Navy Helicopters and Air Force Pararescue Forces Conduct Astronaut Recovery Exercise

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Navy Helicopters and Air Force Pararescue Forces Conduct Astronaut Recovery Exercise

Navy Helicopters and Air Force Pararescue Forces Conduct Astronaut Recovery Exercise

Air Force pararescue forces from the 48th rescue squadron work to recover mock-astronauts from a SpaceX Orion capsule during a validation exercise. The exercise was meant to validate the joint-capability of Navy helicopter squadrons and Air Force Guardian Angel Pararescue forces in their shared mission to recover astronauts at sea. (U.S. Space Command photo by Sean Castellano/Released)

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