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Alaska Air National Guard special warfare Airmen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron descend over Malemute Drop Zone after conducting a static line jump from an HC-130J Combat King II during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 2, 2024. Combat rescue officers, pararescuemen, and search, evasion, resistance, and escape specialists of the 212th RQS – known collectively as Guardian Angels – are experts in personnel recovery operations and are trained to infiltrate behind enemy lines to extract isolated U.S. and allied personnel. The 212th, along with the 210th and 211th RQSs, make up the 176th Wing Rescue Triad and are among the busiest combat search and rescue units in the world. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)
| Date Taken: | 10.02.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 10.08.2024 22:14 |
| Photo ID: | 8686617 |
| VIRIN: | 241002-Z-HY271-1104 |
| Resolution: | 5607x3738 |
| Size: | 7.72 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US |
| Web Views: | 14 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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