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Alaska Air Guard trains to support NASA human spaceflight program
Pararescuemen with the 212th Rescue Squadron and C-17 Globemaster III pilots and loadmasters with the 144th Airlift Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, conduct a mission brief aboard a C-17 in Kapolei, Hawaii, Jan. 26, 2021, during Exercise H20. Alaska Air National Guardsmen were in Hawaii training during Exercise H20, January and February, honing their long-range search and rescue capability in support of the NASA human spaceflight program they are responsible for supporting. The Air Guard’s 176th Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, is the only wing in the U.S. Air Force, Guard, and Reserve, with C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and pararescue personnel that combine to provide long-range search and rescue—able to travel the furthest distance in the shortest time, in response to a life-threatening scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Candis Olmstead)

Photo by: Lt. Col. Candis Olmstead |  VIRIN: 210126-Z-MF300-0003.JPG