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Pararescue, airlift Alaska Air National Guardsmen parachute jump into Kodiak

Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III pilots Maj. Michael Plaumann, Capt. Luke Cvancara and Lt. Col. Joseph Leman prepare to land on a runway in Kodiak, Alaska, Apr.il10, 2025, during a training mission with the 212th Rescue Squadron. The pararescuemen of the AKANG’s 212th RQS, who are among the busiest combat search and rescue operators in the world, executed a low landing jump from the C-17 into Chiniak Bay near Kodiak to conduct water personnel recovery and rescue training. (Alaska National Guard photo by Seth LaCount)

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Pararescue, airlift Alaska Air National Guardsmen parachute jump into Kodiak

Alaska Air National Guard pararescuemen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron hook up their parachute static lines April 10, 2025, before executing a jump during a training mission near Kodiak, Alaska. The pararescuemen of the AKANG’s 212th RQS, who are among the busiest combat search and rescue operators in the world, executed a low-landing jump from the C-17 into Chiniak Bay near Kodiak, Alaska, to conduct water personnel recovery and rescue training. (Alaska National Guard photo by Seth LaCount)

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An Alaska Air National Guard combat rescue officer assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron stands ready to exit the open door of a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 144th Airlift Squadron April 10, 2025, during a training mission near Kodiak, Alaska. The pararescuemen of the AKANG’s 212th RQS, who are among the busiest combat search and rescue operators in the world, executed a low-landing jump from the C-17 into Chiniak Bay near Kodiak, Alaska, to conduct water personnel recovery and rescue training. (Alaska National Guard photo by Seth LaCount)

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Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III pilots and loadmasters assigned to the 144th Airlift Squadron conduct a briefing with pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadron April 10, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The pararescuemen of the AKANG’s 212th RQS, who are among the busiest combat search and rescue operators in the world, executed a low landing jump from the C-17 into Chiniak Bay near Kodiak, Alaska to conduct water personnel recovery and rescue training. (Alaska National Guard photo by Seth LaCount)

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An Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 144th Airlift Squadron, 176th Wing, siages on the flightline at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, April 10, 2025, before departing to Kodiak, Alaska, for a training mission with the AKANG’s 212th Rescue Squadron. Pararescuemen of the AKANG’s 212th Rescue Squadron, who are among the busiest combat search and rescue operators in the world, executed a low landing jump from the C-17 into Chiniak Bay near Kodiak, Alaska, to conduct water personnel recovery and rescue training. (Alaska National Guard photo by Seth LaCount)

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen pararescuemen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron executed a low-level airborne jump and water rescue training at Chiniak Bay near Kodiak, Alaska, April 10, 2025.

The pararescuemen were dropped from an AKANG C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 144th Airlift Squadron and were assisted by crew members of the 144th AS during the training mission. The Airmen of the 212th RQS are trained, equipped and postured to conduct full-spectrum personnel recovery to include both conventional and unconventional rescue operations.

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