Rescue Airmen hone extraction skills

Staff Sgt. Kyle Green, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue specialist, signals for assistance while attending to a simulated patient, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2016. Pararescue specialists worked to recover simulated wounded patients from scenarios such as being trapped in vehicles and wounds suffered from explosive devices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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An HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter transports pararescue specialists during a joint integration mass casualty exercise, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2016. During the exercise, pararescue specialist loaded simulated wounded patients into the helicopters to be evacuated to safety and treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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An HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter transports pararescue specialists during a joint integration mass casualty exercise, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2016. During the exercise, pararescue specialist loaded simulated wounded patients into the helicopters to be evacuated to safety and treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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Staff Sgt. Kyle Green, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue specialist cuts through the top of a vehicle, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2016. The 83rd ERQS worked with Soldiers from the 717th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit to identify, remove and dispose of simulated ordnance before rescuing and recovering the injured. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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Staff Sgt. Kyle Green, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue specialist, attends to a simulated wounded patient during a joint integration mass casualty exercise, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 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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An Airman awaits treatment during a joint integration exercise, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2016. Volunteers acted as wounded patients as pararescue specialists performed rescue and recovery efforts. The wounded incurred simulated injuries such as deliria, broken limbs, head and internal injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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Pararescue specialists from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron transport a simulated wounded patient using a litter, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2016. The 83rd ERQS paired with the 717th Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit in a joint integration mass casualty and aerial insertion, to increase interoperability with each other and demonstrate theater personnel recovery capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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Rescue Airmen hone extraction skills

Published Sept. 3, 2016
By Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman
455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Kyle Green, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue specialist, signals for assistance while attending to a simulated patient, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2016. Pararescue specialists worked to recover simulated wounded patients from scenarios such as being trapped in vehicles and wounds suffered from explosive devices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)