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Smoky assault
An Alaska Air National Guard combat rescue officer, assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, communicates with an assault element while engaging opposition forces during a complete mission profile exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 13, 2021. The busiest rescue force in the Department of Defense, the 212th RQS provides elite pararescuemen and combat rescue officers uniquely skilled in integrating air and ground capabilities to carry out the 176th Wing’s wartime and peacetime personnel recovery missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)

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Photo by: Alejandro Pena |  VIRIN: 211013-F-HY271-9067.JPG