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AZ’s Meteorite crater rescue event concluded Angel Thunder 2015

WINSLOW, Ariz. -- Arizona’s U.S. Army rescue Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., simulating patients, hang from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter June 12, dur-
Meteorite Crater served as the fi- ing an extraction exercise as part of Angel Thunder 2015 at Barringer Meteorite Crater in Flagstaff, Ariz. The helicopter is from the Arizona Army
nal training site for this year’s An- National Guard’s 159th Aviation Regiment (Air Ambulance), 1st Battalion, Charlie Company, Detachment 1. Angel Thunder is a joint service,
gel Thunder exercise, where four multinational, interagency combat search and rescue exercise designed to provide training for personnel recovery assets using a variety of sce-
simulated-patients were hoisted narios that simulate deployment conditions and contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Courtney Richardson
570 feet out of the crater into an
Army Air National Guard UH-60
Medevac Helicopter.

Angel Thunder is the world’s larg-
est Personnel Recovery exercise,
hosted by Davis-Monthan AFB in
Tucson, Ariz. 30 May-13 June, which
involved over 3,000 participants
from all joint U.S. forces, 11 partner
nations and 9 inter-agencies training
together to improve communication
and rescue techniques.

This year’s Angel Thunder trained
personnel from around the world in
mass casualty, hostage recovery, high
angle mountain rescues, contested
environment rescues, and swift water
rescues, just to name a few.

Davis-Monthan provides an ide-
al training location due to its close
proximity to military training
ranges, a variety of environments
and elevations, and access to the
California coastline.

Arizona’s Meteorite Crater was
formed 50,000 years ago, when a
Meteorite landed in Winslow. The
crater is 570 feet deep and 3,900
feet across.

In this edition: D-M Air Force Clubs Scholarship Program winner

D-M’s economic impact on Tucson Pg. 2 Delaney Alyssa Drew receives a check for $500
GWOT Expeditionary Medal update Pg. 2 from the Air Force Clubs Scholarship Program
TRICARE to pay for breast pumps Pg. 3 by 2nd Lt. Charles Hulsizer, 355th Force Sup-
Drug testing facts vs. myths Pg. 4 port Squadron career development chief,
June is Men?s Health Month Pg. 5 Col. Rodger Schuld, 355th Mission Support
Diversity - The policy vs. the patriot Pg. 6 Squadron commander, and Maj. Stephen
D-M Local Briefs Pg. 12 Anderson, 355th Force Support Squadron
commander.
Air Force Services, Food & Beverage Branch
announced the winners of the 2015 Air Force
Clubs Scholarship Program to including
Delaney. Forty individuals were selected Air
Force-wide from a total of 259 submissions.