Photo by Staff Sgt. Jackie Sanders | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.16.2018
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, practice ascending a ladder into an HH-60 Pave Hawk assigned to the 33d Rescue Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, during Exercise Balikatan at Clark Air Base, Philippines, May 16, 2018. Shortly after returning to base, the HH-60 hovered over the landing zone while pararescuemen practiced skills,......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jackie Sanders | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.16.2018
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Letona, 33d Rescue Maintenance Squadron crew chief out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, and native of Long Beach, California, replaces a tire on the landing gear of an HH-60 Pave Hawk assigned to the 33d Rescue Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, during Exercise Balikatan, at Clark Air Base, Philippines, May 16, 2018. The HH-60's landing gear needed routine......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jackie Sanders | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.16.2018
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 33d Rescue Maintenance Squadron, out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, inspect tools prior to replacing a tire on the landing gear of an HH-60 Pave Hawk assigned to the 33d Rescue Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, during Exercise Balikatan at Clark Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines, May 16, 2018. The HH-60's landing gear needed routine maintenance after returning......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jackie Sanders | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.16.2018
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the the 31st Rescue Squadron perform a hoist into an HH-60 Pave Hawk assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron May 16, 2018, during Exercise Balikatan at Clark Air Base, Philippines. Pararescuemen practiced skills, such as hoists, rappelling, ascending and descending from the HH-60 to maintain their proficiency. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jackie Sanders | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.16.2018
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christopher Uriarte, pararescueman from the 31st Rescue Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan and native of Stevensville, Montana, rappels from an HH-60 Pave Hawk assigned to the 33d Rescue Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan during training at Clark Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines, May 16, 2018, during Exercise Balikatan. Shortly after returning to base, the......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jackie Sanders | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.16.2018
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christopher Uriarte, pararescueman from the 31st Rescue Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan and native of Stevensville, Montana, rappels from an HH-60 Pave Hawk assigned to the 33d Rescue Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan during training at Clark Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines, May 16, 2018, during Exercise Balikatan. Shortly after returning to base, the......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jackie Sanders | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.16.2018
(From left to right) Philippine Air Force (PAF) 1st Lt. Johnas Acar, 505th Rescue Group helicopter pilot; U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Derek Spinale, 31st Rescue Squadron pararescueman out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, and native of Boston, Massachusetts; PAF 1st Lt. Jan Delriz Ih, 505th Rescue Group helicopter pilot and U.S. Air Force Maj. Geoffrey "Doc" Garst, a Loveland, Colorado native and 31st......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jackie Sanders | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.16.2018
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen and flight surgeons from the 31st Rescue Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, stand with Philippine Air Force (PAF) 1st Lt. Jan Delriz Ih, 505th Rescue Group helicopter pilot after landing in an HH-60 Pave Hawk assigned to the 33d Rescue Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, at Clark Air Base, Philippines, during Exercise Balikatan, May 16, 2018. The PAF pilot......
