212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tyler Albee, a pararescueman assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, glides beneath an Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J Combat King II operated by an aircrew from the 211th Rescue Squadron during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Stikeleather, a pararescueman assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, watches as a CH-47F Chinook operated by Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 2-211th General Service Aviation Battalion, carries fellow pararescuemen to jump altitude during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan).

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, descend upon Malemute Drop Zone during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan).

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Bryan Dalere, a pararescueman assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, clears the drop zone during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nathan Graber, a pararescueman assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, descends upon Malemute Drop Zone during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan).

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 2-211th General Service Aviation Battalion, Army National Guard, looks out of the window of a CH-47J Chinook as it transports pararescuemen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, back from Malemute Drop Zone during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, recover their parachutes after a successful jump during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force Capt. Dan Warren (left) and Maj. Miles Brodsky (right), both combat rescue officers assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, depart a CH-47J Chinook operated by Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 2-211th General Service Aviation Battalion, Army National Guard, after a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Bowerfind glides past Master Sgt. Nick Watson, both pararescuemen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, to land directly on target during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan).

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air force Master Sgt. Sara Jones, an aircrew flight equipment technician assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, looks on as 212th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen descend upon Malemute Drop Zone during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan).

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

A pararescueman assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron leaps from an Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J Combat King II operated by an aircrew from the 211th Rescue Squadron during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, practice freefall procedures before jumping during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan).

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Aycart-Meija, a pararescueman assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, recovers his parachute after a successful jump at a Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan).

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Stikeleather, a pararescueman assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, descends upon Malemute Drop Zone during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan).

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Maddamma, a pararescueman assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, inspects the parachute of a fellow pararescueman during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

A U.S. Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook operated by Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 2-211th General Service Aviation Battalion, picks up U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, descend upon Malemute Drop Zone during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan).

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, descend upon Malemute Drop Zone during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan).

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, leap from a CH-47F Chinook operated by Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 2-211th General Service Aviation Battalion, during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan).

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

A U.S. Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook operated by Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 2-211th General Service Aviation Battalion, picks up U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

A U.S. Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook operated by Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 2-211th General Service Aviation Battalion, picks up U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Dave Albright, a combat controller assigned to the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, Kentucky Air National Guard, discusses operations with Staff Sgt. Tanner Boyer, a combat controller assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

An Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J Combat King II operated by an aircrew from the 211th Rescue Squadron flies above Malemute Drop Zone during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jeremy Diola, a pararescueman assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, returns after a successful jump at Malemute Drop Zone during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

An M18 smoke grenade is used as a landing spot for pararescuemen during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

An Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J Combat King II operated by an aircrew from the 211th Rescue Squadron flies above Malemute Drop Zone during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Stikeleather, a pararescueman assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, smiles after a successful jump during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Marty Rhett, a pararescueman assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, recovers a parachute after a successful jump during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Steible, a pararescueman assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, recovers a parachute after a successful jump during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

An M18 smoke grenade is used as a landing spot for pararescuemen during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dan Lutz, a pararescueman assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, recovers a parachute after a successful jump during a training event Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tanner Boyer, a combat controller assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, returns from the drop zone after throwing a smoke grenade during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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212th Rescue Squadron teams up with Army National Guard for pararescue training

Published Nov. 8, 2021
By Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan
673 Air Base Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tyler Albee, a pararescueman assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, glides beneath an Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J Combat King II operated by an aircrew from the 211th Rescue Squadron during a training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2021. The training featured units from the Alaska Air National Guard and Army National Guard as they practiced rescue and recovery operations, utilizing two different aircraft and four parachute systems, along with 25 jumpers and 65 total parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps

212th Rescue Squadron partners with Army National Guard for training jumps