A U.S. Air Force Pararescueman secures his carabineer before descending 75 ft. from a CH-53E "Super Stallion" Marine helicopter, over the Horn of Africa January 5, 2010. The pararescuemen were conducting currency training on their insertion and extraction techniques.
A U.S. Air Force Pararescueman from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field Fl., Air Force Special Operations Command and members of various rescue teams climb a ladder to get to a 25-year-old woman who has been trapped in a space of a collapsed building for seven days. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010.
Pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron prepare to extract a simulated car wreck victim during the unit's Rescue Fest Feb. 20. Hundreds of servicemembers and their families visited the 31st RQS to watch rescue and survival demonstrations and talk with Airmen in the unit about how they contribute to the Air Force mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)
Pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron extract a simulated car wreck victim during the unit's Rescue Fest Feb. 20. Airmen from the unit held several demonstrations on how they rappel into areas, how they recover victims from mountainous terrain, and how to survive when stuck behind enemy lines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)
The 31st Rescue Squadron held various demonstrations, static displays and open forums with hundreds of servicemembers and their families during Rescue Fest Feb. 20. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assemble a PRC-152 radio during an earthquake-response exercise scenario as part of Angel Thunder 2010, Southern Arizona, April 19, 2010. The airmen are assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla)
U.S Air Force Tech. Sgt. Luke Smith from Jacksonville, Fla., locates the position from which mortar fire was received, April 30, in Jaghato, Afghanistan. Smith is assigned to the 9th Air Support Operations Team.