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Preparing to refuel

A HH-60G Pavehawk prepares to receive fuel from a HC-130J Combat King II during an aerial refueling over Arizona, May 9, 2014. The aircraft were participating in Angel Thunder 2014, which provides personnel recovery and combat search and rescue training for combat aircrews, pararescue, intelligence personnel, battle managers and joint search and rescue center personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Betty R. Chevalier/Released)

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Angel Thunder rescuers get acquainted with the Black Hawk

Arizona Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Philip Ryan, 2/285th Assault Helicopter Battalion crew chief, familiarizes Angel Thunder participants with a UH-60 L Black Hawk helicopter from the 2/285th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 98th Aviation Troop Command, an Arizona National Guard unit out of Phoenix, Ariz., at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 5, 2014. Angel Thunder provides personnel recovery and combat search and rescue training for combat aircrews, pararescuemen, intelligence personnel, battle managers and joint search and rescue center personnel. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey/Released)

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Angel Thunder rescuers get acquainted with the Black Hawk

Arizona Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Philip Ryan, 2/285th Assault Helicopter Battalion crew chief, familiarizes Exercise Angel Thunder participants with a UH-60 L Black Hawk helicopter from the 2/285th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 98th Aviation Troop Command, an Arizona National Guard unit out of Phoenix, Ariz., at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 5, 2014. Angel Thunder provides the most realistic personnel recovery training environment available to more than 2,700 U.S. Air Force rescue forces, as well as their joint, interagency and international partners to engage in a variety of personnel recovery scenarios. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey/Released)

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Angel Thunder rescuers get acquainted with the Black Hawk

An UH-60 L Black Hawk helicopter from the 2/285th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 98th Aviation Troop Command, an Arizona National Guard unit out of Phoenix, Ariz., sits on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 5, 2014. The Black Hawk is being utilized in exercise Angel Thunder, the largest and most realistic joint service, multinational, interagency combat search and rescue exercise designed to provide training for personnel recovery assets using a variety of scenarios to simulate deployment conditions and contingencies. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey/Released)

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563d RQG rescues, flies injured sailors to California

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cameron Hystad, 48th Rescue Squadron Pararescueman, wave’s goodbye to a sailor his team rescued 1,100 nautical miles off the Pacific Coast of Mexico May 5, 2014. The sailor was hoisted from a ship 540 nautical miles off the Pacific Coast of Mexico, then transported by a 79th RQS HC-130J Combat King II to Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Grant/Released)

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563d RQG rescues, flies injured sailors to California

U.S. Air Force Capt. Russell Gray, 48th Rescue Squadron flight surgeon, checks the breathing of a sailor rescued 1,100 nautical miles off the Pacific Coast of Mexico, May 5, 2014. The sailor was hoisted from a ship 540 nautical miles off the Pacific Coast of Mexico, then transported by a 79th RQS HC-130J Combat King II to Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Grant/Released)

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563d RQG rescues, flies injured sailors to California

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Casey Lutz, 48th Rescue Squadron Pararescueman, inserts an IV into the arm of a sailor rescued 1,100 nautical miles off the Pacific Coast of Mexico, May 5, 2014. The sailor was hoisted from a ship 540 nautical miles off the Pacific Coast of Mexico, then transported by a 79th RQS HC-130J Combat King II to Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Grant/Released)

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563d RQG rescues, flies injured sailors to California

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Casey Lutz, 48th Rescue Squadron Pararescueman, inserts an IV into the arm of a sailor rescued 1,100 nautical miles off the Pacific Coast of Mexico, May 5, 2014. The sailor was hoisted from a ship 540 nautical miles off the Pacific Coast of Mexico, then transported by a 79th RQS HC-130J Combat King II to Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Grant/Released)

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563d RQG rescues, flies injured sailors to California

U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen from the 48th Rescue Squadron off-load patients from a 55th RQS HH-60G Pavehawk at Cabo San Lucas International Airport, Mexico, May 5, 2014. The Pavehawks extracted two injured sailors and six Guardian Angels from a ship 540 nautical miles off the Pacific Coast of Mexico, then transported by a 79th RQS HC-130J Combat King II to Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Grant/Released)

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563d RQG rescues, flies injured sailors to California

U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen from the 48th Rescue Squadron prepare to off-load patients from a 55th RQS HH-60G Pavehawk at Cabo San Lucas International Airport, Mexico, May 5, 2014. The Pavehawks extracted two injured sailors and six Guardian Angels from a ship 540 nautical miles off the Pacific Coast of Mexico, then transported by a 79th RQS HC-130J Combat King II to Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Grant/Released)

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563d RQG rescues, flies injured sailors to California

