A 920th Rescue Wing aircraft drops Air Force Guardian Angel Airmen into the Banana River along the west side of Patrick Air Force Base in an astronaut recovery demonstration to showcase safe rescue operations with the  45th Operations Group's Detachment 3 March 14, 2016. Detachment 3 Airmen coordinate astronaut capsule rescue and recovery and train personnel worldwide to ensure the Department of Defense is ready to support NASA's human space endeavors.
<dl><dd>Unit: 45th Space Wing</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: Department of Defense; Airmen; recovery; demonstration; NASA; astronaut; 920th Rescue Wing; 45th Space Wing; human space</dd></dl>
Benjamin Thacker
Taken on 14 March 2016
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