'That Others May Live': The Pararescue Units Preparing for War on Top of the World
In the new superpower battle taking place in the Arctic, a small band of American military members maintain an unceasing vigil.
By Jeff Bolton and Kellen Wilson
Jul 19, 2020
Alejandro Pena
To the downed pilot, wounded soldier, or lost backcountry hiker stranded on the unforgiving tundra of the Arctic, there is no sweeter sound than the methodical “thump...thump...thump...†of the Alaska Air National Guard’s (ANG) HH-60G Pave Hawk or the purr of an HC-130J Hercules overhead.
Because that sound means only one thing: PJs are on the way.
An HH-60G of the 210th Rescue Squadron conducts a Casualty Evacuation mission during a mass casualty exercise with the rest of the triad.
The United States Air Force’s elite pararescue units, known informally as PJs, are a legendary Combat Search and Rescue special operators who not only have the capabilities to perform advanced life-saving procedures in the field but also the necessary skills to wage war with sister Special Operations Command units.
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