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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Aloyo, 33rd Rescue Squadron instructor special mission aviator, checks the GAU-18/A machine gun on a HH-60W Jolly Green II after a personnel recovery exercise with the 31st RQS during exercise Cope Angel 25-1 in Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2025. The HH-60W Jolly Green II’s core mission is recovery of personnel under hostile conditions, including combat search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)

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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Greg Molloy, left, and Staff Sgt. Dan Basheda, 31st Rescue Squadron pararescuemen, run after executing the recovery of isolated personnel during exercise Cope Angel 25-1 on an island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2025. "These things I do, that others may live," is the pararescue motto, meaning they are willing and able to do all that is required to save another life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)

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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron execute the recovery of isolated personnel while approaching an HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 33rd RQS, during exercise Cope Angel 25-1 on an island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2025. The Jolly Green II’s core mission is recovery of personnel under hostile conditions, including combat search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)

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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron, approaches a landing zone during exercise Cope Angel 25-1 on an island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2025. The Jolly Green II’s core mission is recovery of personnel under hostile conditions, including combat search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)

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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dan Basheda, left, and Staff Sgt. Greg Molloy, 31st Rescue Squadron pararescuemen, secure a HH-60W Jolly Green II for a personnel recovery exercise with the 33rd RQS during exercise Cope Angel 25-1, on an island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2025. Exercises and operations incorporating search and rescue concepts ensure forward-deployed forces are continually ready to protect and defend the U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)

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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron, runs out of an HH-60W Jolly Green II for a personnel recovery exercise with the 33rd RQS during exercise Cope Angel 25-1, on an island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2025. Cope Angel is an annual bilateral personnel recovery exercise conducted with U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defence Force personnel, providing the opportunity for both services to integrate, plan and train together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)

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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Greg Molloy, 31st Rescue Squadron pararescueman, looks out of an HH-60W Jolly Green II before a personnel recovery exercise with the 33rd RQS during exercise Cope Angel 25-1, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2025. Cope Angel allows the 33rd RQS and 31st RQS to engage in training events with their Japan Air Self-Defence Force counterparts to sharpen their readiness for real-world scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)

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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron, hovers before takeoff in support of exercise Cope Angel 25-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 26, 2025. Cope Angel is an annual bilateral personnel recovery exercise conducted with U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defence Force personnel, providing the opportunity for both services to integrate, plan and train together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)

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Military leaders honor veterans at 75th Korean War Memorial

U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, provides a keynote address during the 75th Korean War Commemoration Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Hawaii, June 25, 2025. Senior leaders from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Space Force joined more than a 100 local leaders and veterans at the commemoration event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wren Fiontar)

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A U.S. Air Force Airman adjusts his red dot sight during combat arms training and maintenance on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, June 26, 2025. The M4 weighs just over six pounds and has a maximum range of 600 meters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aden Brown)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Hagar, 647th Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance instructor, gives instructions to Airmen during CATM on Schofield Barracks, June 26, 2025. CATM is a training program that is designed to help Airmen maintain proficiency with U.S. Air Force issued weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aden Brown)

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A U.S. Air Force Airmen stationed on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, fires an M4 carbine rifle during combat arms training and maintenance on Schofield Barracks, June 26, 2025. During CATM, Airmen practice shooting the M4 in the standing, kneeling and prone firing positions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aden Brown)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen stationed on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, practice close-range firing with M4 carbine rifles during combat arms training and maintenance on Schofield Barracks, June 26, 2025. During CATM, Airmen practice shooting the M4 in the standing, kneeling and prone firing positions. (U.S. Air Force photo Airman 1st Class Aden Brown)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jordan Vick, 735th Air Mobility Squadron aircraft services representative, fires an M4 carbine rifle while wearing a gas mask during combat arms training and maintenance on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, June 26, 2025. CATM is a training program that is designed to help Airmen maintain proficiency with U.S. Air Force issued weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aden Brown)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ahron Rasabi, 15th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, loads an M4 carbine rifle magazine with ammunition during combat arms training and maintenance on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, June 26, 2025. Standard M4 magazines hold up to 30 rounds and use 5.56x45 millimeter caliber ammunition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aden Brown)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hector Montes, 647th Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance instructor, hands out ammunition for M4 carbine training on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, June 26, 2025. CATM is designed to help Airmen maintain proficiency with U.S. Air Force issued weapons, ensuring readiness amongst all personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aden Brown)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Hagar, 647th Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance instructor, demonstrates a firing position near a wooden firing point during M4 carbine rifle training on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, June 26, 2025. CATM is a training program that is designed to help Airmen maintain proficiency with U.S. Air Force issued weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aden Brown)

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Military leaders honor veterans at 75th Korean War Memorial

U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, receives a wreath to honor those who sacrificed and served during the Korean War on behalf of PACAF during the 75th Korean War Commemoration Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Hawaii, June 25, 2025. Some 5,000 Hawaiians served during the conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wren Fiontar)

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Military leaders honor veterans at 75th Korean War Memorial

U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, lays a wreath during the 75th Korean War Commemoration Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Hawaii, June 25, 2025. The Korean War remains a constant reminder of the shared bonds in the U.S.-Republic of Korea Alliance, whose combined forces remain ready and postured today. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wren Fiontar)

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Military leaders honor veterans at 75th Korean War Memorial

Senior leaders from the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force stand at attention for the presentation of the colors during the 75th Korean War Commemoration Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Hawaii, June 25, 2025. The military leaders joined more than 100 local leaders and veterans in commemorating and honoring those who served during the conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wren Fiontar)

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