Pararescuemen

[goldman]

http://bbsnews.net/bbsnphotos/US-Iraq-War/pararescuemen-301st-04-06-03.jpg
http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/pa/gallery/19aug03/081903-04hr.jpg
http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/citamn/jun03/rescue.jpg
http://www.af.mil/news/airman/1203/freedom2b.jpg
http://www.defenselink.mil/photos/Dec2000/001115-F-3677G-193.jpg
http://forum.apan-info.net/Spring_02/jpeg_lg/B-2.jpg
U.S. Air Force (USAF) and Republic of Singapore Air Force pararescuemen aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter prepare for a combined search and recovery operation during COPE TIGER 02.
http://www.defenselink.mil/daimages/photos/aug2003/essays/pi082203b1.jpg
http://www.afa.org/magazine/july2003/0703enough4.jpg
http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0603/oifup3b.jpg

[scm77]

woot

[sp2c]

[http://www.afa.org/magazine/july2003/0703enough4.jpg

that one is very cool!

have that in high res?

[CQB_Operator]

here it comes

http://img80.exs.cx/img80/6034/Helitreuillage.jpg

[Pfc_Baskis]

Great pictures!

[goldman]

Just that i have so much respect for these guys, i cant resist, well here more pics enjoy.

http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/pa/gallery/19aug03/081903-03hr.jpg
http://www.specialoperations.com/Weapons/Features/M4/Rogue/pjs.jpg
http://www.specialoperations.com/Weapons/Features/M4/Rogue/m4cct1.jpg
http://www.specialoperations.com/Weapons/Features/M4/Rogue/m4cct2.jpg
http://www.defenselink.mil/daimages/photos/mar2003/essays/pi031803a2.jpg
http://www.afa.org/magazine/June2002/0602master4.jpg
http://www.aetc.randolph.af.mil/pa/AETCNS/Sep2002/02-280.jpg
http://www.grunts.net/album/usaf/pararescue.jpg
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr1999/9904305g.jpg
http://www.p-o-w.com/pararescue/Justin-Ku.jpg
http://www.p-o-w.com/pararescue/wot1a.jpg
http://www.specwarnet.com/desktop/mh60g_pj_ladder.jpg

[Lt_Crooks]

awsome pics goldman

[flickme]

Just that i have so much respect for these guys
same here, i have had the privelage to meet quite a few of them, i dont think they get the credit they deserve

[goldman]

Just that i have so much respect for these guys
same here, i have had the privelage to meet quite a few of them, i dont think they get the credit they deserve
They deserve the glory! thank u.

[std^]

Fascinating photos indeed! There must be some intresting stories from pararescue missions considering their activities, anyone got some nice links maybe?

P.S. Hi there im new here ;p

[Vance]

Sweet.

[goldman]

Fascinating photos indeed! There must be some intresting stories from pararescue missions considering their activities, anyone got some nice links maybe?

P.S. Hi there im new here ;p

Welcome man!

[std^]

"The U.S.A.F. Pararescue teams are the Air Force's
elite medical forces that are capable of supplying
trauma and medical assistance for not only downed
pilots or ground crew but also special operations
forces and units.
They are highly trained during a grueling phase that
washes out the vast majority of applicants. In addition
to their excellent medical training, Pararescue
members are trained in parachute insertions (including
jumping into heavily forested environments or water),
waterborne ops including SCUBA, heliborne operational
proceedures, and also patrolling techniques they may
need when attached to a larger ground force or small
Special Operations unit. Pararescue are also tasked
with search and rescue missions into a wide variety
or terrains and regions.

Their SAR missions include:

Search and Rescue operations
NASA Space Shuttle launch support
Downed aircrew and aircraft recovery

The history of U.S.A.F. Pararescue dates back to 1942
when the first airborne rescue team was deployed in
the Philippines. One year later a three man team (only
one of which was parachute qualified) jumped into the
Burmese forest to lead 21 people out who had been
stranded after being forced to bail out of their aircraft
(a C-46 commando). The team, one officer and two
medical corpsmen, tended for the group for over a
month as they led them out of the uncharted jungle
and back to allied lines.

After the Air Force became its own separate entity
in 1947, five pararescue teams were formed. By 1952
the Air Force could deploy 45 seven-man teams globally
as part of the ARCS (Air Resupply and Communications
Service). These Pararescue teams saw action during the
Korean War as part of the UN effort to fight off the invading
North Korean and Chinese forces. In one case a British
pilot who had crashed 75 miles behind enemy lines was
pulled from his aircraft and carried back to a waiting
helicopter. This despite the fact that he out-weighed the
Paradoctor by 40 pounds; however the intense small-arms
fire they were taking could have provided a lot of motivation.

