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Angel Thunder 2015: High Angle Rescue

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Sanders, reserve pararescueman, ascends a cliffside during Angel Thunder 2015 high angle rescue training at Mount Lemmon, Ariz., June 1, 2015. During the training, U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen practiced tying knots, anchoring ropes, rappelling down a cliffside unassisted, and returning to the initial elevation point. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise for combat air force, joint, allied and interagency participants. Sanders is assigned to the 304th Reserve Squadron at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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Angel Thunder 2015: High Angle Rescue

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Sanders, reserve pararescueman, ascends a cliffside during Angel Thunder 2015 high angle rescue training at Mount Lemmon, Ariz., June 1, 2015. During the training, U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen practiced tying knots, anchoring ropes, rappelling down a cliffside unassisted, and returning to the initial elevation point. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise for combat air force, joint, allied and interagency participants. Sanders is assigned to the 304th Reserve Squadron at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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Angel Thunder 2015: High Angle Rescue

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Miles Roberts, reserve pararescueman, observes a fellow pararescueman rappel during Angel Thunder 2015 high angle rescue training at Mount Lemmon, Ariz., June 1, 2015. During the training, U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen practiced tying knots, anchoring ropes, rappelling down a cliffside unassisted, and returning to the initial elevation point. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise for combat air force, joint, allied and interagency participants. Roberts is assigned to the 304th Reserve Squadron at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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Angel Thunder 2015: High Angle Rescue

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Miles Roberts, reserve pararescueman, observes a fellow pararescueman rappel during Angel Thunder 2015 high angle rescue training at Mount Lemmon, Ariz., June 1, 2015. During the training, U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen practiced tying knots, anchoring ropes, rappelling down a cliffside unassisted, and returning to the initial elevation point. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise for combat air force, joint, allied and interagency participants. Roberts is assigned to the 304th Reserve Squadron at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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Angel Thunder 2015: High Angle Rescue

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Sanders, reserve pararescueman, rappels down a cliffside during Angel Thunder 2015 high angle rescue training at Mount Lemmon, Ariz., June 1, 2015. During the training, U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen practiced tying knots, anchoring ropes, rappelling down a cliffside unassisted, and returning to the initial elevation point. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise for combat air force, joint, allied and interagency participants. Sanders is assigned to the 304th Reserve Squadron at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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Angel Thunder 2015: High Angle Rescue

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Adam Martinez, Expeditionary Operations Training Group instructor, demonstrates how to use improvised rappel anchors to fellow Marines during Angel Thunder 2015 high angle rescue training at Mount Lemmon, Ariz., June 1, 2015. During the training, U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen practiced tying knots, anchoring ropes, rappelling down a cliffside unassisted, and returning to the initial elevation point. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise for combat air force, joint, allied and interagency participants. The Marines are assigned to Force Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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Angel Thunder 2015: High Angle Rescue

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Adam Martinez, Expeditionary Operations Training Group Angel Thunder 2015 high angle rescue training at Mount Lemmon, Ariz., June 1, 2015. During the training, U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen practiced tying knots, anchoring ropes, rappelling down a cliffside unassisted, and returning to the initial elevation point. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise for combat air force, joint, allied and interagency participants. The Marines are assigned to Force Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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Angel Thunder 2015: High Angle Rescue

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Adam Martinez, Expeditionary Operations Training Group instructor, ties a knot while teaching about improvised rappel anchors during Angel Thunder 2015 high angle rescue training at Mount Lemmon, Ariz., June 1, 2015. During the training, U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen practiced tying knots, anchoring ropes, rappelling down a cliffside unassisted, and returning to the initial elevation point. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise for combat air force, joint, allied and interagency participants. The Marines are stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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Angel Thunder 2015: High Angle Rescue

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Adam Martinez, Expeditionary Operations Training Group instructor, teaches a group of fellow Marines about improvised rappel anchors during Angel Thunder 2015 high angle rescue training at Mount Lemmon, Ariz., June 1, 2015. During the training, U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen practiced tying knots, anchoring ropes, rappelling down a cliffside unassisted, and returning to the initial elevation point. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise for combat air force, joint, allied and interagency participants. The Marines are assigned to Force Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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Angel Thunder 2015: High Angle Rescue

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Adam Martinez, Expeditionary Operations Training Group instructor, teaches a group of fellow Marines about improvised rappel anchors during Angel Thunder 2015 high angle rescue training at Mount Lemmon, Ariz., June 1, 2015. During the training, U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen practiced tying knots, anchoring ropes, rappelling down a cliffside unassisted, and returning to the initial elevation point. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise for combat air force, joint, allied and interagency participants. The Marines are assigned to Force Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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Angel Thunder 2015: High Angle Rescue

