Alaska Air National Guard personnel completed four weeks of training during Exercise H20 in Hawaii, Feb. 6, honing their long-range search and rescue capability for the NASA human spaceflight program they are responsible for supporting.
210125-Z-MF300-0014.JPG Photo By: Lt. Col. Candis Olmstead

KAPOLEI, Hawaii - Master Sgt. Jeremy Maddamma (center) and Staff Sgt. Jared Isaacson (right), pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, prepare to freefall parachute from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft from the 211th Rescue Squadron, Jan. 25, 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)


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