During the late 1950s the Air Force began to downsize the
Pararescue teams. This did not stop them from continueing
to adapt and developing many of the paraSCUBA techniques
used the world over today. It was at this time that the Para
rescue teams began operating with NASA, an arrangement
that has lead to their current assignment as NASA Space
Shuttle launch support. During this period they also made
many top secret deployments, possibly to S.E. Asia in
support of Army Special Forces projects.

The Vietnam War was a pivotal conflict for the Pararescue
teams. The Air Force's scope of operations became so large
that demand for Pararescue teams expanded as well. The
use of helicopters caused new tactics utilizing the speed,
distance, and support they could provide. Rescue "packages"
were created utilizing FACs (Forward Air Controllers), rescue
escorts (such as AH-1 Cobras or A-1 Sandys), protective
fighter CAP (Combat Air Patrol), and the HH-53 Jolly Green
helicopter to provide fast rescue for pilots shot down far
behind enemy lines. Pararescue personell were part of
these packages to provide medical assistance for injured
aircrew as well as the ability to patrol for missing aircrew
that might have been unconscious or dead.

Pararescue team members would be inserted to conduct LSO
(Limited Surface Operations) searches while the escorts
maintained an aggressive patrol to provide instantaneous
support. Sometimes they would be inserted to search for
personnel who were being forced to escape and evade; in
such cases the mission might last for days. The Pararescue
teams racked up an impressive record; during the conflict
only 19 Airmen were awarded the Air Force Cross. Ten of
those were awarded to Pararescuemen.

After the War there once again losses in team size, but they
continued to be called on. In additional to their normal SAR
duties they also took part in many of the operations the US
took part in during the 1980's. Pararescue were attached to
US Forces in the 1983 invasion of Grenada, and during the
1989 invasion of Panama during operation Just Cause.
Pararescue also took part in the 1991 Gulf War, attached
to Air Force CSAR units that were responsible for the rescues
of shot-down pilots, just as their predecessors had done in the
Vietnam War. After the way the Pararescuemen were
instrumental in the airlift of aid to Kurds in northern Iraq who
were being persecuted by vengeful members of the Iraqi
military.

A little known fact is that Pararescue were on hand after
the 1989 earthquake in San Francisco that destroyed buildings
and collapsed bridges and highway overpasses. They volunteered
to work between the collapsed layers of highways, even though
they were still shifting and collapsing and there was serious risk
of aftershocks that could cause them to completely collapse.
Pararescue were the only persons to so volunteer; they were the
only ones to initially pull traped people from crushed cars that
nearly became their coffins.

During 1995, Pararescue were attached to Task Force Ranger,
the US group that was deployed to Somolia to try and protect
the aid workers who were being harrased and killed by warring
factions of Somoli's. During one mission to capture one of the
warlords, a US helicopter was shot down and members of its
crew badly injured or killed. Pararescue and Combat Controllers
were immediately on the scene to attempt to extracate the
wounded and dead from the destroyed aircraft and save their
lives. Due to their efforts two crewmen were saved and the bodies
of the two killed pilots were recovered.

Pararescuement are trained to excell, starting with a grueling
selection phase that has a very high failure rate. After surviving
the courses members of the Pararescue teams are authorized to
wear the special maroon beret, symbolizing the blood of those
Pararescue lost trying to save lives in the past."

Source: http://www.specwarnet.com/americas/pj.htm

http://www.defenselink.mil/daimages/photos/jul2003/index/ii073103l.jpg

Thanks for the welcome goldman!

[sp2c]

here it comes

http://img80.exs.cx/img80/6034/Helitreuillage.jpg
thanks dude woot

[PJ]

Nice pic's, I love PJ's

[Dennis G]

Nice pics


I love the creed:

I was that which others did not want to be.
I went where others feared to go,
and did what others failed to do.
I asked nothing from those who gave nothing,
And reluctantly accepted the thought of eternal
loneliness...should I fail.
I have seen the face of terror; felt the stinging cold of fear,
and enjoyed the sweet taste of a moment's love.
I have cried, pained and hoped...
but most of all,
I have lived times others would say best forgotten.
Always I will be able to say,
that I was proud of what I was: a P.J.
~author unknown~

Pararescue Creed
It is my duty as a Pararescueman to
save a life and to aid the injured.
I will perform my assigned duties quickly
and efficiently, placing these duties before
personal desires and comforts.
These things I do,
"That Others May Live."

[Far]

Wow...

[Sirpad]

The real deal
http://www.afrc.af.mil/hq/citamn/jun03/rescue.jpg

the soldier on the left (wearing tan flight coverall) is a USAF pilot rescued behind iraqi lines sometime around mid-april 2003 - this photo proves the original purpose of the PJs: rescue downed pilots, wherever and whenever needed.

another one:
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030408-F-2034C-028.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030408-F-2034C-028.jpg

[PJ]

I think those guys are reserves, doesent really matter but i think they are.

