercise Oct. 8 off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. Members of the 18th Wing from Kadena Air Base, Japan, and the Japanese coast guard rehearsed response procedures for a simulated over the water aircraft accident. The aircrew are assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Amanda Grabiec)

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Staff Sgt. Jonathan Courtright is hoisted up onboard an HH-60G Pave Hawk by Master Sgt. Ernest Garcia after rescuing a downed F-15 Eagle pilot as part of a crisis management exercise Oct. 8 off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. Members of the 18th Wing from Kadena Air Base, Japan, and the Japanese coast guard rehearsed response procedures for a simulated over the water aircraft accident. Sergeant Courtright is a pararescue Airman assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron, and Sergeant Garcia is a flight engineer assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chrissy Best)

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Senior Airman Oliver Smith and a downed F-15 Eagle pilot are hoisted out of the water into a HH-60G Pave Hawk during a crisis management exercise Oct. 8 off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. Members of the 18th Wing from Kadena Air Base, Japan, and the Japanese coast guard rehearsed response procedures for a simulated over the water aircraft accident. Airman Smith is a pararescue Airman assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chrissy Best)

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Japanese coast guard members rescue a downed pilot from a simulated F-15 Eagle crash during a crisis management exercise Oct. 8 off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. Members of the 18th Wing from Kadena Air Base, Japan, and the Japanese coast guard rehearsed response procedures for an over the water accident. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Amanda Grabiec)

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Staff Sgt. Justin Schramm scans the sky and water below from an HH-60G Pave Hawk prior to a crisis management exercise Oct. 8 off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. Members of the 18th Wing from Kadena Air Base, Japan, and the Japanese coast guard rehearsed response procedures for a simulated over the water aircraft accident. Sergeant Schramm is an aerial gunner assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chrissy Best)

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To the rescue

Published Oct. 10, 2008

To the rescue

To the rescue

To the rescue

To the rescue

To the rescue

To the rescue

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