Posted on 11/16/2021 4:52:58 PM PST by nickcarraway
A US Air Force team based in Africa rescued a British citizen who had suffered a heart attack on board an American cargo ship in the Indian Ocean this weekend, according to the US military.
The Warfighting Recovery Network received an “urgent request” on Saturday for a mariner “experiencing symptoms of a heart attack,” on a US flagged cargo ship in the Indian Ocean, about 500 nautical miles off the coast of Kenya, a press release from US Africa Command said.
After the urgent call came in, a team of five US Air Force pararescuemen were deployed. They flew an aircraft to reach the man on the ship in the middle of the ocean. Once they reached the cargo ship, they rappelled down to the ship and stabilized him.
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PJs rock!
The guy must have been vaxxed or the pararescuemen would have gotten a NOGO from the Pentagon.
US Air Force pararescuemen and Air Combat Controllers are the largely unsung members of Special Forces.
Those guys are way beyond the real war.
Was he recently vaxxed?
No kidding. They’re unique in the special forces world.
Thanks. I was not aware of this reality:
You see an Airman with a maroon beret and you go, Woah!
Go Air Force!
PJs have the highest washout rate of all Special Forces due to the intense medical training. They are your best friends behind enemy lines.
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