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)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Betty R. ChevalierReleased

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