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    A military parachute operation is captured from inside the open rear cargo ramp of a large military transport aircraft, likely a C-17 Globemaster III. One jumper has already exited the aircraft and is visible in freefall outside, wearing full tactical gear including swim fins, while a second personnel stands secured inside near the ramp edge. The image provides a dramatic perspective from inside the aircraft looking outward toward an overcast sky.

    HAWAII, UNITED STATES

    01.26.2021

    Photo by Lt. Col. Candis Roche 

    Alaska National Guard   

    Maj. Brock Roden, a combat rescue officer with 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, conducts a freefall-parachute jump into the Pacific Ocean from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft near 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)

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    Date Taken: 01.26.2021
    Date Posted: 02.09.2021 03:47
    Photo ID: 6513486
    VIRIN: 210126-Z-MF300-0025
    Resolution: 6000x4000
    Size: 3.49 MB
    Location: HAWAII, US
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