Rescue Rodeo 2021

A 320th Special Tactics Squadron Airman climbs into a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during a Rescue Rodeo event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 12, 2021. The 320th STS Airmen train to operate in adverse conditions through a variety of exercises to accomplish their mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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An Airman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, climbs a ladder on a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 12, 2021, during a Rescue Rodeo training exercise. Training exercises like this prepare Special Tactics Airmen to respond quickly and safely to search and rescue scenarios under unpredictable situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)

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An Airman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron (left), Capt. Ben Bourgeois (center), 459th Airlift Squadron pilot, and Master Sgt. Todd Chandler (right), 459th AS flight engineer, prepare for a fast rope exercise aboard a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during a Rescue Rodeo event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 12, 2021. Rescue Rodeo was a week-long event which tested the 320th STS on combat search and rescue operations in a variety of training exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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A 320th Special Tactics Squadron Airman fast ropes from a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 12, 2021, during a Rescue Rodeo training exercise. A fast rope is used to allow Special Tactics Airmen to quickly access a location where an aircraft is not able to land to start conducting operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)

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Capt. Jennie Seibert, 459th Airlift Squadron pilot, adjusts a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter’s controls during a Rescue Rodeo event while flying over Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 12, 2021. The recent search and rescue training was conducted with both the 459th AS and 320th Special Tactics Squadron to get a better working relationship. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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A 320th Special Tactics Airman runs to a rally point after fast roping from a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 12, 2021. Along with the fast rope, the 320th Special Tactics Squadron use multiple tools like rope ladders, hoists, and forest penetrator seats to lift personnel into aircraft when conducting rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)

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Staff Sgt. Zach Webster, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, scans the ground for troops outside a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during a Rescue Rodeo event over Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 12, 2021. Search and rescue training exercises like the Rescue Rodeo prepare Airmen to respond to emergency scenarios quickly and safely under unpredictable situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron watch as a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from the 459th Airlift Squadron hovers over a training area at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 12, 2021, during a Rescue Rodeo training exercise. The 459th Airlift Squadron and the 320th Special Tactics Squadron train together to better understand how each unit responds to potential real world search and rescue operations (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)

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Rescue Rodeo 2021

Published May 13, 2021
By Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A 320th Special Tactics Squadron Airman climbs into a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during a Rescue Rodeo event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 12, 2021. The 320th STS Airmen train to operate in adverse conditions through a variety of exercises to accomplish their mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)