By Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Public Affairs / Published September 19, 2018
A U.S. Air Force Pararescueman and a Peruvian Airmen treat simulated aircraft crash patients as a U.S. Air Force Pararescueman and a Colombian Civil Defense member discus patient treatment during a Colombian-led search and rescue exercise Angel de los Andes at Air Combat Command number 1, German Olano Air Base, Colombia, Sept. 5, 2018. The two-week Colombian-led exercise has more than 400 participants from 12 nations training together in the air and on the ground in the event of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. AJ Anderson, C-130 loadmaster, monitors the C-130 ramp opening while a Colombian Air Force commando prepares for a high altitude low opening jump over Air Combat Command number 1, German Olano Air Base, Colombia, during the Colombian-led search and rescue exercise Angel de los Andes Sept. 12, 2018. Two U.S. Air Force aircraft and more than 90 U.S. Airmen are participating in the international exercise with 11 other nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
Peruvian Air Force commandos and U.S Air Force Pararescuemen sit on a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules prior to take off at Air Combat Command number 5, Arturo Lema Posada Air Base, Rionegro, Colombia, in preparation for a high altitude low opening jump during the Colombian-led search and rescue exercise Angel de los Andes Sept. 12, 2018. The two-week Colombian-led exercise has more than 400 participants from 12 nations training together in the air and on the ground in the event of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
U.S. Air Force Capt. TJ Oltman and 1st Lt. Matt Bair, 133rd Airlift Squadron, C-130 Hercules pilots, and conduct low altitude flying manuvers over Colombia during the Colombian-led search and rescue exercise Angel de los Andes Sept. 12, 2018. The second week of the exercise focused close air support and Combat Search and Rescue techniques to include: simulated humanitarian aid in a convoy attack, pilot recovery in land and water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Matt Bairand and Capt. TJ Oltman, 133rd Airlift Squadron, C-130 Hercules pilots, conduct low altitude flying maneuvers over Colombia during the Colombian-led search and rescue exercise Angel de los Andes Sept. 12, 2018. The two-week Colombian-led exercise has more than 400 participants from 12 nations training together in the air and on the ground in the event of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
A Colombian Air Force rescueman deploys his parachute after conducting a freefall jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 133rd Airlift Squadron, Minnesota National Guard, during the Colombian-led multinational search and rescue exercise Angel de los Andes at Embalse Penol-Guatape, Colombia, Sept. 11, 2018. The two-week Colombian-led exercise has more than 400 participants from 12 nations training together in the air and on the ground in the event of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
Colombian Air Force rescue men jump from a Colombian Air Force UH-60 Black hawk at Embalse Penol-Guatape, Colombia, during the Colombian-led multinational search and rescue exercise Angel de los Andes Sept. 11, 2018. The second week of the exercise focused close air support and Combat Search and Rescue techniques to include: simulated humanitarian aid in a convoy attack, pilot recovery in land and water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
A Colombian Air Force medical professional and a U.S. Air Force Maj. Tina Ruyle, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical crew director, discuss patient movement at Air Combat Command number 1, German Olano Air Base, Colombia, during a simulated earthquake rescue response for the Colombian-led search and rescue exercise Angel de los Andes Sept. 7, 2018. The two-week Colombian-led exercise has more than 400 participants from 12 nations training together in the air and on the ground in the event of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
A Colombian Air Force UH-1H Huey II launches after transporting simulated earthquake victims to a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules for aeromedical evacuation at Air Combat Command number 1, German Olano Air Base, Colombia, for the Colombian-led search and rescue exercise Angel de los Andes Sept. 6, 2018. Squadron C-130 Hercules from the 133rd Airlift Wing with the Minnesota Air National Guard. The two-week Colombian-led exercise has more than 400 participants from 12 nations training together in the air and on the ground in the event of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
Colombian Air Force Tech. Sgt. Manuel Molina Garzon, sets up a radio to communicate with rescue helicopters rescue teams at Air Combat Command number 1, German Olano Air Base, Colombia, for the Colombian-led search and rescue exercise Angel de los Andes Sept. 7, 2018. This is the second time the Colombian Air Force is hosting Angel de los Andes, the first was in 2015. Two U.S. Air Force aircraft and more than 90 U.S. Airmen are participating in the international exercise with 11 other nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
Colombian Air Force Tech. Sgt. Manuel Molina Garzon, sets up a radio to communicate with rescue helicopters rescue teams at Air Combat Command number 1, German Olano Air Base, Colombia, for the Colombian-led search and rescue exercise Angel de los Andes Sept. 7, 2018. The two-week Colombian-led exercise has more than 400 participants from 12 nations training together in the air and on the ground in the event of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Josh Myers, C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster prepares for an airdrop over Air Combat Command number 1, German Olano Air Base, Colombia, during the Colombian-led search and rescue exercise Angel de los Andes Sept. 6, 2018. The first week of the exercise focused on responding to disaster scenarios that included earthquake response, a forest fire, and aircraft crash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
A Colombian Air Force Airman and U.S. Air Force Maj. Kubwimana Mhayamguru, 943rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, discus standardization of medical equipment on a C-17 Globemaster III at Air Combat Command number 5, Arturo Lema Posada Air Base, Rionegro, Colombia, for the Colombian-led search and rescue exercise Angel de los Andes Sept. 5, 2018. The two-week Colombian-led exercise has more than 400 participants from 12 nations training together in the air and on the ground in the event of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
Colombian civil defense, Colombian, Peruvian, Brazilian and U.S. Air Force Airmen transport simulated aircraft crash victims onto a Brazilian Air Force UH-60 Black Hawk during a Colombian-led search and rescue exercise Angel de los Andes at Air Combat Command number 1, German Olano Air Base, Colombia, Sept. 5, 2018. The two-week week Colombian-led exercise has more than 400 participants from 12 nations training together in the air and on the ground in the event of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
U.S. Air Force Pararescueman, Colombian Civil Defense members and Peruvian Airmen treat simulated patients of a simulated aircraft crash at Air Combat Command number 1, German Olano Air Base, Colombia, during the Colombian-led search and rescue exercise Angel de los Andes Sept. 5, 2018. The simulated aircraft crash had more than 25 victims that were air evacuated by the Colombian, Peruvian and Brazilian Air Force’s helicopters to a U.S. C-17 Globemaster III and a U.S. C-130 Hercules for an aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
A Peruvian Airman rappels from to the ground from a helicopter during the Colombian-led search and rescue exercise Angel de los Andes at Air Combat Command number 1, German Olano Air Base, Colombia, Sept. 5, 2018. The two-week Colombian-led exercise has more than 400 participants from 12 nations training together in the air and on the ground in the event of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
Senior Airman Carmen O’Donnell, 15th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster loadmaster, monitors the runway clearance at Air Combat Command number 1, German Olano Air Base, Colombia, while a C-17 Globemaster taxis during the international search and rescue exercise Angel of the Andes, Sept 4, 2018. The C-17 from Joint Base Charleston and one C-130 Hercules from the 133rd Airlift Squadron with the Minnesota Air National Guard are part of the eight units from the U.S. Air Force Active, Guard and Reserve components participating in the Colombian-led exercise alongside 11 other nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz)