Photo by Staff Sgt. Allison payne | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 08.04.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Josiah Wong, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) crew chief, looks out the back of an MV-22 Osprey after conducting joint hoist training in Djibouti, Aug. 4, 2025. The Osprey and its crew are capable of performing various mission sets to include emergency casualty evacuation, cargo transport, rapid force insertion and extraction and high mobility flight......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Allison payne | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 08.04.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Josiah Wong, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) crew chief, looks out the back of an MV-22 Osprey after conducting joint hoist training in Djibouti, Aug. 4, 2025. The Osprey and its crew are capable of performing various mission sets to include emergency casualty evacuation, cargo transport, rapid force insertion and extraction and high mobility flight......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Allison payne | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 08.04.2025
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepares his gear prior to conducting joint hoist training with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 4, 2025. This kind of joint training allows operators to solidify their skills and ensure readiness for real-world personnel or equipment transport. (U.S. Air Force......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Allison payne | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 08.04.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Josiah Wong, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) crew chief, assists U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron during a joint hoist training in Djibouti, Aug. 4, 2025. Aircrew and pararescue members regularly partner together to conduct joint training to prepare for real-world responses to personnel recovery scenarios.......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Allison payne | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 08.04.2025
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron recovers a simulated patient during a joint training with the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) in Djibouti, Aug. 4, 2025. As part of the 449th Air Expeditionary Group, the 82nd ERQS serves as the task force responsible for conducting personnel recovery operations in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Allison payne | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 08.04.2025
U.S. Air Force operators assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron secure equipment during a joint hoist training with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 4, 2025. The 82nd ERQS is the primary personnel recovery agency within the 449th Air Expeditionary Group, which serves to support U.S. Africa Command objectives to promote regional......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Allison payne | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 08.04.2025
A U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialist assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron secures equipment during a joint hoist training with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 4, 2025. The 82nd ERQS is responsible for conducting personnel recovery operations in austere environments across the Horn of Africa, which requires members......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Allison payne | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 08.04.2025
U.S. Air Force operators assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepare for hoist training at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 4, 2025. The joint training allowed operators and aircrew to solidify their skills and ensure readiness for real-world personnel or equipment transport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)...
