Pararescuemen assigned to 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan perform self aid and buddy care to a simulated victim as part of a training scenario during exercise Cope Angel 09-1, Feb. 10, 2009. Cope Angel is an annual joint rescue exercise between the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Chrissy Best)

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Staff Sgt. Ortega a pararescueman assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, uses the jaws of life to force open a car door during exercise Cope Angel 09-1, Feb. 10, 2009. Cope Angel is an annual joint rescue exercise between the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Chrissy Best)

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Pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, and JASAF pararescuemen, use the jaws of life to force open a car door during exercise Cope Angel 09-1, Feb. 10, 2009. Cope Angel is a joint rescue exercise between members of the U.S. Air Force and the Japanese Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Chrissy Best)

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Pararescuemen assigned to 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan are hoisted into an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during exercise Cope Angel 09-1, Feb. 10, 2009. The HH-60 belongs to Kadena's 33rd Rescue Squadron. Cope Angel is an annual joint rescue exercise between the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Chrissy Best)

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An HH-60 Pave Hawk from Kadena Air Base's 33rd Rescue Squadron hovers over a Camp Hansen training area during exercise Cope Angel 09-1, Feb. 10, 2009. Cope Angel is an annual joint rescue exercise between the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Chrissy Best)

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Pararescuemen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan secure a building as part of a training scenario during exercise Cope Angel 09-1, Feb. 10, 2009. Cope Angel is an annual joint rescue exercise between the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Chrissy Best)

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Pararescuemen assigned to 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan engage simulated aggressors as part of a training scenario during exercise Cope Angel 09-1, Feb. 10, 2009. Cope Angel is an annual joint rescue exercise between the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Chrissy Best)

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Rescue specialists from the Japan Air Self Defense Force observe members of Kadena Air Base's 31st Rescue Squadron perform a combat search and rescue demonstration during exercise Cope Angel 09-1, Feb. 10, 2009. Cope Angel is an annual joint rescue exercise between the U.S. Air Force and the JASDF. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Chrissy Best)

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Pararescuemen assigned to 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan rappel from an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during exercise Cope Angel 09-1, Feb. 10, 2009. The HH-60 belongs to Kadena's 33rd Rescue Squadron. Cope Angel is an annual joint rescue exercise between members of the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)

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Pararescuemen assigned to 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan climb into an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during exercise Cope Angel 09-1, Feb. 10, 2009. The HH-60 belongs to Kadena's 33rd Rescue Squadron. Cope Angel is an annual joint rescue exercise between the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)

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Pararescuemen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan fast rope from an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during exercise Cope Angel 09-1, Feb. 10, 2009. The HH-60 belongs to Kadena's 33rd Rescue Squadron. Cope Angel is an annual joint rescue exercise between the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)

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Staff Sgt. Ortega (bottom) and Senior Airman Seydel, both pararescuemen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, use the jaws of life to force open a car door during exercise Cope Angel 09-1, Feb. 10, 2009. Cope Angel is an annual joint rescue exercise between the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)

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Senior Airman Ritchie, a pararescueman assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, returns simulated fire as part of a training scenario during exercise Cope Angel 09-1, Feb. 10, 2009. Cope Angel is an annual joint rescue exercise between the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)

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A pararescueman assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan returns fire as part of a training scenario during exercise Cope Angel 09-1, Feb. 10, 2009. Cope Angel is an annual joint rescue exercise between the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Chrissy Best)

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Staff Sgt. Ortega, a pararescueman assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, apprehends a suspicious person as part of a training scenario during exercise Cope Angel 09-1, Feb. 10, 2009. Cope Angel is an annual joint rescue exercise between the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Chrissy Best)

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U.S., Japanese rescue forces test skills in Cope Angel 09-1 - Day 2

Published Feb. 13, 2009

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U.S., Japanese rescue forces test skills in Cope Angel 09-1 - Day 2