Combat search and rescue exercise underway at Davis-Monthan
By The Associated Press
An Air Force pararescue jumper yells to pass on vital information to MV-22 Osprey aircrew during a combat rescue scenario as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., in May 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives joint service personnel an opportunity to build fundamental combat search and rescue skills to fight in and out of contested environments. (Staff Sgt. Trevor McBride/Air Force)
A statement released by the southern Arizona base said aircraft from Davis-Monthan along with F-16C fighters and three types of helicopters based elsewhere will participate in the Red-Flag Rescue, which began Thursday and will conclude May 18.
Rescue personnel transload onto a HC-130J Combat King II during a mission as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on May 8, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives joint service personnel an opportunity to build fundamental combat search and rescue skills to fight in and out of contested environments. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride)
According to base officials, units from the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps and from 12 other nations will participate in the exercise.
Units based at Davis-Monthan include the 563rd Rescue Group, which flies HC-130 transports and HH-60 helicopters.
NAS Base Fire Chief Mark Brusoe, speaks about a plane crash at a news briefing near front gate of Naval Air Station (NAS) in Jacksonville, Fla., early Saturday, May 4, 2019. A charter plane with multiple passengers traveling from Cuba to north Florida ended up in a river at the end of a runway Friday night, though no critical injuries or deaths were reported, officials said. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)A HC-130P/N King pilot, assigned to the 39th Rescue Squadron, controls the aircraft during low-level training as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on May 9, 2018. Red Flag-Rescue gives joint service personnel an opportunity to build fundamental combat search and rescue skills to fight in and out of contested environments. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride)
