UPDATE: Photos from Special Ops resuce at sea

December 11, 2008 | Vetting explained

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Above: Helo launch 1 and 2, HH-60 aircraft take off to perform the rescue mission.

Helo 3: Capt. Chris Saettel, 351st Air Refueling Squadron aircraft commander, discusses oceanic clearance with his co-pilot, Capt. Josh Renfro while enroute to refuel a MC-130 Hercules cargo plane. The aircraft were traveling to a rescue mission involving a critically injured crewman on a cargo vessel off the coast of Ireland. The patient had critical head trauma from a fall on the ship. His injuries were considered life threatening. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Charles Tubbs)

Helo 4: A KC-135 Stratotanker conducts air-to-air refueling with a MC-130 Hercules cargo plane from the 352nd Special Operations Group, both from RAF Mildenhall, in support of a rescue mission involving a critically injured crewman on a cargo vessel off the coast of Ireland. The KC-135 provided 42 thousand pounds of fuel for the mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Charles Tubbs)

See more at: http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-161338.

Posted by Captain David Faggard, Air Force Public Affairs.

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