It can be said that the need to band together in groups is intrinsic to what makes us human beings. Long before the dawn of civilization, humans gathered together in like-minded groups in order to offer one another protection, defend resources, and share the mental and physical challenges of survival. Forming a cooperative group, or […]
Pararescue
Loadout Room photo of the day: Pararescue dive training
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NV, UNITED STATES U.S. Air Force pararescueman gives a ready sign to the shore before beginning his mission during a diving training course, June 20, 2012, at Lake Meade, Nev. To become a pararesuceman means out-lasting nearly 90 percent of your starting class, which is the highest dropout rate of any […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: New York Air National Guard pararescue jumpers hone emergency medical skills
WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY, UNITED STATES New York Air National Guard Pararescue Jumpers and Combat Rescue Officers with the 106th Rescue Wing’s 103rd Rescue Squadron conduct medical refresher training at FS Gabreski ANG on February 27th, 2014. The training involved PJ’s and CRO’s rotating through various lanes where injuries replicated the types of wounds often seen […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | Pararescue in Afghanistan
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, secure the area after being lowered from a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk during a mission Nov. 7, 2012, in Afghanistan. Pararescue teams assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area using any available Department of Defense or allied, air, land, or […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | 102nd Rescue Squadron training
WESTHAMPTON, NY, UNITED STATES Air Force Pararescue Jumpers with the 102nd Rescue Squadron simulate recovering a downed F-16 pilot during training at FS Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton, N.Y., on March 25th, 2013. (USAF / Senior Airman Christopher S Muncy / released) Courtesy of DVIDS
Loadout Room photo of the day | Angel Thunder 17
TUCSON, AZ, UNITED STATES U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 58th Rescue Squadron prepare for aerial transport during a personnel recovery scenario at Pond Lading Zone during Angel Thunder 17 in Tucson, Ariz., May 11, 2017. Angel Thunder is a two-week, Air Combat Command-sponsored, joint certified and accredited personnel recovery exercise focused on search and […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | 102nd Rescue Squadron training
WESTHAMPTON, NY, UNITED STATES Air Force Pararescue Jumpers with the 102nd Rescue Squadron simulate recovering a downed F-16 pilot during training at FS Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton, N.Y., on March 25th, 2013. (USAF / Senior Airman Christopher S Muncy / released) Courtesy of DVIDS
Loadout Room photo of the day | Total-Force Airmen to the rescue in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Demian Abel, a pararescue jumper with the 66th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, double checks his medical supplies inside an HH-60G Pave Hawk, Jan. 9, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/Released) Courtesy of DVIDS
Loadout Room photo of the day | 106th Rescue Wing deploys to Texas
Courtesy of DoD New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing Pararescuemen gear sits prepared and mission ready at Army Fort Hood, Texas, August 27, 2017. 106th Aircrew Flight Equipment Specialists prepared the gear in support of the 106th Pararescuemen. 1 HC-130, 3 HH-60 Pavehawk Helicopters and 104 Airmen from the New York Air Guard […]
FIT FOR SELECTION: SIX OBSTACLES AND HOW TO CRUSH THEM
During my time spent training for Pararescue Indoc I encountered many different obstacles in as many areas of my life. I know everyone is different in their own unique way, but we’re all on the same playing field when it comes to achieving the best. Whatever the direction it may be we all face obstacles […]