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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Air Force pararescuemen jump from an HC-130 aircraft Dec. 4 during a training exercise off the coast of Djibouti. The Airmen are with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron which is assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and based out of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)
Air Force pararescuemen jump from an HC-130 aircraft Dec. 4 during a training exercise off the coast of Djibouti. The Airmen are with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron which is assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and based out of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)
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