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How the Air Force Flew a 1,000-Mile Open Ocean Rescue: Part 1

Nov. 20, 2024 | By David Roza
Air & Space Forces Magazine got an inside look at how the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing flew a high-risk mission to pick up a patient on a cargo ship 500 miles off the coast of San Francisco last month.

Why Are Air Force PJs Training in a 140-Year-Old Copper Mine?

July 18, 2023 | By David Roza
The 414th Combat Training Squadron hosted a training session at the San Xavier Underground Mining Laboratory in Arizona to prepare Air Force PJs for the challenges of rescuing patients in dark, cramped, and dangerous confined spaces.

2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: Equipment

July 1, 2022
Total aircraft inventory; aircraft inventory trends; ICBM and satellite inventory; aircraft age; tail codes.

2021 USAF & USSF Almanac: Equipment

June 30, 2021
Total aircraft inventory; aircraft inventory trends; ICBM and satellite inventory; aircraft age; tail codes.

Civil Air Patrol Search and Rescue Saves 117 Lives in Fiscal 2019

Oct. 9, 2019 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
This map, produced by Civil Air Patrol’s National Cell Phone Forensics Team, helped guide searchers to a missing Colorado hiker on Sept. 30, 2019. Map image courtesy of CAP. The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center credited Civil Air Patrol search...

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