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Air Force PJ's and Navy rescue swimmers join forces, hone astronaut rescue techniques

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  • By Louis Biehslich
  • CONR-1AF (AFNORTH and AFSPACE)
PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE, Fla. --  

.S. Space Command & 1st Air Force (AFSPACE)'s Detachment 3 teamed up with the U.S. Navy in conducting astronaut rescue training, creating a new joint forces solution to support NASA. Air Force PJ's joined Navy rescue swimmers, boarding Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopters to train at Patrick Space Force Base, FL. The joint team can now, if needed, together perform astronaut rescue operations for a variety of missions.