31st RQS trains with 36th AS for real-world scenarios

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Caleb Ethridge, 31st Rescue Squadron superintendent, dons parachute equipment on Kadena Air Base, Japan, before flying to Ie Shima Island auxiliary airfield for jump training June 8, 2015. The 31st RQS and 36th Airlift Squadron conduct jump training to provide the Kadena rescue squadron Airmen with a vital training environment that prepares them for real-world scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

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31st RQS trains with 36th AS for real-world scenarios

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota, Japan, waits for pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron on Kadena Air Base, Japan, before flying to Ie Shima Island auxiliary airfield for jump training June 8, 2015. Day-to-day training ensures Airmen are prepared for real-world scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

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31st RQS trains with 36th AS for real-world scenarios

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron don parachute equipment on Kadena Air Base, Japan, before flying to Ie Shima Island auxiliary airfield for jump training June 8, 2015. The training was part of routine training for the 31st Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

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31st RQS trains with 36th AS for real-world scenarios

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron walk toward a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules on Kadena Air Base, Japan, before flying to Ie Shima Island auxiliary airfield for jump training June 8, 2015. Fourteen pararescuemen from 31st RQS participated in the jump training in order to maintain proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

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31st RQS trains with 36th AS for real-world scenarios

Published June 17, 2015
By 18th Wing Public Affairs

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 36th Airlift Squadron and the 31st Rescue Squadron conduct jump training to provide the Kadena rescue squadron Airmen with a vital training environment that prepares them for real-world scenarios. The jumps were part of routine training for the 31st Rescue Squadron.