U.S. Air Force 31st and 33rd RQS Pararescuemen Shogun Shield Patient Rescue Demonstration

December 10, 2024 Hannah Sanchez Pararescue (PJ), US Air Force, US Air Force Special Operations 0
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, left, assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron, conducts a patient rescue demonstration with the 33rd Rescue Squadron during exercise Shogun Shield off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2024. The exercise encompassed all the elements of a real-world rescue scenario in which pararescuemen had to infiltrate the range, assess patients’ medical needs, transport the patient and exfiltrate the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Catherine Daniel)

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron, conducts a patient rescue demonstration with the 33rd Rescue Squadron during exercise Shogun Shield.

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  • By Airman 1st Class Arnet Tamayo, Airman 1st Class Catherine Daniel, Airman 1st Class Amy Kelley
  • 18th Wing Public Affairs
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron, looks out of an HH-60W Jolly Green II before a patient rescue demonstration with the 33rd Rescue Squadron during exercise Shogun Shield off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2024. The 33rd RQS and 31st RQS routinely engage in training events to sharpen their edge for real-world scenarios and maintain a safe and free Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Catherine Daniel)
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron, looks out of an HH-60W Jolly Green II before a patient rescue demonstration with the 33rd Rescue Squadron during exercise Shogun Shield off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2024. The 33rd RQS and 31st RQS routinely engage in training events to sharpen their edge for real-world scenarios and maintain a safe and free Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Catherine Daniel)
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron, conducts a patient rescue demonstration with the 33rd Rescue Squadron during exercise Shogun Shield off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2024. The 33rd RQS and 31st RQS routinely engage in training events to sharpen their edge for real-world scenarios and maintain a safe and free Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Catherine Daniel)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Ly, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron expeditionary communications technicians, prepares to get in position during exercise Shogun Shield off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2024. Ly volunteered as a simulated patient during this exercise to simulate a disaster event testing combat search and rescue capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Arnet Shayne Tamayo)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jana Mariah Villaviza, right, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, and a pararescueman, assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron, prepares to get in position during exercise Shogun Shield off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2024. Exercises and operations incorporating agile combat employment concepts ensure forward-deployed forces are continually ready to protect and defend the U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Arnet Shayne Tamayo)
A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron conducts a patient rescue demonstration with the 31st Rescue Squadron during exercise Shogun Shield off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2024. Exercises and operations incorporating agile combat employment concepts ensure forward-deployed forces are continually ready to protect and defend the U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Arnet Shayne Tamayo)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Matthew Francis, 18th Communication Squadron expeditionary communications technician, checks a patient's airway during an agile combat employment exercise, Shogun Shield, at Okuma Recreation Facility, Japan, Dec. 4, 2024. Francis, part of the Mission Ready Airmen that first located the victims, provided on-site first aid treatment and helped prepare patients for relocation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amy Kelley)
U.S. Air Force Airmen load patients into an ambulatory truck with help from Airmen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron and 33rd Rescue Squadron, during an agile combat employment exercise, Shogun Shield, at Okuma Recreation Facility, Japan, Dec. 4, 2024. Mission ready Airmen provided on-site first aid to victims of a simulated building collapse and prepared them for relocation for further treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amy Kelley)

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