31st RQS, 353rd SOW conduct pararescue training

Pararescueman with the 31st Rescue Squadron jump out of an MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing over Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 19, 2024. Pararescuemen are trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum personnel recovery operations in both peacetime and combat environments.

31st RQS, 353rd SOW conduct pararescue training

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, center, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Nicholas Evans, left, 18th Wing commander, congratulates a 31st Rescue Squadron pararescuemen after a successful landing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 19, 2024. 5th Air Force leaders observed parachute drop training by the 31st Rescue Squadron and 320th Special Tactics Squadron that occurred at Kadena while the conference was underway. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan R. Sifuentes)

31st RQS, 353rd SOW conduct pararescue training

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, left, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, and a service member with the 31st Rescue Squadron, watch 31st RQS pararescuemen land during a parachute drop training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 19. 2024. 5th Air Force leaders observed the training by the 31st Rescue Squadron and 320th Special Tactics Squadron that occurred at Kadena while the conference was underway. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan R. Sifuentes)

31st RQS, 353rd SOW conduct pararescue training

U.S. Air Force 5th Air Force, 18th Wing, 374th Air Wing and 35th Fighter Wing leadership pose for a photo at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan 19, 2024. The commander’s conference brings together leadership teams across affiliated installations, such as the U.S. Air Force 5th Air Force, 18th Wing, 374th Air Wing and 35th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

31st RQS, 353rd SOW conduct pararescue training

Published Jan. 24, 2024
By Senior Airman Tylir Meyer, Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez & Airman 1st Class Jonathan R. Sifuentes
18th Wing Public Affairs

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan --

Pararescuemen with the 31st Rescue Squadron jumped out of an MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing over Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 19, 2024. Pararescuemen are trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum personnel recovery operations in both peacetime and combat environments.