They are also known as Pararescue (PJ) or Combat Rescue Officers (CROs), and their training prioritizes delivering quick reactions with superior skill under the harshest of circumstances.

Nicolas Walsh, 308th RQS (Rescue Squadron) combat rescue officer drop zone controller, in the same statement. Based out of Patrick Space Force Base in Florida, the training — which occurred from ...

Additional crewmembers include a Guardian Angel team consisting of one combat rescue officer and three pararescuemen The HC-130P/N King is a variant of the Hercules aircraft devoted to fixed-wing ...

MC-130H: Two pilots, a navigator and electronic warfare officer (officers); flight ... refueling of special operations forces and combat search and rescue helicopters and vertical lift assets.

The Personnel Recovery (PR) and Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) missions are core mission functions of the U.S. Air Force (USAF). PR refers to the broad range of operations and forces that provide ...