U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zachary Armstrong, center, an HC-130J Combat King II loadmaster assigned to the 211th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, signals one minute until jump during a training exercise over Southcentral Alaska, Jan. 29, 2026. Combat rescue officers, pararescuemen, and search, evasion, resistance, and escape specialists of the 212th RQS - known collectively as Guardian Angels - are experts in personnel recovery operations and trained to infiltrate behind enemy lines to extract isolated U.S. and allied personnel. The 212th along with the 210th and 211th RQSs, make up the 176th Wing Rescue Triad and are among the busiest combat search and rescue units in the Air Force. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)
| Date Taken: | 01.29.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.04.2026 02:42 |
| Photo ID: | 9505833 |
| VIRIN: | 260129-Z-HY271-1175 |
| Resolution: | 5926x3951 |
| Size: | 8.69 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US |
| Web Views: | 37 |
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