33rd RQS takes training to skies

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dane Hatley, 33rd Rescue Squadron flight engineer, prepares the hoist during training in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2011. The 33rd RQS took part in the 12th annual exercise Cope Angel; the training took place both on land and over water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers/Released)

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33rd RQS takes training to skies

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dane Hatley, 33rd Rescue Squadron flight engineer, lowers a rope ladder into the ocean from a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2011. Hatley was performing his day-water training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers/Released)

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33rd RQS takes training to skies

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dane Hatley, 33rd Rescue Squadron flight engineer, lowers a litter down into the water during a training mission in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2011. The 33rd RQS took part in the 12th annual exercise Cope Angel, which is a bilateral exercise with Japan Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers/Released)

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33rd RQS takes training to skies

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott Lagerveld, 33rd Rescue Squadron A-Flight chief, writes down notes on how the day's training is going during a training mission in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2011. The 33rd RQS took part in the 12th annual exercise Cope Angel; the training took place both on land and over water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers/Released)

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33rd RQS takes training to skies

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott Lagerveld, 33rd Rescue Squadron A-Flight chief, looks out the door of a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter to get a glimpse of Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2011. The crew was performing a perimeter sweep of Kadena Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers/Released)

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33rd RQS takes training to skies

The ocean gets choppy as a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter hovers over the water during a training mission in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2011. The 33rd Rescue Squadron played in the Cope Angel exercise this week to train on rescue and triage procedures along with Japan Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers/Released)

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33rd RQS takes training to skies

Published Dec. 8, 2011
By Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers
18th WG/ Public Affairs

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- During a training mission Dec. 7, 2011, the 33rd Rescue Squadron conducted a training flight to get their Airmen up to speed on day-water skills.

Members worked on sending down ladders, litters and ropes, all while hovering above the water.