Into the sunset

A 129th Rescue Wing-based aircrew flies an HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter over Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 6. More than 65 Airmen deployed to Afghanistan in May for two to four months to provide combat search and rescue support for Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo courtesy of Guillermo Rivera)

Djibouti deployment homecoming

Tech. Sgt. Elliot Paige, an MC-130P Combat Shadow radio operator from the 130th Rescue Squadron, is welcomed home at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., by his daughter after a 40 day deployment to Djibouti June 18. (Air National Guard photy by Chief Master Sgt. Chris Hartman)(RELEASED)

Djibouti deployment homecoming

129th Rescue Wing Family Readiness volunteers and the Blue Star Moms display a welcome home banner to greet 129th Rescue Wing Airmen returning to Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., June 13 from a 40-day deployment to Djibouti. (Air National Guard photy by Master Sgt. Dan Kacir)(RELEASED)

An Airman’s encounter with a cheetah

Senior Airman Krystal Rannals, 129th Maintenance Group, poses with actor Christian Slater and a cheetah during a USO trip to a Cheetah Refuge in Djibouti.(Photo courtesy of Senior Airman Krystal Rannals)

Becoming a 'JET' Airman

Major Chuck Pratt from the 129th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron administers an I.V. during the Combat Life Saver Course at Fort Dix, NJ, April 1. The course was part of Combat Skills Training for Joint Expeditionary Tasked Airmen. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Charles Pratt)

129th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron stands up

Lt. Col. Daniel Lapostole, 129th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron commander, receives the unit guidon from Col. Richard E. Donnelly, 451st Air Expeditionary Group deputy commander, during an assumption of command ceremony at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, May 5. The 129th ERQS has the primary mission of performing combat search and rescue tasks, including personnel recovery and medical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Guillermo Rivera)