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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

U.S. Air Force Maj. Marcus Walker, an instructor pilot assigned to the 34th Weapons Squadron, flies an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter in formation with an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during a mission near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 24, 2026. The mission tested aircrew and rescue teams to advance combat search and rescue readiness in contested, degraded and operationally limited environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt)

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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

U.S. Air Force Capt. Monroe Dauwalder, left, a pilot assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron, and Maj. Marcus Walker, an instructor pilot assigned to the 34th Weapons Squadron, fly an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter near St. George Regional Airport, Utah, April 24, 2026. The 34th Weapons Squadron mission integrated overwater combat search and rescue operations, enabling students and instructors to plan, execute and refine joint recovery operations in contested, degraded and operationally limited environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt)

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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

A U.S. Air Force combat rescue officer assigned to the 48th Rescue Squadron, receives an in-flight intravenous saline drip aboard an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter near St. George Regional Airport, Utah, April 24, 2026. The 34th Weapons Squadron and 31st Rescue Squadron performed a simulated overwater rescue, integrating helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and pararescue teams during the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt) This photo was altered for security purposes by blurring faces of certain personnel.

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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter assigned to the 34th Weapons Squadron takes off from St. George Regional Airport, Utah, April 24, 2026. The 34th Weapons Squadron conducted an integrated overwater combat search and rescue operation, enabling students and instructors to plan, execute and refine joint recovery operations in contested, degraded, and operationally limited environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt)

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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joshua Mannix, right, the 34th Weapons Squadron assistant director of operations, guides the transfer of Airmen from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft to an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter during a training mission at St. George Regional Airport, Utah, April 24, 2026. The 34th Weapons Squadron and 31st Rescue Squadron performed a simulated overwater rescue, integrating helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and pararescue teams during the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt) This photo was altered for security purposes by blurring faces of certain personnel.

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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron, conduct a simulated medical evacuation procedure to an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft at St. George Regional Airport, Utah, April 24, 2026. The mission tested aircrew and rescue teams to advance combat search and rescue readiness in contested, degraded and operationally limited environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt) This photo was altered for security purposes by blurring faces of certain personnel.

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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jonathon Ford, left, an evaluator pilot assigned to the 34th Weapons Squadron, and Maj. Jordan Schafer, a pilot assigned to the 79th Rescue Squadron, prepare to land an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft at St. George Regional Airport, Utah, April 24, 2026. The 34th WPS and 79th RQS conducted a training overwater personnel recovery operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt)

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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

U.S. Air Force Capt. I Yu Wang, a combat systems officer assigned to the 79th Rescue Squadron, monitors systems in flight during a training mission near Lake Mead, Nevada, April 24, 2026. The 34th Weapons School and 79th RQS integrated their tactics for overwater combat search and rescue operations, enabling students to plan, execute and refine joint recovery operations in contested, degraded and operationally limited environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt)

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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

U.S. Air Force Maj. Johnathon Ford, an evaluator pilot assigned to the 34th Weapons Squadron, flies an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during a mission near Lake Mead, Nevada, April 24, 2026. The 34th WPS conducted a mission that tested aircrews and rescue teams to advance combat search and rescue readiness in contested, degraded and operationally limited environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt)

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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jordan Schafer, an HC-130J Combat King II pilot assigned to the 79th Rescue Squadron, flies the aircraft during a training mission near Lake Mead, Nevada, April 24, 2026. The HC-130J aircrew provided airborne mission command capabilities, supporting an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter aircrew during an overwater personnel recovery operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt)

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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron jump from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during overwater personnel recovery operations at Lake Mead, Nevada, April 24, 2026. The 34th Weapons Squadron and 31st Rescue Squadron performed a simulated overwater rescue, integrating helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and pararescue teams during the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt)

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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron jump from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during overwater personnel recovery operations at Lake Mead, Nevada, April 24, 2026. The 34th Weapons Squadron and 31st Rescue Squadron performed a simulated overwater rescue, integrating helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and pararescue teams during the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt)

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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron descend after jumping from the back of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft for overwater personnel recovery operations at Lake Mead, Nevada, April 24, 2026. The 34th Weapons Squadron and 31st Rescue Squadron performed a simulated overwater rescue, integrating helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and pararescue teams during the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt)

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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron jump from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during a training overwater personnel recovery operation at Lake Mead, Nevada, April 24, 2026. The 31st Rescue Squadron trains, equips and employs elite Guardian Angel forces, including pararescuemen and combat rescue officers, to conduct combat search and rescue and personnel recovery, providing combatant commanders with options to report, locate, recover and reintegrate isolated personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt)

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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron inspects a drop zone aboard an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft over Lake Mead, Nevada, April 24, 2026. The mission tested aircrews and rescue teams to advance combat search and rescue readiness in contested, degraded and operationally limited environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt)

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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Clayton Weigel, a loadmaster assigned to the 79th Rescue Squadron, conducts helicopter air-to-air refueling procedures aboard an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 24, 2026. The HC-130J aircrew provided airborne mission command capabilities, supporting the HH-60W aircrew during a training overwater personnel recovery operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt)

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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter assigned to the 34th Weapons Squadron receives fuel from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 24, 2026. The HH-60W was refueled to extend its time on station and enable the recovery of additional simulated isolated personnel during a combat search and rescue mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt)

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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wheeler, a loadmaster assigned to the 34th Weapons Squadron, conducts in-flight procedures aboard an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 24, 2026. The 34th Weapons Squadron and 31st RQS conducted a simulated overwater rescue, integrating helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and pararescue teams during the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt)

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Tested to Rescue: weapons and rescue squadrons execute overwater mission

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron conduct preflight procedures aboard an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 24, 2026. The 34th Weapons Squadron and 31st RQS conducted a simulated overwater rescue, integrating helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and pararescue teams during the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt) This photo was altered for security purposes by blurring faces of certain personnel.

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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 31st Combat Air Base Squadron hot pit refuel a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Aerial Refueling Squadron during exercise Freedom Flag 26-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 16, 2026. Freedom Flag 26-1 is a routine, defensive training event designed to prepare forces for tactical execution of combat missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ty Pilgrim)

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