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    Astronaut rescue exercise proves Detachment 3 command, control ready to support DoD, NASA [Image 3 of 6]

    Astronaut rescue exercise proves Detachment 3 command, control ready to support DoD, NASA

    PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, FL, UNITED STATES

    01.14.2016

    Photo by Matthew Jurgens 

    Space Launch Delta 45

    An Air Force Reserve pararescueman descends into the Atlantic Ocean from an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in an effort to recover a NASA astronaut as part of an exercise Jan. 14 off the shore of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The 45th Operations Group Detachment 3 joined NASA's Commercial Crew Program and Air Force pararescuemen, combat rescue officers and survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists to simulate to practice recovering astronauts quickly and safely in the event they would need to abort their spacecraft. The small Air Force detachment has served as the liaison between NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Air Force and Department of Defense for more than 55 years, training men and women of those organizations for launch contingencies and astronaut recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Matthew Jurgens) (Released)

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 01.14.2016
    Date Posted: 01.28.2016 12:33
    Photo ID: 2373316
    VIRIN: 160114-F-UU298-046
    Resolution: 6016x4016
    Size: 7.67 MB
    Location: PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, FL, US

    Web Views: 84
    Downloads: 17

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