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Pararescuemen train alongside Afghan Air Force Airmen

An Afghan Air Force A-29A Super Tucano fires weapons at a training target during a partnership exercise between Afghan Air Force pilots and U.S. Air Force personnel recovery forces near Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2016. Members of TAAC-Air, Special Mission Wing and the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron coordinated the training to give the pilots the experience and skill necessary to ensure their safe rescue and return home in the event they find themselves stranded during a mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)
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Pararescuemen train alongside Afghan Air Force Airmen

A-29 Super Tucano pilots from the Afghan air force work with U.S. Air Force members from Bagram Air Field and Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) to train on elements of survive, evade, resist and escape at Hunter Range, Afghanistan, Sep. 6, 2016. During Exercise Zenda Maandan II, the pilots learned how to navigate land, signal aircraft with mirrors and flares, and were also lifted into HH-60G helicopters. Members of TAAC-Air, Special Mission Wing and the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron coordinated the training to give the pilots the experience and skill necessary to ensure their safe rescue and return home in the event they find themselves stranded during a mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)
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Pararescuemen train alongside Afghan Air Force Airmen

Pararescuemen assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, prepare for a training mission at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2016. Airmen from the 83rd ERQS, provided personnel recovery scenario training to the Afghan Air Force's A-29 pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)
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Pararescuemen train alongside Afghan Air Force Airmen

Pararescuemen assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, prepare for a training mission at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2016. Airmen from the 83rd ERQS, provided personnel recovery scenario training to the Afghan Air Force's A-29 pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)
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Pararescuemen train alongside Afghan Air Force Airmen

Senior Airman Ty Hatcher, a pararescueman assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, watch over the city of Kabul as his HH-60 Pave Hawk flies over, September 6, 2016. Airmen from the 83rd ERQS, provided personnel recovery scenario training to the Afghan Air Force's A-29 pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)
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Pararescuemen train alongside Afghan Air Force Airmen

An Afghan air force A-29A Super Tucano fires weapons at a training target during a partnership exercise between Afghan Air Force pilots and U.S. Air Force personnel recovery forces near Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2016. Members of TAAC-Air, Special Mission Wing and the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron coordinated the training to give the pilots the experience and skill necessary to ensure their safe rescue and return home in the event they find themselves stranded during a mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)
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PJs and EOD work together

U.S. Army Spc. David Cruz, 717th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, guards the perimeter during a mass casualty and extraction exercise with Airmen from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2016. The joint exercise called on EOD to identify, remove and dispose of ordnance in the area and from crashed vehicles carrying explosives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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PJs and EOD work together

Senior Airman Kyle Green, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue specialist cuts the hinges on a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle door, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2016. The 83rd ERQS worked with Soldiers from the 717th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit to identify, remove and dispose of simulated ordnance in the area and from crashed vehicles carrying explosives, before working through scenarios such as recoving simulated wounded patients trapped in and under a MRAP, and wounds suffered from explosive devices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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PJs and EOD work together

Pararescue specialist assists Senior Airman Joshua Calara, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron armament systems technician, out of a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle turret, during a joint mass casualty and extraction exercises, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2016. Airmen from various units acted as wounded patients with injuries that included broken limbs, deliria and head injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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PJs and EOD work together

Senior Airman Kyle Green, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue specialist watches the door of a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle roll away, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2016. The 83rd ERQS worked with Soldiers from the 717th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit to identify, remove and dispose of simulated ordnance in the area and from crashed vehicles carrying explosives, before working through scenarios such as recoving simulated wounded patients trapped in and under a MRAP, and wounds suffered from explosive devices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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PJs and EOD work together

Senior Airman Kyle Green, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue specialist cuts the hinges on a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle door, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2016. The 83rd ERQS worked with Soldiers from the 717th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit to identify, remove and dispose of simulated ordnance in the area and from crashed vehicles carrying explosives, before rescuing and recovering the injured. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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PJs and EOD work together

Senior Airman Kyle (left) Green and Senior Airman Ty Hatcher (right), 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue specialists, lifts a patient onto a litter during a mass casualty and extraction exercise, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2016. Airmen from various units acted as wounded patients with injuries that included broken limbs, deliria and head injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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PJs and EOD work together

Senior Airman Austin Henson, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue specialist, attends to Senior Airman Russell Prisinki, 455th Expeditionary Logistic Readiness Squadron traffic management journeyman, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2016. Pararescue specialists worked to recover simulated wounded patients from scenarios such as being trapped in and under a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle, and wounds suffered from explosive devices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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PJs and EOD work together

A pararescue specialist from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, attends to Senior Airman Joshua Calara, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron armament systems technician, during a joint mass casualty and extraction exercises, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2016. Airmen from the 83rd ERQS, paired with soldiers from the 717th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit to increase interoperability with each other and demonstrate theater personnel recovery capabilities. Before pararescue specialist could care for and recover wounded patients, EOD members, cleared and secured the area by identifying, removing and disposing of simulated ordnance in the area and from crashed vehicles carrying explosives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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PJs and EOD work together

Senior Airman Austin Henson, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue specialist, attends to Senior Airman Russell Prisinki, 455th Expeditionary Logistic Readiness Squadron traffic management journeyman, during a joint mass casualty and extraction exercise, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2016. Airmen from various units acted as wounded patients with injuries that included broken limbs, deliria and head injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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PJs and EOD work together

Pararescue specialists from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, pull Staff Sgt. Rebecca Devoy, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing paralegal, from under a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2016. Pararescue specialists perform rescues in every type of terrain and partake in every part of the mission, from search and rescue, to combat support and providing emergency medical treatment. The 83rd ERQS paired with soldiers from the 717th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit to increase interoperability with each other and demonstrate Explosive ordinance operations and theater personnel recovery capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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83rd ERQS participates in exercise

Pararescue specialists from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, rush to assist simulated wounded patients during a mass casualty exercise, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2016. The 83rd ERQS participates in a real world scenario exercises in order to maintain readiness standards and demonstrate theater personnel recovery capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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83rd ERQS participates in exercise

Senior Airman Ty Hatcher, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue specialist communicates through a headset during a mass casualty exercise, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2016. Pararescue specialists maintain constant communication during rescue operations to ensure expedited care and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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83rd ERQS participates in exercise

Senior Airman Austin Henson, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue specialist, helps a simulated wounded patient walk during a mass casualty exercise, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2016. The 83rd ERQS provides the only U.S. personnel recovery assets in Afghanistan. In order to maintain readiness and skill level, they participate in real world scenario exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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83rd ERQS participates in exercise

Senior Airman Kyle Green and Senior Airman Austin Henson, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue specialists, place a cervical collar on a simulated patient, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2016. Also known as a neck brace, a cervical collar is used on patients who have traumatic head or neck injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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