Caption:
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN)- U.S. Air Force personnel from the 18th
Aeromedical Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, prepare to be "rescued"
by a Navy SH-60 helicopter from the aircraft carrier US Kitty
Hawk during a water mass casualty training during Joint Air and Sea
Exercise 2005 at White Beach Naval Station, Okinawa, Japan. The
18th AES Airmen were part of an aircrew that "crashed" in the ocean.
Air Force HH-60 helicopters from the 33rd Rescue Squadron here and Navy
helicopters participated in the training. JASEX provides a unique
opportunity for air and naval forces to work toget in a maritime
environment, including training with the U.S. carrier strike group and
attached air wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Master Sgt. Val Gempis)
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