48th RQS Airmen participate in collapsed structure training

U.S. Airmen from the 48th Rescue Squadron use a chainsaw to create support beams in Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2016. Pararescuemen participate every year in collapsed structure personnel extraction training to be ready for natural disasters in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nathan H. Barbour)

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48th RQS Airmen participate in collapsed structure training

U.S. Airmen from the 48th Rescue Squadron learn how to properly survey a collapsed structure in Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2016. The Airmen must do a 360 degree survey of the structure to find the safest point of entry and cordon off any danger zones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nathan H. Barbour)

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48th RQS Airmen participate in collapsed structure training

U.S. Airmen from the 48th Rescue Squadron secure struts in the window of a collapsed structure in Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2016. The 48th RQS provides highly trained personnel recovery experts capable of quickly and effectively executing personnel recovery operations across the spectrum of conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nathan H. Barbour)

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48th RQS Airmen participate in collapsed structure training

U.S. Airmen from the 48th Rescue Squadron use a strut to secure support beams in the window frame of a collapsed structure in Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2016. The 48th RQS deploys Guardian Angel forces worldwide in support of national security objectives and homeland defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nathan H. Barbour)

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48th RQS Airmen participate in collapsed structure training

U.S. Senior Airman Joshua Longenecker, 48th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, secures a strut in the window frame of a collapsed structure in Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2016. Pararescuemen participate every year in collapsed structure personnel extraction training to be ready for natural disasters in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nathan H. Barbour)

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48th RQS Airmen participate in collapsed structure training

Published Aug. 26, 2016
By Airman Nathan H. Barbour
355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- U.S. Airmen from the 48th Rescue Squadron use a chainsaw to create support beams in Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2016. Pararescuemen participate every year in collapsed structure personnel extraction training to be ready for natural disasters in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nathan H. Barbour)