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Adam Morrison, and Sgt. Adam Martinez, Expeditionary Operations Training Group instructors, demonstrate how to anchor a rappel rope using a football knot and a boulder to fellow Marines during Angel Thunder 2015 high angle rescue training at Mount Lemmon, Ariz., June 1, 2015. During the training, U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen practiced tying knots, anchoring ropes, rappelling down a cliffside unassisted, and returning to the initial elevation point. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise for combat air force, joint, allied and interagency participants. The Marines are assigned to Force Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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Angel Thunder 2015: High Angle Rescue

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Adam Morrison, and Sgt. Adam Martinez, Expeditionary Operations Training Group instructors, teach fellow Marines how to tie a football knot during Angel Thunder 2015 high angle rescue training at Mount Lemmon, Ariz., June 1, 2015. During the training, U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen practiced tying knots, anchoring ropes, rappelling down a cliffside unassisted, and returning to the initial elevation point. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise for combat air force, joint, allied and interagency participants. The Marines are assigned to Force Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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Angel Thunder 2015: High Angle Rescue

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Adam Morrison, Expeditionary Operations Training Group instructor, demonstrates how to anchor a rappel rope using the natural environment to fellow Marines during Angel Thunder 2015 high angle rescue training at Mount Lemmon, Ariz., June 1, 2015. During the training, U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen practiced tying knots, anchoring ropes, rappelling down a cliffside unassisted, and returning to the initial elevation point. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise for combat air force, joint, allied and interagency participants. The Marines are assigned to Force Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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Angel Thunder 2015: High Angle Rescue

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Adam Morrison, Expeditionary Operations Training Group instructor, speaks to fellow Marines about different ways to anchor a rappel rope using the natural environment during Angel Thunder 2015 high angle rescue training at Mount Lemmon, Ariz., June 1, 2015. During the training, U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen practiced tying knots, anchoring ropes, rappelling down a cliffside unassisted, and returning to the initial elevation point. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise for combat air force, joint, allied and interagency participants. The Marines are assigned to Force Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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Angel Thunder 2015: High Angle Rescue

U.S. Marines Corps Cpls. Dave Peete and James LaFrance, reconnaissance Marines, practice tying and testing the strength of knots they will use to rappel during Angel Thunder 2015 high angle rescue training at Mount Lemmon, Ariz., June 1, 2015. During the training, U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen practiced tying knots, anchoring ropes, rappelling down a cliffside unassisted, and returning to the initial elevation point. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise for combat air force, joint, allied and interagency participants. Peete and LaFrance is assigned to Force Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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Angel Thunder 2015: High Angle Rescue

Knots sit on a line during Angel Thunder 2015 high angle rescue training at Mount Lemmon, Ariz., June 1, 2015. During the training, U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen practiced tying knots, anchoring ropes, rappelling down a cliffside unassisted, and returning to the initial elevation point. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise for combat air force, joint, allied and interagency participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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Angel Thunder 2015: High Angle Rescue

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Miles Roberts, reserve pararescueman, assists U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dan Peete, reconnaissance Marine, tie a knot designed to stay secure while rappelling during Angel Thunder 2015 high angle rescue training at Mount Lemmon, Ariz., June 1, 2015. During the training, U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen practiced tying knots, anchoring ropes, rappelling down a cliffside unassisted, and returning to the initial elevation point. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise for combat air force, joint, allied and interagency participants. Roberts is assigned to the 304th Rescue Squadron at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., and Peete is assigned to Force Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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Angel Thunder 2015: High Angle Rescue

U.S. Air Force Reserve Airmen and U.S. Marines practice tying various knots used in rappelling during Angel Thunder 2015 high angle rescue training at Mount Lemmon, Ariz., June 1, 2015. During the training, the U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen also practiced how to anchor ropes, rappelling down a cliffside unassisted, and returning to the initial elevation point. Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise for combat air force, joint, allied and interagency participants. The Marines are stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and the Airmen are assigned to the 304th RQS at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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A pilot's sunset

The sun sets in Tucson, Ariz., as an HC-130J Combat King II flies to its home station at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 9, 2014. During flight, the pilots refer to their heads-up display, which aids in flight control and navigation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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On to the next mission

A HH-60G Pavehawk assigned to the 55th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Ariz., flies over Arizona after being refueled by a HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 79th RQS at D-M, May 9, 2014. The helicopter was participating in Angel Thunder, a large search and rescue exercise involving multiple units from around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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