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  • 33rd RQS returns from Afghanistan

    Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron's B-flight recently returned home from a four-month deployment to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan supporting U.S. and coalition operations against the Taliban. The rough terrain of Afghanistan can be very challenging for HH- 60 Pavehawk pilots, but it becomes even

  • Kadena, Japanese responders team up for rescue exercise

    The 18th Wing and a host of Japanese agencies joined forces Oct. 8 to practice emergency response procedures during an annual field exercise. The exercise tested the ability of the base, the Japan Coast Guard and other off-base agencies to respond to a simulated F-15E crash in the waters off the

  • PJs recall recent rescue mission

    If jumping out of a perfectly good airplane into the middle of the Pacific Ocean in the middle of the night to help out complete strangers isn't your idea of a rush, then maybe a career as a pararescueman isn't for you. That's exactly what a team of PJs from the 31st Rescue Squadron and the 320th

  • 31st RQS, 320th STS undergo confined space training

    Fifteen pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron and 320th Special Tactics Squadron recently took part in training to help them execute rescue missions in confined spaces and collapsed structures. According to the 31st Rescue Squadron commander, Maj. Jason Pifer, the training came about as a

  • Fuels management flight powers RED FLAG-Alaska 09-1

    There's one thing the jets, helicopters and land vehicles have in common here: They're all fueled by the 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron's fuels management flight. The fuels management flight has such an important role in Eielson's mission and capabilities that without it, nobody on base would be