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WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing hosts pararescue teams from across the nation for the bi-annual PJ Rodeo Competition. PJ Stands for Pararescue Jumper, the specialists trained to jump into water or hostile terrain to retrieve downed Airmen. The weeklong competition simulates real world scenarios testing the core skill sets of each rescue team. Event scenarios include Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Military Free-fall and Static-line parachuting Operations, Tactical Carbine and Pistol marksmanship, Zodiac Boat Operations, Maritime Navigation and High Angle / Confined-Space Rescue Operations. The competition works to foster teamwork, and esprit de corps among the Guardian Angels.
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(USAF / Senior Airman Christopher Muncy / Released)

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing hosts pararescue teams from across the nation for the bi-annual PJ Rodeo Competition. PJ Stands for Pararescue Jumper, the specialists trained to jump into water or hostile terrain to retrieve downed Airmen. The weeklong competition simulates real world scenarios testing the core skill sets of each rescue team. Event scenarios include Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Military Free-fall and Static-line parachuting Operations, Tactical Carbine and Pistol marksmanship, Zodiac Boat Operations, Maritime Navigation and High Angle / Confined-Space Rescue Operations. The competition works to foster teamwork, and esprit de corps among the Guardian Angels.
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(USAF / Senior Airman Christopher Muncy / Released)

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing hosts pararescue teams from across the nation for the bi-annual PJ Rodeo Competition. PJ Stands for Pararescue Jumper, the specialists trained to jump into water or hostile terrain to retrieve downed Airmen. The weeklong competition simulates real world scenarios testing the core skill sets of each rescue team. Event scenarios include Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Military Free-fall and Static-line parachuting Operations, Tactical Carbine and Pistol marksmanship, Zodiac Boat Operations, Maritime Navigation and High Angle / Confined-Space Rescue Operations. The competition works to foster teamwork, and esprit de corps among the Guardian Angels.
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(USAF / Senior Airman Christopher Muncy / Released)

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing hosts pararescue teams from across the nation for the bi-annual PJ Rodeo Competition. PJ Stands for Pararescue Jumper, the specialists trained to jump into water or hostile terrain to retrieve downed Airmen. The weeklong competition simulates real world scenarios testing the core skill sets of each rescue team. Event scenarios include Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Military Free-fall and Static-line parachuting Operations, Tactical Carbine and Pistol marksmanship, Zodiac Boat Operations, Maritime Navigation and High Angle / Confined-Space Rescue Operations. The competition works to foster teamwork, and esprit de corps among the Guardian Angels.
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(USAF / Senior Airman Christopher Muncy / Released)

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - Airmen from the 106th Rescue Wing supporting Hurricane Sandy Relief efforts meet with Brigadier General Anthony P. Sherman on November 8th, 2012. (USAF / Senior Airman Christopher Muncy / Released)
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WESTHMAPTON BEACH, NY - Chief Master Sergeant Diana L. Manno assumes the position of Command Chief, succeeding Chief Edward Reiter, on February 2nd, 2013. Command Chief
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WESTHMAPTON BEACH, NY - Chief Master Sergeant Diana L. Manno assumes the position of Command Chief, succeeding Chief Edward Reiter, on February 2nd, 2013. Command Chief
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WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - Pararescue Jumpers with the 103rd Rescue Squadron train with a simulated casualty at FS Gabreski ANG on November 13, 2013.
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WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - Members of the 106th Rescue Wing stand at attention as the new front gate is opened during a ribbon cutting event on November 13, 2013.
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FS GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - Six New York Air National Guard members receive the Bronze Star for Valor during a ceremony on Friday, Dec 6 at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base. The six members of the 106th Rescue Wing's 103rd Rescue Squadron are being honored for the courage they showed under fire during a December 10, 2012 rescue mission in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Bronze Star with V device is the fourth highest ranking United States military award for heroism. The Combat Rescue Officer and five Pararescuemen, known collectively as Guardian Angels, flew into a "hot" LZ and were under continuous Taliban fire from AK-47s, machineguns, and rocket propelled grenades, as they called in helicopter gunship support, and provided emergency medical care to the four men while shielding them with their own bodies. The six members include: Capt. Ronnie Maloney, of Middle Island; Senior Master Sgt. Erik Blom, of Hampton Bays; Technical Sgt. Anthony Yusup of Bloomsburg, PA; Staff Sgt. James Dougherty of Rocky Point; Staff Sgt. Matthew Zimmer of Westhampton; and Staff Sgt. Christopher Petersen of Commack, then a senior Airman. All were assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Detachment of the 651st Air Expeditionary Group, a part of the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing, at Kandahar Air Field at the time.
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(USAF / Senior Airman Christopher Muncy / released)

FS GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - Six New York Air National Guard members receive the Bronze Star for Valor during a ceremony on Friday, Dec 6 at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base. The six members of the 106th Rescue Wing's 103rd Rescue Squadron are being honored for the courage they showed under fire during a December 10, 2012 rescue mission in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Bronze Star with V device is the fourth highest ranking United States military award for heroism. The Combat Rescue Officer and five Pararescuemen, known collectively as Guardian Angels, flew into a "hot" LZ and were under continuous Taliban fire from AK-47s, machineguns, and rocket propelled grenades, as they called in helicopter gunship support, and provided emergency medical care to the four men while shielding them with their own bodies. The six members include: Capt. Ronnie Maloney, of Middle Island; Senior Master Sgt. Erik Blom, of Hampton Bays; Technical Sgt. Anthony Yusup of Bloomsburg, PA; Staff Sgt. James Dougherty of Rocky Point; Staff Sgt. Matthew Zimmer of Westhampton; and Staff Sgt. Christopher Petersen of Commack, then a senior Airman. All were assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Detachment of the 651st Air Expeditionary Group, a part of the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing, at Kandahar Air Field at the time.
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WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - Pararescue Jumpers from the 102nd Rescue Squadron pose with Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sergeant Christopher Muncy during a base visit on May 11, 2012 at FS Gabreski ANG.
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NEW YORK, NY - A pair of HH-60 Pavehawk helicopters from the 106th Rescue Wing hover next to the USS Intrepid on the Hudson River during Air Force Week, 2009.
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WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - A door gunner from the 106th Rescue Wing prepares to board an HH-60 Pavehawk at FS Gabreski ANG.
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WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - Airman First Class Luke McNamara sights an empty rifle at F.S. Gabreski (ANG) on February 16th, 2012.
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WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - Senior Airman Dennis March from the 106 AMXS replaces a cowling near the fuel probe of an HH-60 at FS Gabreski ANG on February 24, 2012.
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WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY -U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Holly Petraeus and Major General Patrick Murphy and Congressman Tim Bishop visit FS Gabreski ANG on March 2, 2012 to discuss how to best assist military familieswho are facing financial issues and how the new military budget is likely to affect FS Gabreski.
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WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY -U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Holly Petraeus and Major General Patrick Murphy and Congressman Tim Bishop visit FS Gabreski ANG on March 2, 2012 to discuss how to best assist military familieswho are facing financial issues and how the new military budget is likely to affect FS Gabreski.
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WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - U.S. Senator Kirsten examines an HH-60 Pavehawk during a visit to FS Gabreski ANG on March 2, 2012.
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WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - Senior Airman Tara Langella sights a .50 caliber sniper rifle at F.S. Gabreski ANG on March 14, 2012.
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