Rescue teams prepare for worst during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-3
Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Tomohiro Saito, a pilot with the Air Rescue Wing, listens as U.S. Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists Staff Sgt. Tyler Boyer and Airman 1st Class Matt O'Brien, both with the Alaska Air National Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Levi Wood with the 353rd Combat Training Squadron at Eielson Air Foce Base, Alaska, discuss pilot rescue equipment during an immediate shoot-down exercise Aug. 12, 2015, at Eielson AFB as part of RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 15-3. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercise for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ralph Kapustka/Released)