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U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mya M. Crosby U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Massey
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Russell Bickel, 79th Rescue Squadron loadmaster, monitors a drop from an A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II from the 79th Rescue Squadron drops a heavy equip-
HC-130J Combat King II during aerial delivery and recovery training with the 563rd Operations ment training platform during aerial delivery and recovery training at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., Dec.
Support Squadron while flying over Fort Huachuca, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2015. Airdrops of heavy equip- 9, 2015. The training platform weighed 3,500 pounds.
ment and vehicles are emergent capabilities among Air Force personnel recovery forces to recover
isolated personnel and deliver combat power throughout a large theater.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Massey U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Massey
A U.S. Airman from the 563rd Operations Support Squadron drives a forklift to retrieve a heavy U.S. Airmen from the 563rd Operations Support Squadron unload a Humvee after it landed dur-
equipment training platform during aerial delivery and recovery training with the 79th Rescue ing aerial delivery and recovery training at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2015. The Humvee was
Squadron at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2015. During the training, a 79th RQS HC-130J air- dropped from a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II from the 79th Rescue Squadron stationed
dropped the 3,500-pound heavy equipment training platform and a Humvee. at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Massey U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Massey
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mykal Sequeira, 563rd Operations Support Squadron aerial transporta- A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II from the 79th Rescue Squadron flies over Fort Huachu-
tion craftsman, removes his gloves after rolling up a parachute during aerial delivery and recovery ca, Ariz., during aerial delivery and recovery training with the 563rd Operations Support Squad-
training at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2015. This training marked the first time that any rescue ron Dec. 9, 2015. The HC-130J, from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, airdropped a Humvee and
operations support squadron packaged and rigged a heavy vehicle without external assistance a 3,500-pound heavy equipment training platform during the training.
and the first time a heavy vehicle was dropped by the 79th Rescue Squadron.
