Inside Combat Rescue

David Clawson, a member of the National Geographic film crew, captures the action as pararescuemen from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., secure the area while an HH-60 Pave Hawk lifts off. A five-person Nat Geo television crew filmed “Inside Combat Rescue” for five weeks with Airmen from Moody AFB and Pave Hawk crews from Nellis AFB, Nev., at Kandahar Airbase, Afghanistan. (National Geographic Channel photo by John Collin)

Inside Combat Rescue

David Clawson, a member of the National Geographic film crew, captures the action as a pararescueman from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., secure the area while an HH-60 Pave Hawk arrives to whisk them out of harm’s way. In a first-of-its-kind project, Nat Geo had unprecedented access to all aspects of the Air Force rescue mission in Afghanistan for a new television series called "Inside Combat Rescue." (National Geographic Channel photo by John Collin)

Serving through Music

Airman 1st Class Justin Cockerham plays the piano during rehearsal Nov. 7 at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Cockerham brings to the Heritage of America band over 20 years of piano playing experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sachel Seabrook/Released)

Serving through Music

Piano keys raise as Airman 1st Class Justin Cockerham plays during the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band rehearsal Nov. 7 at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Airman Cockerham has played the piano since the age of four. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sachel Seabrook/Released)

Free-fall

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- A Pararescueman participating in the bi-annual PJ Rodeo competition descends to the ground during a free-fall parachute exercise held at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 9, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jerilyn Quintanilla)

Approaching the zone

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Pararescuemen aboard a C-130 Hercules stand by as they approach their parachute drop zone at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 9, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jerilyn Quintanilla)