| Senior Airman Oliver Smith and a downed F-15 Eagle pilot are hoisted out of the water into a HH-60G Pave Hawk during a crisis management exercise Oct. 8 off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. Members of the 18th Wing from Kadena Air Base, Japan, and the Japanese coast guard rehearsed response procedures for a simulated over the water aircraft accident. Airman Smith is a pararescue Airman assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chrissy Best) |