Air Force Pararescuemen with 131st Rescue Squadron, 129th Rescue Wing, Air National Guard, prepare to medically evacuate the second of two "survivors" of a downed aircraft onto a Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a search and rescue training mission at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, April 28, 2014. The training mission involved 30 roleplayers participating as "villagers" while the Pararescuemen pulled two dummies, or "survivors," out of the wreckage of a crash site and prepared them for a MEDEVAC. PJs are operatives tasked with the recovery and medical treatment of perso


Air Force Pararescuemen with 131st Rescue Squadron, 129th Rescue Wing, Air National Guard, prepare to medically evacuate the second of two "survivors" of a downed aircraft onto a Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a search and rescue training mission at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, April 28, 2014. The training mission involved 30 roleplayers participating as "villagers" while the Pararescuemen pulled two dummies, or "survivors," out of the wreckage of a crash site and prepared them for a MEDEVAC. PJs are operatives tasked with the recovery and medical treatment of personnel in humanitarian and combat environments. 129th Rescue Wing, designated at Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, Calif., traveled to Marine Corps Base Hawaii to conduct various training exercises to sustain familiarity in operating in jungle-type terrain. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg) Air Force ops excel at MCB Hawaii's training facilities 140428-M-DP650-012


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