The unsung heroes you never really hear about risk their lives daily just in training. A pilots best friend.

Realistic training enables the military to improve its readiness and war fighting capabilities. A1C Jay Brackins joins the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena for combined operations with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and 17th Special Operations Squadron. – Defense Video Imagery

Pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron perform a static-line jump out of a C-130 Hercules

Featured image of Pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron performing a static-line jump out of a C-130 Hercules over water Aug. 29 near Kadena Air Base, Japan. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steven Nabor