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Air Guard rescuers practice astronaut recovery
180304-Z-GR156-005.JPG Photo By: Senior Airman John Linzmeier

Oahu, Hawaii - Tech. Sgt. Westley Loignon, 103rd Rescue Squadron pararescueman and jump master, instructs his team to jump off a C-17 Globmaster III March 4, 2017, off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. The jump training was held with members of Hawaii Air National Guard’s 204th Airlift Squadron in an effort to test their long-ranged search and rescue capabilities. In this training scenario, the two squadrons teamed up to practice the rescue of a downed astronaut crew.


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