Capt. Gabriel Brown takes command of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during a routine training mission at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Captain Brown served as the downrange operations director for rescue flights Pedro 83 and 84 while deployed to Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. He and 12 other Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron are being recognized as the recipients of the 2010 "Jolly Green Association Rescue Mission of the Year" award. This marks the third year in a row that the rescue squadron has claimed the award. During the rescue mission, crew members of Pedro 83 and 84 saved the lives of seven wounded U.S. service members and returned with honor the remains of four fallen heroes. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen and Senior Airman Shaunlee Hostutler)