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Pararescuemen (AFSC 1T2X1), also called PJs (a nickname pronounced 'pee jays'), are United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Air Combat Command (ACC) operatives tasked with recovery and medical treatment of personnel in humanitarian and combat environments. They are the only members of the DoD specifically organized, trained and equipped to conduct personnel recovery operations in hostile or denied areas as a primary mission. Of the 22 enlisted Air Force Cross recipients, 12 have been awarded to Pararescuemen.

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visualintel > A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron calculates the timing for deployment of jumpers aboard an HC-130P aircraft over Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 10, 2008. Pararesuemen must time their jumps to accurately land on their drop zone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter/Released) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > Pararescuemen Tech. Sgt. Bobby Schnell prepares to fast rope out of an HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter April 17 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Sergeant Schnell is with the 210th Rescue Squadron Det. 1 as part of a combat search and rescue mission during Red Flag-Alaska 07-1. (U.S. photo/Senior Airman Justin Weaver) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Senior Airman Arthur Zingler, a 38th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, helps fellow "PJ" Staff Sgt. Mark Panzera check his rescue equipment while en route to a search area over southern Louisiana. Both Sergeant Panzera and Airman Zingler deployed here from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rob Jensen) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Lane, a pararescueman with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, checks for the location of a spotter shoot before performing a high altitude low observable jump from an HC-130 aircraft Dec. 4, 2008, during a training exercise off the coast of Djibouti. The squadron is assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and is based out of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers/Released) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Corey Farr, right, and Senior Master Sgt. Michael Fleming, both pararescuemen with the 66th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, conduct a visual scan during a training exercise on an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 19, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon/Released) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lopaka Mounts, a Pararescueman assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group, rides in a helicopter over Galveston, Texas, Sept. 13, 1008, in preparation for search and rescue operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. The U.S. Air Force is contributing to the Hurricane Ike humanitarian assistance operations being led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in conjunction with the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr./Released) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron calculates the timing for deployment of jumpers aboard an HC-130P aircraft over Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 10, 2008. Pararesuemen must time their jumps to accurately land on their drop zone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter/Released) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)