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Climbing up

An Airman from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron’s Red Team climbs a rope ladder July 14, 2014, into an MH-47 Chinook helicopter during helocast alternate insertion and extraction training with Soldiers from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The daytime training allowed five Airmen to climb a rope ladder and three Airmen to be hoisted back into the MH-47. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt.Russ Jackson)
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Waiting for extraction

Airmen from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron’s Red Team wait in American Lake July 14, 2014, for an MH-47 Chinook helicopter to extract them during helocast alternate insertion and extraction training with Soldiers from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Soldiers from the 160th SOAR needed the AEI training and called upon members of the 22nd STS for assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt.Russ Jackson)
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Thumbs up

Airmen from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron’s Red Team give Soldiers in an MH-47 Chinook helicopter the thumbs up July 14, 2014, to let them know they were fully accounted for in the water of American Lake on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Airmen practiced soft duck operations which involve them pushing an inflated zodiac boat out of the back of the helicopter as they jump in after it. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt.Russ Jackson)
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AIE insertion

An Airman from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron’s Red Team jumps out of an MH-47 Chinook helicopter July 14, 2014, during helocast alternate insertion and extraction training with Soldiers from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at American Lake on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Helocasting is an airborne technique used by special operations forces units for amphibious insertion into a military area of operation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt.Russ Jackson)
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Feet first

An Airman from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron’s Red Team jumps out of an MH-47 Chinook helicopter July 14, 2014, during helocast alternate insertion and extraction training with Soldiers from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at American Lake on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Airmen from the STS conducted 10 daytime helocast iterations and eight nighttime helocast iterations over a two-day span. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)
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Helocast brief

Airmen from McChord Field’s 22nd Special Tactics Squadron’s Red Team are briefed on the features of an MH-47 Chinook helicopter July 14, 2014, by Soldiers from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at American Lake on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Airmen and Soldiers met face-to-face before conducting day and nighttime helocast operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)
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Squadron farewell

Lt. Col. Matt Anderson(left), 4th Airlift Squadron commander, and Jerry Connolly(center), pilot for a day, tell Col. Ethan Griffin, 62nd Airlift Wing vice commander, about the events that took place during the pilot for a day July 14, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Griffin presented Connolly with a commander’s coin during his farewell party put on by the 4th AS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)
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C-17 tour

Jerry Connolly(left), pilot for a day, and Master Sgt. Josh Piper, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, flip a floor board on a C-17 Globemaster III, July 14, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. To conclude his special day, Connolly and his family were given a tour of a C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)
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C-17 Simulator

Jerry Connolly (right), pilot for a day, and 1st Lt. Brian Ray, 4th Airlift Squadron pilot, prepare for takeoff in a C-17 Globemaster III simulator July 14, 2014 at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash. With the assistance of Ray, Connolly was allowed to fly the C-17 attempting various maneuvers and landing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)
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Pre-mission briefing

Jerry Connolly (right), pilot for a day, inquires with Lt. Col. Matt Anderson, 4th Airlift Squadron commander, about a secret squirrel mission during a pre-mission briefing July 14, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Connolly was given an in-depth briefing on his special mission before going to the C-17 Globemaster III simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)
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Parachuting

Jerry Connolly(left), pilot for a day, simulates controlling a parachute during a jump using a parachuting simulator under the supervision of Tech. Sgt. Logan Davis, 62nd Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance, and escape specialist, July 14, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Connolly simulated parachuting and landing on an aircraft carrier. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)
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Getting strapped in

Tech. Sgt. Logan Davis (left), 62nd Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, and Staff. Sgt. Kevin Randall (far right), 62nd OSS SERE specialist, strap Jerry Connolly, pilot for a day, into a parachuting simulator July 14, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash. Prior to simulating parachuting, Connolly was given instructions on parachuting safety. (U. S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)
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Combat off-load

Jerry Connolly, pilot for a day, watches a C-17 Globemaster III perform a combat off-load from McChord Field’s air traffic control tower July 14, 2014 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Connolly and his family were given a tour of the tower and briefed on tower operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)
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EOD robot

Jerry Connolly(left), 4th Airlift Squadron’s pilot for a day, operates an explosive ordnance disposal robot with Senior Airman Mark Stafford, 627th Civil Engineer Squadron EOD technician, July 14, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. While visiting EOD, Connolly got to pull the trigger to detonate explosives on the EOD range. (U. S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)
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Taking a look

Jerry Connolly(left), pilot for a day, stares through the lens of a scope under the instruction of Senior Master Sgt. Mark Kistler, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron director of current operations, July 14, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. While visiting the 22nd STS Connolly was able to throw smoke grenades, take a ride in Humvee and was presented with a certificate as the squadron’s honorary commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)
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Going for a drive

Jerry Connolly(left), pilot for a day, aims a machine gun while riding in an all-terrain vehicle driven by Senior Master Sgt. Mark Kistler, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron director of current operations, July 14, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Connolly has a rare inoperable brain cancer and was selected by the McChord Air Force Association to participate in the 4th Airlift Squadron’s pilot for a day program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)
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Admiring the mural

Senior Airman Brittany Kieffer, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron cargo processing element member, shows Senior Airman Phillip Smith, 62nd APS cargo processing shift supervisor, a section of a mural she painted July 11, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Painting the mural in her off time utilizing her own resources, Kieffer completed the mural in two months. This is the second mural she has painted for the Airmen of Team McChord. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)
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Inspecting a masterpiece

Senior Airman Brittany Kieffer, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron cargo processing element member, inspects a mural she painted for her squadron July 11, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Kieffer single-handedly painted the 20 feet by 6 feet mural in two months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)
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Professional of the week

Staff Sgt. Patrick O'Brien(U.S. Air Force graphic/Adamarie Lewis-Page)
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Professional of the week

Senior Airman Carl Kocon(U.S. Air Force graphic/Adamarie Lewis-Page)
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