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Pararescuemen (AFSC 1T2X1), also called PJs (a nickname pronounced 'pee jays'), are United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Air Combat Command (ACC) operatives tasked with recovery and medical treatment of personnel in humanitarian and combat environments. They are the only members of the DoD specifically organized, trained and equipped to conduct personnel recovery operations in hostile or denied areas as a primary mission. Of the 22 enlisted Air Force Cross recipients, 12 have been awarded to Pararescuemen. Also, see USAF HH-60 Pave Hawk gallery at http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/9778384_dyBsk.

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visualintel > OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- A pararescueman from the 301st Rescue Squadron scans the Iraqi desert from an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter April 6 during a mission in southern Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > Two U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters, assigned to the 66th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, conduct an operational training exercise at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 19, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon/Released) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > 060727 FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz -- Pararescuemen from both the 48th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB and 58th RQS, Nellis AFB, prepare to transport simulated patient in an HH-60 Pave hawk during mass casualty exercise "Angel Thunder" placed at the Huachuca Mountains. A total of 30 simulated patients had initial on-scene assessment and treatment by the Pararescuemen. Exercise participants trained in preparation for real world mass casualty situations. .(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Veronica Pierce)..(RELEASED). (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > Pararescuemen from the 66th Expeditionary Rescue stand in front of their HH-60G Pave Hawk helicoper for a team photo Sept. 19 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > NEW ORLEANS -- Tech. Sgt. Lem Torres and a young boy are lifted to safety from the roof of the child's flooded home. The pararescueman and the 38th Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., deployed to New Orleans for Hurricane Katrina search-and-rescue operations (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- A pararescueman from the 301st Rescue Squadron checks in from a forward-deployed location in Iraq during an Operation Iraqi Freedom mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > California Air National Guard pararescuemen of the 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Federal Airfield, Ca. climb up a moving rope ladder, from the chilly waters outside the Golden Gate Bridge, up to a HH-60G Pave Hawk.

Tech. Sgt. Mike Sampognaro, flight engineer, monitors the training mission from the troop door. Hovering only six feet above the waves, Lt. Col. Thomas Laut must fly with extreme care as he deals with gusting winds, sea spray, sun glare, and sea swells, as he maintains a "low-and-slow" flight.

The HH-60G's primary wartime mission is combat search and rescue, infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces in day, night or marginal weather conditions. Some members of the 129th provided technical assistance for the production of the movie "The Perfect Storm." (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lance Cheung) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > A MH53 helicopter from the Marine Heavy Helo Squadron 464, Marine Corps Air Station, Jacksonville, NC flies low over the Gulf of Aden dropping a Zodiac boat and Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthn AFB, Tucson, Ariz., during a training mission on May 31, 2008 while deployed to the Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa located at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock) (Released) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- A pararescueman from the 301st Rescue Squadron scans the Iraqi desert from an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter April 6 during a mission in southern Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)