Support

Pararescuemen from the 38th Rescue Squadron communicate with an HH-60G Pave Hawk at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 18, 2014. The demonstration exposed U.S. Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets to the operational responsibilities of a combat rescue officer as a part of the combat rescue officer shadow and orientation week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Watch out below

Pararescuemen from the 38th Rescue Squadron, rappel from an HH-60G Pave Hawk during a combat search and rescue training exercise at Moody Air Force Base, GA., June 18, 2014. The CSAR exercise was part of a four-day event that exposed U.S. Air Force cadets to the daily life of a combat rescue officer . (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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I’m flying

U.S. Air Force Cadet Jake Armstrong, ROTC cadet out of San Diego State University, and Master Sgt. Thomas Pearce, 38th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, go on a tandem jump at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 19, 2014. The 38th RQS rewarded Armstrong and three other cadets with tandem jumps due to their top performance during the combat rescue officer shadow and orientation week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Dillian Bamman/Released)

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Incoming

U.S. Air Force Cadet Ryan Sypher is treated by a pararescueman from the 38th Rescue Squadron during a combat search and rescue demonstration at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 18, 2014. The demonstration, which put cadets directly in the action onboard HH-60G Pave Hawks, was a part of the combat rescue officer shadow and orientation week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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After-jump cleanup

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roman Ramirez, 38th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, carries his equipment after an HC-130J Combat King II jump at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 19, 2014. The jump was to educate cadets on the 38th RQS training environment during the combat rescue officer shadow and orientation week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Dillian Bamman/Released)

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Life-saving techniques

Pararescuemen from the 38th Rescue Squadron, treat a victim during a combat search and rescue training exercise at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 18, 2014. Moody’s pararescuemen treated the victim and transported him to a nearby helicopter where he was airlifted to a simulated hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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Planning

Pararescuemen from the 38th Rescue Squadron, brief one another on the task assigned to the cadets before a ruck march at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 17, 2014.During the ruck march, the pararescuemen forced the cadets to perform various exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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On watch

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Ryan Witzig, 38th Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, watches for opposing forces while fellow pararescuemen treat victims during a combat search and rescue (CSAR) exercise at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 18,2014. Moody’s pararescuemen train for real life missions both deployed and at home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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Fun with glowsticks

U.S. Air Force Cadets take an accountability break after carrying an 38th Rescue Squadron rescue boat during the combat rescue officer shadow and orientation week at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 19, 2014. The 38th RQS challenged cadets with carrying two boats more than two miles during their field training water exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Dillian Bamman/Released)

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Evac

U.S. Air Force cadets and pararescuemen from the 38th Rescue Squadron transport a patient to an HH-60G Pave Hawk during a combat search and rescue demonstration at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 18, 2014. The demonstration emulated a medical evacuation for troops injured in a convoy ambush with opposing forces in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Go cadets

U.S. Air Force cadets push through a three-mile ruck march at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 17, 2014. The cadets came from different detachments from across the United States, but they quickly learned that teamwork would get them through the week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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Drop

U.S. Air Force Cadet Phillip Fekaris performs squats while holding a ruck sack above his head at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 17, 2014. Fekaris visited Moody as part of the combat rescue officer (CRO) shadow and orientation week, a program designed to give interested cadets a glimpse of the physical training requirements to become a CRO. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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SERE

U.S. Air Force Cadet Daniel Fresella observes a survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) demonstration at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 17, 2014. During the combat rescue officer (CRO) shadow and orientation week, cadets got hands-on experience in SERE, water survival, parachuting and night operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Listen up

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Osnes(far left), 38th Rescue Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist, explains the importance of teamwork and using nature to survive during a SERE class at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 17, 2014. Instructors tasked the cadets with working together to build a shelter within a specified time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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Note taking

U.S. Air Force cadet , takes notes during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training class at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 17, 2014. The SERE class taught the cadets basic survival skills such as building shelter and tying basic knots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ceaira Tinsley/Released)

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Flutter kicks

U.S. Air Force cadets perform flutter kicks during a water-confidence session at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 17, 2014. The water-confidence training was part of a four-day event designed to give interested cadets an idea of what combat rescue officer training is like. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Grammel/Released)

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Gasps

U.S. Air Force Cadet Phillip Fekaris surfaces from a water-confidence exercise called an underwater at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 17, 2014. The exercise involves swimming along the bottom of a pool for a specified distance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Grammel/Released)

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CROs show cadets career field demands

Published June 20, 2014

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Support

Watch out below

I’m flying

Incoming

After-jump cleanup

Life-saving techniques

Planning

On watch

Fun with glowsticks

Evac

Go cadets

Drop

SERE

Listen up

Note taking

Flutter kicks

Gasps