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Total-Force Airmen to the rescue in Afghanistan

Airmen perform minor maintenance on an alert HH-60G Pave Hawk after a medical evacuation mission Jan. 10, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The Airmen are assigned to the 66th Expeditionary Rescue squadron. (Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)

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Total-Force Airmen to the rescue in Afghanistan

An HH-60G Pave Hawk casts a shadow on a concrete wall Jan. 9, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The helicopter is postured to take-off at a moment?s notice in response to medical evacuation requests. (Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)

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Total-Force Airmen to the rescue in Afghanistan

An Afghan National Army soldier warms himself during a medical evacuation aboard a HH-60G Pave Hawk, Jan. 10, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)

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Total-Force Airmen to the rescue in Afghanistan

Senior Airman Harvey Gonzales waits onboard a HH-60G Pave Hawk prior to a medical evacuation mission, Jan. 10, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Airman Gonzales is a crew chief with the 66th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)

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Total-Force Airmen to the rescue in Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Demian Abel scans the horizon for potential threats to his HH-60G Pave Hawk crew during a medical evacuation mission, Jan. 10, 2010, over Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Sergeant Abel is a pararescueman with the 66th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)

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Rescue crews train Japan Air Self Defense Force pilots

Maj. Masahiko Miyazaki speaks with Tech. Sgt. Eric Valdez about their air refueling training Dec. 9, 2009, at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif. Major Miyazaki is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules pilot with the 1st Tactical Airlift Wing at Komaki Air Base, Japan. Sergeant Valdez is an aircraft loadmaster with the 130th Rescue Squadron at Moffett Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ray Aquino)

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Rescue crews train Japan Air Self Defense Force pilots

Maj. George Dona (right) and Capt. Takeshi Tokuda head back to an operations building after a day of air refueling training Dec. 9, 2009, at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif. Major Dona is an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter pilot with the 129th Rescue Squadron at Moffett Field. Captain Tokuda is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force UH-60J pilot with the Air Rescue Wing at Komaki Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ray Aquino)

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Airmen load their HH-60 Pave Hawk with gear

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 66th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron deployed to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, load their HH-60 Pave Hawk with gear, Dec. 8, 2009. This ensures the team can respond in a moment's notice to rescue a patient and have everything needed to treat them. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence)

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Keeping an eye on things

An HC-130 Hercules loadmaster (background) watches air refueling operations of an HH-60G Pave Hawk during training recently at Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska. Rescue squadrons from Kulis ANGB conduct training missions five days a week throughout the Alaskan airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cynthia Spalding)

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Keeping my eyes on you

Staff Sgt. Justin Schramm scans the Afghanistan countryside while on a mission on an HH-60 Pave Hawk Nov. 2, 2009. Sergeant Schramm, a flight engineer, is assigned to the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron at Bagram Airfield. Sergeant Schramm is from Eugene, Ore., and his home station is Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Susan Tracy)

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Guard members demonstrate digitally aided personnel recovery operations

The 129th Rescue Wing sent 23 Guard members and an MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft, similiar to this one, equipped with a prototype situation awareness system during Bold Quest 2009 to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., to assess technical and procedural solutions to improve the combat effectiveness of coalition forces, according to the JFCOM Web site.

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Airman renders combat first aid to Soldiers

An Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk takes off for a medical evacuation mission as the sun sets over Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Although primarily used for combat search and rescue, the HH-60G supplements the Army's UH-60 Black Hawks in medical evacuations during night and marginal weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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C-17 aircrew delivers Australian fire truck during Talisman Saber 2009

Senior Airman Shawn Pate passes fire equipment to Royal Australian Air Force Leading Aircraftsman Liam Varley July 19 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Australia. LAC Varley loads the equipment on an E-One Titan fire engine as part of Talisman Saber 2009. Airman Pate is a firefighter from the 3rd Civil Engineer Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. LAC Varley is an aviation rescue firefighter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Bryan Lewis)

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33rd Rescue Squadron wins 2009 Air Force's Verne Orr Award

Pararescuemen assigned to 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, are hoisted into an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during exercise Cope Angel 09-1 in Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Chrissy Best)

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33rd Rescue Squadron wins 2009 Air Force's Verne Orr Award

Pararescuemen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, climb into an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during exercise Cope Angel 09-1 in Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)

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33rd Rescue Squadron wins 2009 Air Force's Verne Orr Award

Pararescuemen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, fast rope from an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during exercise Cope Angel 09-1 in Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)

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33rd Rescue Squadron wins 2009 Air Force's Verne Orr Award

A 33rd Rescue Squadron aircrew on an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from Kadena Air Base, Japan, took part in a refueling operation exercise with the Navy on the USS John S. McCain practicing take off and landing from the vessel's flight deck while the ship was underway March 4 off the coast of Japan. (Courtesy photo)

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33rd Rescue Squadron wins 2009 Air Force's Verne Orr Award

An HH60G-Pave Hawk from the 33rd Rescue Squadron refuels during a three-day intensive air refueling course March 24 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chrissy Best)

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Air Guard flight crews undergo water survival training

U.S. Army Sgt. Teddy Cole lowers a water rescue basket during refresher aircrew water survival training at Canyon Lake, Texas. Sergeant Cole is a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief assigned to the 149th Aviation Regiment in San Antonio. The refresher training was conducted for members of the 149th Fighter Wing also based in San Antonio. Both units belong to the Texas National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt Jack Braden)

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Air Guard flight crews undergo water survival training

Lt. Col. Michael McCoy (right), an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, guides an aerial rescue basket to others participating in water survival training July 11 at Canyon Lake, Texas. He is assigned to the Texas Air National Guard's 149th Fighter Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Robert Shelley)

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