Staff Sgt. Josh Noethe, 71st Rescue Squadron loadmaster, guides a training bundle into the back of an HC-130J Combat King II, April 18, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The training bundle weighed approximately 3,000 pounds and is designed to simulate a heavy equipment air drop. This training helps the 71st RQS remain ready to provide rapidly deployable, expeditionary personnel recovery forces to theater commanders for contingency response operations worldwide.

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