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    Astronaut rescue exercise proves Detachment 3 command, control ready to support DoD, NASA [Image 2 of 6]

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    Astronaut rescue exercise proves Detachment 3 command, control ready to support DoD, NASA

    PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

    01.14.2016

    Photo by Benjamin Thacker 

    Space Launch Delta 45

    A team from the 920th Rescue Wing loads an Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., after packaging the equipment necessary to airdrop to the designated drop zone in the Atlantic Ocean during an astronaut recovery exercise Jan. 14. Air Force Reserve Air Force pararescuemen, combat rescue officers and survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists trained in their specialty as part of a NASA Commercial Crew Program and Air Force 45th Operations Group Detachment 3 test of capability to recover astronauts quickly and safely in the event they would need to abort their spacecraft. Detachment 3, the Department of Defense's Human Space Flight Support Office, is the only full-time staff that coordinates and trains personnel to support human spaceflight contingencies. Detachment 3 supports all NASA human spaceflight missions, including Soyuz, Commercial Crew, and Orion, and consists of Air Force and Navy military and civilian personnel from a wide variety of specialties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Thacker) (Released)

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    Date Taken: 01.14.2016
    Date Posted: 01.28.2016 12:34
    Photo ID: 2373314
    VIRIN: 160114-F-SC564-043
    Resolution: 2700x1800
    Size: 1.09 MB
    Location: PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA, US

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