A United States Air Force HC-130J Combat King II with the 71st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., transports 38th Rescue Squadron Pararescue Jumpers toward an exercise objective during a Rapid Rescue Exercise at Tyndall Air Force Base. USAF Para Jumpers (PJ) are elite special operations combat forces tasked with locating and recovering downed airmen in any environment. As part of the combat search and rescue exercise, the Pararescuemen parachuted from the C-130J and recovered actors pla

He was shot three times and didn’t stop fighting. When Charile Company was led into an ambush, their cries for help fell on deaf ears until one Air Force pararescue unit stepped in. History recounts it as being one of the bloodiest days of the Vietnam War. But, one #Airman volunteered on his day off to go with the rescue team. This stock boy from a small town still leads the way by showing us what sacrifice and courage looks like. William H. Pitsenbarger earned the Medal of Honor and will foreve