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In 2010, Jimmy Settle (a US Air Force Pararescueman or PJ) was on a dangerous rescue mission in Afghanistan when an AK-47 round hit the bottom of his helicopter, striking him in the head. Even after being shot in the head, his PJ medical training kicked in and he started providing self-aid. He has had several near death […]
It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and since most of you are already 12 Pabst Blue Ribbons deep, no commentary this week. I’m taking the Pats alllllllll day. -BK Watch for PJ August O’Neill: WASHINGTON — As fans don their colors Sunday to show support for their teams during Super Bowl LI, the Defense Department will also show […]
A pararescue legend hangs it up: HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. –Over the course of his thirty-year career, he was decorated nine times for actions that saved dozens –if not hundreds– on and off the battlefield. He was a major command pararescueman of the year, an Air Force Pitsenbarger Award recipient valor under fire, and AF pararescue […]
PJ and I were in the same Peshmerga units before he left to fight in Syria alongside the YPG. He is an exceptional warrior that embodies the spirit of the Marine Corps with a sense of humor that cannot be matched, Semper Fidelis brother. Kurt: What’s your military background? PJ: 0351 infantry assaultman UCMC […]
The role of combat controller is one of the most fascinating special operations career fields around. But info on the job is hard to find.
Every map has a Who, What, Where and When about it. But these maps had another element: Why? Since they were primarily ‘about’ something other than geography, understanding the map required finding the reasoning behind it.
One of the Pararescuemen describes his skill set as being a “mixture of being a paramedic, a firefighter, a rescue diver, mixed with a mountain rescue specialist.”
Two years after completing Basic Training a CCT has been through SERE, Airborne, HALO, Air Traffic Control School, Combat Dive (open and closed circuit), as well as a myriad of CQB, Small Unit Tactics, trauma courses, etc.
83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron hard at work.
Our police officers are under siege: DALLAS — He served his country overseas. Then he came home, became radicalized, and turned into a mass murderer. Micah Johnson, 25, of Mesquite, Texas, was identified by police as the sniper who shot 12 people during a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Dallas on Thursday night. By […]
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An airman from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, drowned Saturday while free-diving, the base announced in a statement. Airman 1st Class Christopher O’Brien, 25, died near Ginnie Springs, Florida, a popular outdoor spot about 100 miles southwest of the base. Authorities believe the death was an accident and do not suspect foul play. O’Brien was […]
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