Air Force load master Tech. Sgt. Joshua Sharratt from the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS) watches the descent of free falling pararescuemen from the back of an HC-130P Combat King July 30, 2012, over the Grand Bara desert, Djibouti. The 82nd ERQS and pararescuemen from the 81st ERQS were conducting training exercises in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa.

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Air Force load master Tech. Sgt. Joshua Sharratt from the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS) watches the descent of free falling pararescuemen from the back of an HC-130P Combat King July 30, 2012, over the Grand Bara desert, Djibouti. The 82nd ERQS and pararescuemen from the 81st ERQS were conducting training exercises in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa.

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