 
Hurricane Katrina
Tech. Sgt. Jason Burger, 943rd Rescue Group, examines his HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter's hoist cable before heading out on another search and rescue mission over New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The cable is spooled out into a container dedicated for that purpose to keep the cable free of foreign objects which could affect the hoist's performance. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bill Huntington
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Posted: 10/21/2005
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Hurricane Katrina
Tech. Sgt. Andrew Canfield, full-time Air Force reservist and pararescue jumper, communicates with one of his rescues, Joseph, by writing notes. Joseph, who had spent 10 days in his flooded New Orleans home, is nonverbal and was found hovering over a small lit candle in his second-floor bedroom. He motioned to the PJ for something to write on and they began a written dialogue that resulted in the PJ successfully extracting him. Sergeant Canfield is with the 304th Rescue Squadron, Portland IAP, Ore. (Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Elaine Mayo)
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Posted: 10/19/2005
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Hurricane Katrina
Another life was saved from the wrath of Katrina thanks to the concern of Senior Master Sgt. Cheryl King, Air Force reservist and maintenance superintendent with the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Sergeant King received a request to locate someone unaccounted for in New Orleans and passed the information on the 920th RQW. Here she talks with Master Sgt. Michael Bradford, avionics guidance and control specialist, also with the 920th about an upcoming mission. Sergeant King, originally from Pennsylvania, has been at Patrick since 1993 and works full time for the FAA as a safety inspector. In the background is avionics communications-navigation specialist Master Sgt. Tom Trommater working on a communications problem. (Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Elaine Mayo)
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Posted: 10/19/2005
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Hurricane Katrina
Maj. Tim Pfeifer, an Air Force reservist with the 920th Rescue Wing and commercial pilot with American Airlines, prepares his HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter for another search for survivors in New Orleans Sept. 10. Based out of Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., Major Pfeifer's crew is part of a Total Force team of AIr Force Reserve, Guard and active duty Airmen, who have saved more than 4,200 people. (Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Elaine Mayo)
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Posted: 10/20/2005
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Hurricane Katrina
Preparing to take off, Senior Master Sgt. Omar Rivera, an Air Reserve Technician and flight engineer with the 920th Rescue Wing, ensures all systems are go aboard his HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter Sept. 10. Working around the clock, Sergeant Rivera and about 100 other reservists supported and flew 6 helicopters saving 472 people in one day. (Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Elaine Mayo)
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Posted: 10/20/2005
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Hurricane Katrina
Senior Master Sgt. James Sanchez looks up for the hoist to be lowered from an AIr Force Reserve helicopter hovering over a roof top in New Orleans Sept. 10. Assigned to the 306th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Ariz., Sergeant Sanchez is a combat veteran of Afghanistan and has saved 98 lives during the AIr Force Reserve's recue operations. (Air Force Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Elaine Mayo)
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Posted: 10/20/2005
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Hurricane Katrina
Tech. Sgt. Keith Berry, an Air Force Reserve Command pararescueman from the 304th Rescue Squadron in Portland, Ore., checks for overhanging tree limbs near his HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter as it returns to the skies over southern Mississippi after checking on Hurricane Katrina survivors. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bill Huntington
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Posted: 10/20/2005
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A PJ's night in New Orleans
OVER NEW ORLEANS -- Tech. Sgt. Keith Berry looks down into flooded streets searching for survivors. He is part of an Air Force Reserve team credited with saving more than 1,040 people in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He is a pararescueman with the 304th Rescue Squadron from Portland, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)
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Posted: 9/12/2005
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Rescue teams use cyber tools
NEW ORLEANS -- Lt. Col. Rob Ament checks the gauges of his HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter as he prepares to search for Hurricane Katrina survivors. Flying missions out of Jackson, Miss., Colonel Ament and his team of Air Force reservists are finding innovative ways to use the Internet, e-mails and satellite technology to check for survivors and people who need still need help. He is the director of operations for the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Elaine Mayo)
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Posted: 9/12/2005
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Airmen 'pave' way for help
JACKSON, Miss. -- HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrews continue to fly search-and-rescue missions hoping to find stranded victims of Hurricane Katrina's devastating aftermath. Airmen from active-duty and Reserve units are here supporting the hurricane's rescue operation. As of Sept. 7, the rescue operation has extracted more than 4,000 people trapped by flood waters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez)
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Posted: 9/8/2005
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Helicopter mission changes as rescue tempo slows
JACKSON, Miss. -- Maintenance crews work on an HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter after it broke before launching. Aircrews from active and Reserve units are here working to rescue people trapped by the flood waters of Hurricane Katrina's destruction along the U.S. southern coast. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez)
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Posted: 9/7/2005
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Hoist rescue
NEW ORLEANS -- Tech. Sgt. Lem Torres surveys houses Sept. 2 looking for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Sergeant Torres is a pararescueman in the 38th Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
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Hoist rescue
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Posted: 9/5/2005
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