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Pilots from the 457th Fighter Squadron, 301st Fighter Wing at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, are given a safety briefing by SMSgt Michael Flake, a member of the 305th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., prior to being taken to the extraction point on Lake Worth July 11. There they will simulate being rescued by members of the 305th and 306th Rescue Squadron. This training is the first time they will experience rescue via an actual HH-60 "Pavehawk." (U.S. Air Force Photo/TSgt Shawn David McCowan)


Jumping deep into extraction training

Pilots from the 457th Fighter Squadron, 301st Fighter Wing at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, are given a safety briefing by SMSgt Michael Flake, a member of the 305th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., prior to being taken to the extraction point on Lake Worth July 11. There they will simulate being rescued by members of the 305th and 306th Rescue Squadron. This training is the first time they will experience rescue via an actual HH-60 "Pavehawk." (U.S. Air Force Photo/TSgt Shawn David McCowan)

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The joint training, which was spearheaded by 301st Fighter Wing Aircrew Flight Equipment, is a combat training requirement that keeps pilots deployment-ready and must be completed every three years. Safety observers and Navy Patrol were on hand for the training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Jeremy Boyd)
PJ's from the 920th Rescue Wing, 308th Rescue Squadron, Patrick AFB, Fl., extracted pilots from the water using two HH-60 Pave Hawks. Operators in the helos control the hoist in order to land the PJ on target for a quick rescue. (U.S. Air Force photos and graphics/Lt. Col. Jeremy Boyd)
The PJs are hoisted down, they attach the pilot and lifted up while the helicopter is hovering over during water survival training in Key West, Fl., Sept. 14 - 18, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Jeremy Boyd)
Pilots learned how to escape the entanglements of a parachute, how to communicate using a signal mirror (pictured) that can reflect sunlight up to 50 miles and how to survive in a one-man life raft until they get rescued during water survival training in Key West, Fl., Sept. 14 - 18, 2015. The signal mirror's viewing eye-hole lights up with an orange tint in order to help you focus on where you are shining the mirror. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Jeremy Boyd)
PJ's from the 920th Rescue Wing, 308th Rescue Squadron, Patrick AFB, Fl., extracted pilots the 457th Fighter Squadron, aka the Spads, from the water using two HH-60 Pave Hawks. Operators in the helos control the hoist in order to land the PJ on target for a quick rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Jeremy Boyd)
The PJs were hoisted down, attached the pilot and were lifted up while the HH-60 Pave Hawk hovered over head during water survival training at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida on September 14 - 18, 2015. The joint exercise consisted of the 301st Fighter Wing, the 457th Fighter Squadron, both from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, the 44th Fighter Group, Tyndall AFB, Fl., the 920th Rescue Wing, 308th Rescue Squadron, Patrick AFB, Fl., and Naval Air Station Key West Base Operations, Key West, Fl. (U.S. Air Force photo and graphic/Lt. Col. Jeremy Boyd)
PJ's from the 920th Rescue Wing, 308th Rescue Squadron, Patrick AFB, Fl., extracted pilots from the water using two HH-60 Pave Hawks. The PJs were hoisted down, attached the pilot and were lifted up while the helicopter hovered over during water survival training at Naval Air Station Key West, Key West, Florida, Sept. 14 - 18, 2015. The joint exercise consisted of the 301st Fighter Wing, 457th Fighter Squadron, both from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, the 44th Fighter Group, Tyndall AFB, Fl., the 920th Rescue Wing, 308th Rescue Squadron, Patrick AFB, Fl., and Naval Air Station Key West Base Operations, Key West, Fl. (U.S. Air Force photo and graphic/Lt. Col. Jeremy Boyd)
Brig. Gen. Ronald Miller, 301st Fighter Wing commander, addresses 301st Maintenance Group members, before their 301st FW Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. An ORI challenges wing personnel on their readiness to handle potential real-world situations in a wartime environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Chris Bolen)
Staff. Sgt. John Powell, 301 Security Forces Squadron, prepares to hide the ten orange cones the emergency managers need to find for their land navigation course at Fort Wolters Army National Guard Facility, Monday, July 23. (U.S. Air Force photo/SrA Jeremy Roman)
Members from the 301st Civil Engineer Squadron explored this facility made of conex storage containers looking for hidden cones and improvised explosive devices during their land navigation course at Fort Wolters Army National Guard Facility, Monday, July 23. (U.S. Air Force photo/SrA Jeremy Roman)
Staff. Sgt. Matthew Gordineer, 301st Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Manager, uses a Geo Cam application on his cellphone to log the coordinates of 10 hidden orange cones during the land navigation course at Fort Wolters Army National Guard Facility, Monday, July 23. (U.S. Air Force photo/SrA Jeremy Roman)
Members from the 301st Civil Engineer Squadron used these Polaris Ranger off-road vehicles to complete their land navigation course at Fort Wolters Army National Guard Facility, Monday, July 23. (U.S. Air Force photo/SrA Jeremy Roman)