Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Galindo, 38th Rescue Squadron pararescueman Blue Team section chief, climbs into a boat after conducting a water jump from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft into the Banana River near Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 24, 2021. The training was designed to prepare pararescuemen for supporting the SpaceX human spaceflight program and Boeing’s spaceflight program. The team practiced dropping combat rubber raiding craft from the HC-130J, jumping in after it and assembling the CRRC upon landing in the water.

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