Jump Week: Pararescuemen maintain mission readiness

The 36th Airlift Squadron and 31st Rescue Squadron maintain mission readiness for aircrew and pararescuemen during Jump Week at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

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Airmen of the 31st Rescue Squadron and 36th Airlift Squadron observe two C-130 Hercules take off at a drop zone at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7, 2015. The two squadrons maintain mission readiness for aircrew and pararescuemen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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Tech. Sgt. Bruce Rick, 31st Rescue Squadron NCO in charge of combat arms, observes a C-130 Hercules takeoff at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7, 2015. The 36th Airlift Squadron and 31st Rescue Squadron maintain mission readiness for aircrew and pararescuemen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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A C-130 Hercules flies over a drop zone at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7, 2015. The 36th Airlift Squadron and 31st Rescue Squadron maintain mission readiness for aircrew and pararescuemen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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(Left to right) Tech. Sgt. Bruce Rick, 31st Rescue Squadron NCO in charge of combat arms, and Tech. Sgt. Kierston Mair, 31st Rescue Squadron NCO in charge of aviation resource management, check the weather and radio that information to the aircraft flying overhead at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7, 2015. Airmen from the 31st RQS maintained mission readiness for rescue missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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A 31st Rescue Squadron pararescueman jumps out of a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules during a training mission over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 6, 2015. The 36th Airlift Squadron and 31st Rescue Squadron maintain mission readiness for aircrew and pararescuemen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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A 31st Rescue Squadron pararescueman freefalls with a parachute after jumping from a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules during training missions over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7, 2015. The training was part of ‘Jump Week’, a week-long training during which members of the 31st RQS link up with the 36th AS to maintain mission readiness and rescue tactics in preparation for real-world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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31st Rescue Squadron pararescuemen descend with parachutes after jumping from a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules during ‘Jump Week’ at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 6, 2015. During Jump Week, members of the 31st RQS link up with the 36th AS to maintain mission readiness and rescue tactics in preparation for real-world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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Capt. Vince Koziol, 31st Rescue Squadron flight commander, descend with a parachute after jumping from a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules during ‘Jump Week’ at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 6, 2015. During Jump Week, members of the 31st RQS link up with the 36th AS to maintain mission readiness and rescue tactics in preparation for real-world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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Jump Week: Pararescuemen maintain mission readiness

Capt. Vince Koziol, 31st Rescue Squadron flight commander, descend with a parachute after jumping from a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules during ‘Jump Week’ at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 6, 2015. During Jump Week, members of the 31st RQS link up with the 36th AS to maintain mission readiness and rescue tactics in preparation for real-world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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Jump Week: Pararescuemen maintain mission readiness

Pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron touch down in a landing zone at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7, 2015 during ‘Jump Week’. During Jump Week, members of the 31st RQS link up with the 36th AS to maintain mission readiness and rescue tactics in preparation for real-world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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Jump Week: Pararescuemen maintain mission readiness

Two C-130 Hercules with the 36th Airlift Squadron fly over Yokota Air Base, Japan, during ‘Jump Week’, Jan, 7, 2015. During Jump Week, members of the 31st RQS link up with the 36th AS to maintain mission readiness and rescue tactics in preparation for real-world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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Jump Week: Pararescuemen maintain mission readiness

Published Jan. 8, 2015
By Osakabe Yasuo
374th Airlift Wing public affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 36th Airlift Squadron and 31st Rescue Squadron maintain mission readiness for aircrew and pararescuemen during Jump Week.