Cope Angel 12

U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew McGuinness, 31st Rescue Squadron director of operations, pops a flare to signal a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter where to land during Cope Angel 12 in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2011. The 33rd and 31st Rescue Squadrons paired up with partners from the Japan Air Self Defense Force during Cope Angel to train on water and land rescue and triage tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman/Released)

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Cope Angel 12

A Japan Air Self Defense Force pararescueman signals a JASDF CH-47 Chinook helicopter to land on an island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2011. Roughly 50 individuals from the 18th Wing and JASDF volunteered to participate as simulated victims the first day of Cope Angel 12. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman/Released)

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Cope Angel 12

Pararescuemen from the Japan Air Self Defense Force carry a simulated victim in a litter during Cope Angel 12, a bilateral rescue exercise in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2011. The 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadrons partnered up with their JASDF counterparts during the exercise to train on essential rescue and triage tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman/Released)

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Cope Angel 12

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Lee VonHackperestinary and Robert Ziegler along with Staff Sgt. David Schumacher, all pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron, search from a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter for simulated victims in the Pacific Ocean during Cope Angel 12 in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7 2012. Cope Angel 12 was an exercise from Dec. 5 to 8 that gave pararescuemen from the Japan Air Self Defense Force and U.S. Air Force the opportunity to train together on procedures during a simulated earthquake on the island. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman/Released)

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Cope Angel 12

Members from the 33rd Rescue Squadron perform pre-flight checks on a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter before takeoff on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 7, 2011. This year marks the 12th year the U.S. Air Force on Okinawa has partnered up with JASDF for Cope Angel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman/Released)

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Cope Angel 12

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Seffernick, 33rd Rescue Squadron gunner, watches the rotors of a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter for safety as it readies to take off in support of Cope Angel 12 on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 7, 2012. During the exercise, 31st and 33rd RQS Airmen partnered up with Japan Air Self Defense Force members in order to train on rescue and triage techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman/Released)

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Cope Angel 12

Simulated victims during Cope Angel 12, a bilateral exercise in Okinawa, Japan, pretend to be deceased to add more realism to the exercise Dec. 5, 2011. Roughly 50 individuals from the 18th Wing and JASDF volunteered to participate as simulated victims the first day of Cope Angel 12. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman/Released)

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Cope Angel 12

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Seffernick, 33rd Rescue Squadron gunner, watches a maintainer from the 33rd RQS perform pre-flight checks on the U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter before takeoff on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 7, 2011. The 33rd and 31st Rescue Squadrons paired up with partners from the Japan Air Self Defense Force during Cope Angel to train on water and land rescue and triage tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman/Released)

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Cope Angel 12

Japan Air Self Defense Force pararescuemen drag rescue sleds with equipment away from a JASDF UH-60J Rescue Wings helicopter during Cope Angel 12 in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2011. During Cope Angel, JASDF members teamed up with Kadena's 33rd and 31st Rescue Squadrons to increase bilateral readiness in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman/Released)

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Cope Angel 12

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Seffernick, 33rd Rescue Squadron gunner, scans the sea from the door of a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter as it flies over the Pacific Ocean near Okinawa, Japan, in support of Cope Angel 12 Dec. 7, 2011. Cope Angel 12 was an exercise from Dec. 5 to 8 that gave pararescuemen from the Japan Air Self Defense Force and U.S. Air Force the opportunity to train together on procedures during a simulated earthquake on the island. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman/Released)

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Cope Angel 12

A pararescueman from the Japan Air Self Defense Force leads a group of water casualties from a JASDF UH-60J Rescue Wings helicopter during Cope Angel 12 in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2011. The 33rd and 31st Rescue Squadrons paired up with partners from the Japan Air Self Defense Force during Cope Angel to train on water and land rescue and triage tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman/Released)

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31st, 33rd RQS work with Japanese counterparts during Cope Angel

Published Dec. 9, 2011

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