[Sirpad]

I think those guys are reserves, doesent really matter but i think they are.

it realy doeesnt matter - like our own 669 unit, CSAR units do one of the most dangerous jobs around: going behind enemy lines, possibly under fire, to get our men (no matter the flag they serve under) back home.

makes me remember the big argument within AFSOC in the 91 gulf war, when PJs were given low priority for rescues (SF ops took first) - ending in more than few POWs that were'nt supposed to get caught...

[PJ]

I think those guys are reserves, doesent really matter but i think they are.

it realy doeesnt matter - like our own 669 unit, CSAR units do one of the most dangerous jobs around: going behind enemy lines, possibly under fire, to get our men (no matter the flag they serve under) back home.

makes me remember the big argument within AFSOC in the 91 gulf war, when PJs were given low priority for rescues (SF ops took first) - ending in more than few POWs that were'nt supposed to get caught...



no ****? i never heard about that.

[Raistlin]

Israeli equivalent (http://www.isayeret.com/units/air/669/guide.htm)

[Sirpad]

more from USAF site - some may have been posted before:

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030408-F-2034C-024.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030408-F-2034C-024.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030408-F-2034C-021.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030408-F-2034C-021.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030406-F-2034C-024.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030406-F-2034C-024.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030406-F-2034C-006.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030406-F-2034C-006.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030406-F-2034C-018.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030406-F-2034C-018.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030403-F-2034C-006.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030403-F-2034C-006.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030403-F-2034C-015.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030403-F-2034C-015.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030403-F-2034C-016.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030403-F-2034C-016.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030308-F-3208M-047.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030308-F-3208M-047.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030308-F-3208M-049.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030308-F-3208M-049.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030327-F-8362B-004.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030327-F-8362B-004.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030418-F-2034C-015.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030418-F-2034C-015.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030703-F-5586B-003.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030703-F-5586B-003.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030701-F-5586B-004.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030701-F-5586B-004.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030703-F-5586B-013.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030703-F-5586B-013.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030922-F-0000C-002.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030922-F-0000C-002.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_040128-F-7234P-033.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/040128-F-7234P-033.jpg

Golden oldie - PJs, 80s style!
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/020905-o-9999g-016.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/020905-o-9999g-016.jpg

my favorite photos - all good things come to he who waits...
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/040330-F-7823A-001.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/040330-F-7823A-001.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/040330-F-7823A-002.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/040330-F-7823A-002.jpg

[goldman]

more from USAF site - some may have been posted before:

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030408-F-2034C-024.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030408-F-2034C-024.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030408-F-2034C-021.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030408-F-2034C-021.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030406-F-2034C-024.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030406-F-2034C-024.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030406-F-2034C-006.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030406-F-2034C-006.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030406-F-2034C-018.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030406-F-2034C-018.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030403-F-2034C-006.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030403-F-2034C-006.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030403-F-2034C-015.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030403-F-2034C-015.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030403-F-2034C-016.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030403-F-2034C-016.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030308-F-3208M-047.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030308-F-3208M-047.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030308-F-3208M-049.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030308-F-3208M-049.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030327-F-8362B-004.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030327-F-8362B-004.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030418-F-2034C-015.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030418-F-2034C-015.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030703-F-5586B-003.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030703-F-5586B-003.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030701-F-5586B-004.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030701-F-5586B-004.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030703-F-5586B-013.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030703-F-5586B-013.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030922-F-0000C-002.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/030922-F-0000C-002.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_040128-F-7234P-033.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/040128-F-7234P-033.jpg

Golden oldie - PJs, 80s style!
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/020905-o-9999g-016.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/020905-o-9999g-016.jpg

my favorite photos - all good things come to he who waits...
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/040330-F-7823A-001.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/040330-F-7823A-001.jpg

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/040330-F-7823A-002.jpg
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/040330-F-7823A-002.jpg

Thnx for sharing them man.....awsome pics sirpad!

[Digital Marine]

AWESOME PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!! woot woot woot
http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_030922-F-0000C-002.jpg
i'd love to give her medical attention! p-)

[goldman]

http://www.state.sd.us/dol/pararescue.jpg
http://www.af.mil/news/airman/1197/sanvit2b.jpg
Air Force pararescue members and French commandos parachute into Bosnia-Herzegovina.
http://www.abelreynoso.bigstep.com/Images/AirForceSpecOps.jpg
http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/fmsopubs/issues/amazon/traira3.gif
Brazelian pararescue team in the amazone.
http://community.webshots.com/s/image6/4/1/43/109140143DjbeRr_ph.jpg

[CQB_Operator]

Only Red Xs to me