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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Austin, 510th Fighter Squadron commander, attempts to blend into the available terrain while evading opposing forces during a simulated combat search and rescue mission, Jan. 28, 2014, at Cellina Meduna training ground near Maniago, Italy. The training allowed aircrew to practice evading capture, communicating with assets in the air and an opportunity to conduct hoist training with a U.S. Army 12th Combat Air Brigade UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Conroy)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Austin, 510th Fighter Squadron commander, attempts to blend into the available terrain while evading opposing forces during a simulated combat search and rescue mission, Jan. 28, 2014, at Cellina Meduna training ground near Maniago, Italy. The training allowed aircrew to practice evading capture, communicating with assets in the air and an opportunity to conduct hoist training with a U.S. Army 12th Combat Air Brigade UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Conroy)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Austin, 510th Fighter Squadron commander, uses a mirror to signal his location to pilots searching for him during a simulated combat search and rescue mission, Jan. 28, 2014, at Cellina Meduna training ground near Maniago, Italy. F-16 Fighting Falcons flew as low as 1,000 feet above the ground in an attempt to locate a simulated isolated pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Conroy)
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.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Claude Brown, 31st Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, recovery and escape specialist, waits for a radio response from 31st Fighter Wing pilots during a simulated combat search and rescue mission, Jan. 28, 2014, at Cellina Meduna training ground near Maniago, Italy. The training allowed aircrew to practice evading capture, communicating with assets in the air and an opportunity to conduct hoist training with a U.S. Army 12th Combat Air Brigade UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Conroy)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Austin, 510th Fighter Squadron commander, attempts to communicate with F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots searching for his location during a simulated combat search and rescue mission, Jan. 28, 2014, at Cellina Meduna training ground near Maniago, Italy. The joint-service training with a U.S. Army 12th Combat Air Brigade UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew allowed for the assimilation of different rescue procedures to become more effective. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Conroy)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Austin, 510th Fighter Squadron commander, utilizes red distress smoke to signal his location to a U.S. Army 12th Combat Aviation Brigade UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a simulated combat search and rescue, Jan. 28, 2014, at Cellina Meduna training grounds near Maniago, Italy. There were several aspects to the training mission to include close air support, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training for personnel on the ground and a search and rescue coordinated with a helicopter crew extracting isolated pilots from “hostile” environments. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Ryan Conroy)
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A 12th Combat Aviation Brigade UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter sends debris flying during its decent on a simulated combat search and rescue mission, Jan. 28, 2014, at Cellina Meduna training grounds near Maniago, Italy. There were several aspects to the training mission to include close air support, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training for personnel on the ground and a search and rescue coordinated with a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew extracting isolated pilots from “hostile” environments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Conroy)
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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Clerow Washington, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade crew chief medic, rappels from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a simulated combat search and rescue mission, Jan. 28, 2014, at Cellina Meduna training grounds near Maniago, Italy. The training allowed aircrew to practice evading capture, communicating with assets in the air and an opportunity to conduct hoist training with a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Conroy)
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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Clerow Washington, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade crew chief medic, waits to be lifted into a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a joint-service combat search and rescue training mission, Jan. 28, 2014, at Cellina Meduna, Italy. There were several aspects to the training mission to include close air support, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training for personnel on the ground and a search and rescue coordinated with a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew extracting isolated pilots from “hostile” environments. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Briana Jones)
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(From Left)U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Austin, 510th Fighter Squadron commander, is pulled onto a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter by U.S. Army Sgt. Keith Dishman, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade crew chief during a joint-service combat search and rescue training mission, Jan. 28, 2014 at Cellina Meduna, Italy. After successfully evading opposing forces and communicating with assets in the air, isolated Airmen were extracted from “hostile” areas by the 12th CAB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Briana Jones)
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U.S. Army Sgt. Keith Dishman, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade crew chief, prepares to pick up U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Clerow Washington 12th CAB medic and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Claude Brown, 31st Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist, during a joint-service combat search and rescue training mission, Jan. 28, 2014, at Cellina Meduna, Italy. There were several aspects to the training mission to include close air support, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training for personnel on the ground and a search and rescue coordinated with a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew extracting isolated pilots from “hostile” environments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Briana Jones)
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U.S. Army Sgt. Keith Dishman, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade crew chief, looks out the window of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a joint-service combat search and rescue training mission, Jan. 28, 2014, at Cellina Meduna, Italy. There were several aspects to the training mission to include close air support, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training for personnel on the ground and a search and rescue coordinated with a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew extracting isolated pilots from “hostile” environments. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Briana Jones)