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81 ERQS refuels partners, conducts airlift in Horn of Africa

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Logan Draiss, a loadmaster assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, helps load cargo onto an HC-130J Combat King II at an undisclosed location in the Horn of Africa, Sept. 7, 2023. The 81st ERQS is able to rapidly deploy to execute recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory, exploiting airpower’s attributes of speed, range, precision, tempo, lethality, and adaptability to create right time, right place effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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81 ERQS refuels partners, conducts airlift in Horn of Africa

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Logan Draiss, a loadmaster assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron looks out the loading ramp of an HC-130J Combat King II as it taxis at an undisclosed location in the Horn of Africa, Sept. 7, 2023. The 81st ERQS provides a rapidly deployable combat search and rescue force that can conduct tactical air refueling, airdrop and transport of personnel and equipment within the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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81 ERQS refuels partners, conducts airlift in Horn of Africa

U.S. Air Force Capt. Anna Schafer, a pilot assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, flies an HC-130J Combat King II over the horn of Africa, Sept. 7, 2023. The 81st ERQS is able to rapidly deploy to execute recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory, exploiting airpower’s attributes of speed, range, precision, tempo, lethality, and adaptability to create right time, right place effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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81 ERQS refuels partners, conducts airlift in Horn of Africa

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Todd Barney, a loadmaster assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, guides a pallet onto an HC-130J Combat King II at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 7, 2023. The 81st ERQS provides a rapidly deployable combat search and rescue force that can conduct tactical air refueling, airdrop and transport of personnel and equipment within the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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81 ERQS refuels partners, conducts airlift in Horn of Africa

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. William Smith, 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron forward area refueling point team chief, drives a forklift at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 7, 2023. The 81st ERQS is able to rapidly deploy to execute recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory, exploiting airpower’s attributes of speed, range, precision, tempo, lethality, and adaptability to create right time, right place effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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81 ERQS refuels partners, conducts airlift in Horn of Africa

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)aU.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. William Smith, 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron forward area refueling point team chief, secures equipment on an HC-130J Combat King II at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 7, 2023. The 81st ERQS provides a rapidly deployable combat search and rescue force that can conduct tactical air refueling, airdrop and transport of personnel and equipment within the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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81 ERQS refuels partners, conducts airlift in Horn of Africa

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Smith, a loadmaster assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron looks out the loading ramp of an HC-130J Combat King II as it taxis on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 6, 2023. The 81st ERQS provides a rapidly deployable combat search and rescue force that can conduct tactical air refueling, airdrop and transport of personnel and equipment within the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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81 ERQS refuels partners, conducts airlift in Horn of Africa

U.S. Air Force Forward Area Refueling Point technicians assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, offload equipment from an HC-130J Combat King II at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 6, 2023. The 81st ERQS is able to rapidly deploy to execute recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory, exploiting airpower’s attributes of speed, range, precision, tempo, lethality, and adaptability to create right time, right place effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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81 ERQS refuels partners, conducts airlift in Horn of Africa

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Armando Rios, a flying crew chief assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, observes a cargo load at an undisclosed location in the Horn of Africa, Sept. 5, 2023. The 81st ERQS is able to rapidly deploy to execute recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory, exploiting airpower’s attributes of speed, range, precision, tempo, lethality, and adaptability to create right time, right place effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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81 ERQS refuels partners, conducts airlift in Horn of Africa

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman, James Peterson, a loadmaster assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, helps load a vehicle onto an HC-130J Combat King II at an undisclosed location in the Horn of Africa, Sept. 5, 2023. The 81st ERQS provides a rapidly deployable combat search and rescue force that can conduct tactical air refueling, airdrop and transport of personnel and equipment within the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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81 ERQS refuels partners, conducts airlift in Horn of Africa

U.S. Air Force Forward Area Refueling Point technicians assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, stow equipment after refueling an aircraft at an undisclosed location in the Horn of Africa, Sept. 5, 2023. The 81st ERQS is able to rapidly deploy to execute recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory, exploiting airpower’s attributes of speed, range, precision, tempo, lethality, and adaptability to create right time, right place effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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81 ERQS refuels partners, conducts airlift in Horn of Africa

A U.S. Air Force Forward Area Refueling Point technician assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron refuels an HH-60W Jolly Green II at an undisclosed location in the Horn of Africa, Sept. 5, 2023. The 81st ERQS provides a rapidly deployable combat search and rescue force that can conduct tactical air refueling, airdrop and transport of personnel and equipment within the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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81 ERQS refuels partners, conducts airlift in Horn of Africa

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepare for a helicopter air-to-air refuel over the Horn of Africa, Sept. 5, 2023. The 81st ERQS is able to rapidly deploy to execute recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory, exploiting airpower’s attributes of speed, range, precision, tempo, lethality, and adaptability to create right time, right place effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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81 ERQS refuels partners, conducts airlift in Horn of Africa

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Smith, a loadmaster assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, prepares for a helicopter air-to-air refuel over the Horn of Africa, Sept. 5, 2023. The 81st ERQS provides a rapidly deployable combat search and rescue force that can conduct tactical air refueling, airdrop and transport of personnel and equipment within the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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81 ERQS refuels partners, conducts airlift in Horn of Africa

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Smith, a loadmaster assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, inspects the interior of an HC-130J Combat King II during takeoff from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 5, 2023. The 81st ERQS is able to rapidly deploy to execute recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory, exploiting airpower’s attributes of speed, range, precision, tempo, lethality, and adaptability to create right time, right place effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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81 ERQS refuels partners, conducts airlift in Horn of Africa

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Smith, a loadmaster assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, prepares for a mission at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 5, 2023. The 81st ERQS is able to rapidly deploy to execute recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory, exploiting airpower’s attributes of speed, range, precision, tempo, lethality, and adaptability to create right time, right place effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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81 ERQS refuels partners, conducts airlift in Horn of Africa

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Abisia, a Forward Area Refueling Point technician assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, adjusts his night vision goggles ahead of a mission at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 5, 2023. The 81st ERQS provides a rapidly deployable combat search and rescue force that can conduct tactical air refueling, airdrop and transport of personnel and equipment within the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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81 ERQS refuels partners, conducts airlift in Horn of Africa

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Abisia, a Forward Area Refueling Point technician assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, prepares to load equipment ahead of a mission at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 5, 2023. The 81st ERQS is able to rapidly deploy to execute recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory, exploiting airpower’s attributes of speed, range, precision, tempo, lethality, and adaptability to create right time, right place effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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That Others May Live: 303d ERQS spearheads personnel recovery in Horn of Africa

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Bryan Estes is an electrician and environmental journeyman assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron in the Horn of Africa, Sept. 5, 2023. The 303rd ERQS provides continuous 24/7 personnel recovery capabilities for U.S. and allied air-assets. (Courtesy photo)

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That Others May Live: 303d ERQS spearheads personnel recovery in Horn of Africa

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Justin Frawley, center right, is a special missions aviator assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron in the Horn of Africa Sept. 5, 2023. The 303rd ERQS provides continuous 24/7 personnel recovery capabilities for U.S. and allied air-assets. (Courtesy photo)

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