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33 RQS conducts hoist training with Marines

Special mission aviators from the 33rd Rescue Squadron refuel an HH-60 Pavehawk Kadena Air Base, Japan Sept. 23, 2021. SMA’s determine appropriate passenger, fuel and cargo weight for operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter)
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33 RQS conducts hoist training with Marines

A U.S. Marine from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion is hoisted up to a 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pavehawk at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Japan, Sept. 23, 2021. Joint training allows both services to improve interoperability and mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter)
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33 RQS conducts hoist training with Marines

A U.S. Marine from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion signals to a 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Japan, Sept. 23, 2021. The mission of Recon Marines is to conduct amphibious reconnaissance, deep ground reconnaissance, surveillance and battle-space shaping. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter)
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33 RQS conducts hoist training with Marines

A 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter hoists two U.S. Marines from the 3rd Reconnassiance battalion at Camp Gonsalves, Japan, Sept. 23, 2021. The 33rd RQS training missions cover many aspects needed during a real-world rescue such as low-level flying, hoisting, water operations, entering contested environments, and many others the rescue Airmen rely on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter)
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33 RQS conducts hoist training with Marines

U.S. Marines from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion observe A 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter hovering at Camp Gonsalves, Japan, Sept.23, 2021. The 33rd RQS provides combat search and rescue capabilities to aid in exercises and real-world operations in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter)
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33 RQS conducts hoist training with Marines

Staff Sgt. Connor Farrell, 33rd Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, helps two U.S. Marines from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion enter an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter at Camp Gonsalves, Japan, Sept. 23, 2021. Joint training ensures there’s a shared understanding of strategies, decision-making, method of operations and capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter)
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33 RQS conducts hoist training with Marines

A U.S. Marine from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion gets hoisted up to a 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter at Camp Gonsalves, Japan, Sept. 23, 2021. This training allowed both units to conduct safe, effective and efficient hoist operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter)
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33 RQS conducts hoist training with Marines

U.S. Marines from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion standby to be hoisted up to a 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter at Camp Gonsalves, Japan, Sept. 23, 2021. Recon Marines participate in jungle warfare training to learn how to effectively navigate and survive in the jungle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter)
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33 RQS conducts hoist training with Marines

Staff Sgt. Connor Farrell, 33rd Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, and a U.S. Marine from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion observe hoist operations at Camp Gonsalves, Japan, Sept. 23, 2021. This joint training allowed both units to increase efficiency for hoist operations in a jungle environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter)
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33 RQS conducts hoist training with Marines

U.S. Staff Sgt. Daniel Fournier, 33rd Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, looks out of an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter while flying over Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 23, 2021. Part of an SMA’s job consists of relaying information about objects in the pilot’s blind spots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter)
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190822-F-YW474-0404

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Shelton, avionics back shop technician from the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron, guards his fire team’s retreat during a break contact combat exercise as part of a multi-day training event Aug. 22, 2019, at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Japan. Shelton and other Team Kadena Airmen from the 18th Wing were invited by U.S. Army Green Berets from 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), to broaden their deployment readiness capability in a joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190821-F-YW474-0257

U.S. Army Green Berets from 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), conduct a small unit tactics exercise with Team Kadena Airmen from the 18th Wing, Aug. 21, 2019, at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Japan. A Special Forces detachment can train joint and coalition forces to enhance a variety of warfighting skills, enhancing readiness and lethality of U.S. allies. When they are not deployed, training U.S. service members at home station further builds and develops the Green Berets’ skillsets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190821-F-YW474-0230

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Donahue, 18th Security Forces Squadron superintendent, establishes a security perimeter during a small unit tactics exercise Aug. 21, 2019, at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Japan. Donahue participated in a multi-day field training event hosted by the U.S. Army Green Berets from 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), who specialize in the full spectrum of special operations in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190821-F-YW474-0131

A U.S. Army Green Beret from 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), and Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Triana, independent duty medical technician paramedic from the 67th Fighter Squadron, establish a security perimeter during a small unit tactics exercise Aug. 21, 2019, at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Japan. The Green Berets hosted the jungle training with Triana and other Team Kadena Airmen, assigned to the 18th Wing, as part of the Green Berets’ continuous combat readiness program. They specialize in the full spectrum of special operations throughout the Indo-Pacific Theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190820-F-YW474-0042

190820-F-YW474-0013
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