Angels bring thunder - some PJ pics

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Some PJ pics from the Air Force web site:

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Pararescuemen from the 48th Rescue Squadron are on the ground after insertion by 55th Rescue Squadron HH-60 helicopters during Exercise Angel Thunder in Gila Bend, Ariz., July 16. The exercise is designed to provide realistic combat search and rescue training for Airmen in combat rescue forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Lanie McNeal)

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Senior Airman David Covel maintains security while waiting for extraction from an urban training facility July 13 in Playas, N.M., during Exercise Angel Thunder 2007. Angel Thunder is a joint service combat search and rescue exercise designed to provide realistic training that tests theater spin-up capabilities and examines the integration of all Air Force assets in mission planning procedures and mission execution. Airman Covel is a pararescueman with the 58th Rescue Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alesia Goosic)

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Senior Airman David Covel maintains security while waiting for extraction from an urban training facility July 13 in Playas, N.M., during Exercise Angel Thunder 2007. Angel Thunder is a joint service combat search and rescue exercise designed to provide realistic training that tests theater spin-up capabilities and examines the integration of all Air Force assets in mission planning procedures and mission execution. Airman Covel is a pararescueman with the 58th Rescue Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alesia Goosic)

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Master Sgt. Chris Tellsworth prepares to land after jumping out of a C-130 Hercules July 12 at Douglas, Ariz., as part of Exercise Angel Thunder. Angel Thunder is a joint service combat search and rescue exercise designed to provide realistic training that tests theater spin-up capabilities and examines the integration of all Air Force assets in mission planning procedures and mission execution. Sergeant Tellsworth is a pararescueman with the 306th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina D. Ponte)
 
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Pararescuemen secure an area after dropping out of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during Exercise Angel Thunder July 16 at Gila Bend, Ariz. The Airmen are from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Lanie McNeal)

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Capt. Eric Lederer relays information for a call for fire as his fellow rescueman provides cover during Exercise Angel Thunder July 16 at Gila Bend, Ariz. Captain Lederer is a 48th Rescue Squadron combat pararescue officer from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The exercise is designed to provide realistic combat search and rescue training for Airmen in combat rescue forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Lanie McNeal)

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Senior Airman Dwight Funk carries a simulated survivor out of a house during a training scenario July 13 at Playas, N.M., that is part of Exercise Angel Thunder 2007. Angel Thunder is a combat search and rescue task force exercise designed to test theater spin-up capabilities and examine the integration of all Air Force assets in mission planning procedures and mission execution. Airman Funk is a pararescueman from the 58th Rescue Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina D. Ponte)

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Pararescuemen from the 58th Rescue Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., move in to rescue simulated survivors during a training scenario July 13 at Playas, N.M., that is part of Exercise Angel Thunder 2007. Angel Thunder is a combat search and rescue task force exercise designed to test theater spin-up capabilities and examine the integration of all Air Force assets in mission planning procedures and mission execution. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina D. Ponte)
 
Care to expand on that for us please:)

I'll bet it's a pet nickname that participants in the exercise have taken to calling it.

We do that a lot with our exercises, Forts and even the local towns attached to the base or the ones we return to after we leave the service.

A couple of examples:

Ft. Huachuca = Ft. We-Gotcha

The town of Fayetville, near Ft. Bragg = Fayettnam

Some local towns around here we've taken to renaming:

Hanover Park = Hangover Park

Des Plaines, whose town motto is "City of Destiny". We call it "City of Density".
 
I'll bet it's a pet nickname that participants in the exercise have taken to calling it.

We do that a lot with our exercises, Forts and even the local towns attached to the base or the ones we return to after we leave the service.

A couple of examples:

Ft. Huachuca = Ft. We-Gotcha

The town of Fayetville, near Ft. Bragg = Fayettnam

Some local towns around here we've taken to renaming:

Hanover Park = Hangover Park

Des Plaines, whose town motto is "City of Destiny". We call it "City of Density".

thanks for the translation;)
 
Some new photos:

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U.S. airmen wait aboard an HC-130P Hercules aircraft for pararescuemen assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron to load simulated patients during a mass casualty exercise on Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 27, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Anthony Deroest instructs mock patients before during a mass casualty exercise on Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 27, 2008. Deroest is a pararescueman assigend to the 38th Rescue Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Anthony Deroest instructs a simulated patient during a mass casualty exercise on Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 27, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Anthony Deroest instructs a simulated patient aboard an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a mass casualty exercise on Moody Air Force Base, GA., June 27, 2008. Deroest is a pararescueman assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron.
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Houghton writes down a patient's vitals during a mass casualty exercise on Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 27, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti
 
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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 38th Rescue Squadron carry a simulated patient to an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a mass casualty exercise on Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 27, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Houghton takes a break after loading simulated patients into an HC-130P Hercules aircraft during a mass casualty exercise on Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 27, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Houghton records a patient's vital statistics on a casualty information tag during a mass casualty exercise on Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 27, 2007. Pararescuemen triaged a total of 25 mock casualties during theexercise. Houghton is a pararescueman from the 38th Rescue Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Anthony Deroest checks a simulated patient’s pulse during a mass casualty exercise on Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 27, 2008. Deroest is a pararescueman from the 38th Rescue Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Houghton takes a break to keep hydrated after loading simulated patients into an HC-130P Hercules aircraft at the end of the mass casualty exercise on Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 27, 2008. Houghton is a pararescueman assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti
 
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