Pararescuemen hone skills in Bagram’s excess structure

Photo By Master Sgt. Evelyn Chavez | U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jake Racicot 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue team member, breaks through a wall during a mission rehearsal at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan Aug. 26, 2014. The unit honed their skills during a mission rehearsal by practicing breaching, clearing, rescuing a simulated casualty and egressing. Racicot is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. and a native of Reno, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)  

AFGHANISTAN

09.01.2014

Story by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez 

455th Air Expeditionary Wing   

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - Pararescuemen from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, participated in a mission rehearsal where they practiced breaching, clearing, patient care and egress skills. Air Force rescue forces, conduct combat search and rescue and personnel recovery. The 83rd ERQS partnered with Joint Task Force Trailblazer, U.S. Army 2nd Engineer Brigade, to use the structure prior to its scheduled deconstruction. Task Force Trailblazer is currently demolishing 50-70 wooden structures here each week as part of Operation Enduring Freedom retrograde operations.

• Date Taken: 09.01.2014
• Date Posted: 09.01.2014 06:53
• Story ID: 140883
• Location: AF