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Young, 48th Rescue Squadron Pararescueman in control of patient transportation operations, prepares to receive injured patients from two 55th RQS HH-60G Pavehawks after they land at Cabo San Lucas International Airport, Mexico, May 5, 2014. The Pavehawks extracted two injured sailors and six Guardian Angels from a ship 540 nautical miles off the Pacific Coast of Mexico, then transported by a 79th RQS HC-130J Combat King II to Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Grant/Released

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563d RQG rescues, flies injured sailors to California

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Young, 48th Rescue Squadron Pararescueman, observes two 55th RQS HH-60G Pavehawks prepare to land at Cabo San Lucas International Airport, Mexico, May 5, 2014. The Pavehawks conducted four hoist operations to extract two injured sailors and six Guardian Angels from a ship 540 nautical miles off the Pacific coast of Mexico. A 79th RQS HC-130J Combat King II then transported mission essential personnel to Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Grant/Released)

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COLAF A-29s prepare for Angel Thunder

Three Colombian Air Force A-29 Super Tucanos line up on the runway during ANGEL THUNDER at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 5, 2014. ANGEL THUNDER provides personnel recovery and combat search and rescue training for combat aircrews, pararescuemen, intelligence personnel, battle managers and joint search and rescue center personnel. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey/Released)

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563rd RQG's GROC assists in real world rescue

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Thrush, 563rd Rescue Group intelligence analyst, talks to aircrews via a satellite phone, to conduct flight following during a rescue mission on May 5, 2014. Sergeant Thrush and mission planners in the Group Rescue Operations Center (GROC) use satellite phones, e-mail, and other forms of communication to relay information while acting as a focal point for rescue operations and coordination. The GROC is also responsible for briefing command staff with actionable information when conducting real-world or exercise Combat Search and Rescue Task Force missions. Recently, the GROC at the 563rd RQG assisted with mission planning coordination of a real world rescue mission that occurred 1,100 nautical miles off the Pacific coast of Mexico. Working with the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, the GROC coordinated U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force Rescue assets with the Mexican attach? to allow U.S. Forces to enter Mexican air space and use Cabo San Lucas, Mexico as a staging area for the rescue mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey)

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COLAF A-29s prepare for Angel Thunder

Three Colombian Air Force A-29 Super Tucanos ascend after takeoff during ANGEL THUNDER at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 5, 2014. ANGEL THUNDER provides the most realistic personnel recovery training environment available to more than 2,700 U.S. Air Force rescue forces, as well as their joint, interagency, and international partners to engage in a variety of personnel recovery scenarios. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey/Released)

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COLAF A-29s prepare for Angel Thunder

A Colombian Air Force A-29 Super Tucano travels down the runway during ANGEL THUNDER at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 5, 2014. ANGEL THUNDER is the largest and most realistic joint service, multinational, interagency combat search and rescue exercise designed to provide training for personnel recovery assets using a variety of scenarios to simulate deployment conditions and contingencies. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey/Released)

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Antonov arrives for Angel Thunder

The rear cargo doors of an Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan that transported two French Air Force Caracal EC-735 helicopters to participate in Exercise ANGEL THUNDER with French Air Force personnel, open after arriving at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 2, 2014. ANGEL THUNDER is the largest and most realistic joint service, multinational, interagency combat search and rescue exercise designed to provide training for personnel recovery assets using a variety of scenarios to simulate deployment conditions and contingencies. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey/Released)

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Antonov arrives for Angel Thunder

An Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan that transported two French Air Force Caracal EC-735 helicopters to participate in Exercise ANGEL THUNDER with French Air Force personnel, sits on the flight line in preparation for Angel Thunder at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 2, 2014. Angel Thunder provides the most realistic personnel recovery training environment available to more than 2,700 U.S. Air Force rescue forces, as well as their joint, interagency, and international partners to engage in a variety of personnel recovery scenarios. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey/Released)

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Antonov arrives for Angel Thunder

An Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan that transported two French Air Force Caracal EC-735 helicopters to participate in Exercise ANGEL THUNDER with French Air Force personnel, taxis upon arrival at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 2, 2014. ANGEL THUNDER provides personnel recovery and combat search and rescue training for combat aircrews, pararescuemen, intelligence personnel, battle managers and joint search and rescue center personnel. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey/Released)

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Antonov arrives for Angel Thunder

An Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan that transported two French Air Force Caracal EC-735 helicopters to participate in Exercise ANGEL THUNDER with French Air Force personnel, lands on the runway in preparation for Angel Thunder at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 2, 2014. Angel Thunder is the largest and most realistic joint service, multinational, interagency combat search and rescue exercise designed to provide training for personnel recovery assets using a variety of scenarios to simulate deployment conditions and contingencies. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey/Released)

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