By Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts, U.S. Air Forces Central Command / Published February 06, 2020
A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II pilot with the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, runs through preflight checklists before a personnel recovery training mission at Al Udeid AB, Feb. 6, 2020. The flexible design of the C-130 enables it to be configured for multiple different missions, allowing one aircraft to perform the role of many and project premier airlift airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)
A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II loadmaster with the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, runs through preflight checklists before a personnel recovery training mission at Al Udeid AB, Feb. 6, 2020. The flexible design of the C-130 enables it to be configured for multiple different missions, allowing one aircraft to perform the role of many and project premier airlift airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)
A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II pilot with the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, prepares equipment before a personnel recovery training mission at Al Udeid AB, Feb. 6, 2020. The flexible design of the C-130 enables it to be configured for multiple different missions, allowing one aircraft to perform the role of many and project premier airlift airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)
A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II crew chief and aircrew with the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, wait to launch a Combat King II before a personnel recovery training mission at Al Udeid AB, Feb. 6, 2020. The flexible design of the C-130 enables it to be configured for multiple different missions, allowing one aircraft to perform the role of many and project premier airlift airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)
A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II crew chief with the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, waits to launch an HC-130J before a personnel recovery training mission at Al Udeid AB, Feb. 6, 2020. The flexible design of the C-130 enables it to be configured for multiple different missions, allowing one aircraft to perform the role of many and project premier airlift airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)
A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II loadmaster with the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, observes airspace during a personnel recovery training mission over the Arabian Gulf, Feb. 6, 2020. The flexible design of the C-130 enables it to be configured for multiple different missions, allowing one aircraft to perform the role of many and project premier airlift airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)
A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II loadmaster with the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, prepares to park an HC-130J at Al Udeid AB after a personnel recovery training mission, Feb. 6, 2020. The flexible design of the C-130 enables it to be configured for multiple different missions, allowing one aircraft to perform the role of many and project premier airlift airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)
U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II loadmasters with the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, observe their airspace during a personnel recovery training mission over the Arabian Gulf, Feb. 6, 2020. The flexible design of the C-130 enables it to be configured for multiple different missions, allowing one aircraft to perform the role of many and project premier airlift airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk, assigned to the 66th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, conducts a helicopter in-air refueling over the Arabian Gulf with a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II, assigned to the 79th ERQS deployed to Al Udeid AB, Feb. 6, 2020. The HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter delivers U.S. Central Command the ability to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations into hostile environments to recover isolated U.S., coalition, and foreign-national forces (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 66th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, flies over the Arabian Gulf as it prepares to conduct a helicopter in-air refueling with a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 79th ERQS, deployed to AL Udeid AB, Feb. 6, 2020. The HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter delivers U.S. Central Command the ability to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations into hostile environments to recover isolated U.S., coalition, and foreign-national forces (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)