56th RQS and 38th RQS exercise ACE during Astral Knight 24 U.S. Air Force Logo May 16, 2024 56th RQS and 38th RQS exercise ACE during Astral Knight 24 U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron carry a simulated patient to the extraction point during exercise Astral Knight 24 near Gdynia, Poland, May 16, 2024. Exercise AK24 tested Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concepts, such as the ability to skillfully and rapidly maneuver around dispersed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Douglas Lorance) Details Download 56th RQS and 38th RQS exercise ACE during Astral Knight 24 U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jayson Keen, 56th Rescue Squadron HH-60G special missions aviator, observes the landscape from a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 56th RQS during exercise Astral Knight 24 near Gdynia, Poland, May 16, 2024. The 56th RQS provides a rapidly deployable, worldwide combat rescue and reaction force response utilizing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Douglas Lorance) Details Download 56th RQS and 38th RQS exercise ACE during Astral Knight 24 A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron checks the pulse of a simulated patient within a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 56th RQS during exercise Astral Knight 24 near Gdynia, Poland, May 16, 2024. Exercise Astral Knight is designed to enhance movement, maneuverability and integration between U.S. Allies and partners. These critical elements are foundational to USAFE-AFAFRICA’s Agile Combat Employment strategy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Douglas Lorance) Details Download 56th RQS and 38th RQS exercise ACE during Astral Knight 24 A simulated patient is secured for treatment within a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron during exercise Astral Knight 24 near Gdynia, Poland, May 16, 2024. The 56th RQS offers long-range rescue, humanitarian assistance, non-combatant evacuation and disaster relief capabilities for USEUCOM, USAFRICOM and NATO in peacetime, contingency and wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Douglas Lorance) Details Download 56th RQS and 38th RQS exercise ACE during Astral Knight 24 A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron patrols the operation location during exercise Astral Knight 24 near Gdynia, Poland, May 16, 2024. The 56th Rescue Squadron provides a rapidly-deployable, worldwide combat rescue and reaction force response utilizing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Douglas Lorance) Details Download 56th RQS and 38th RQS exercise ACE during Astral Knight 24 U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron search a location for the simulated recovery target during exercise Astral Knight 24 near Gdynia, Poland, May 16, 2024. The 38th RQS pararescuemen are organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum personnel recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Douglas Lorance) Details Download 56th RQS and 38th RQS exercise ACE during Astral Knight 24 U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron disembark a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 56th RQS for a simulated recovery operation during exercise Astral Knight 24 near Gdynia, Poland, May 16, 2024. The 56th RQS integrates with the Guardian Angels weapon system and other special forces to support insertion, extraction and recovery of both U.S. and allied combatants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Douglas Lorance) Details Download 56th RQS and 38th RQS exercise ACE during Astral Knight 24 A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron stands by for a simulated recovery operation within a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 56th RQS during exercise Astral Knight 24 near Gdynia, Poland, May 16, 2024. AK24 generated training on different aspects of combat search and rescue and personnel recovery coordination between the U.S. and its NATO Allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Douglas Lorance) Details Download 56th RQS and 38th RQS exercise ACE during Astral Knight 24 A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron prepares for a simulated recovery operation within a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 56th RQS during exercise Astral Knight 24 near Gdynia, Poland, May 16, 2024. The recover and respond objective centers on restoring combat operational capability to main operating bases, if attacked, while simultaneously conducting offensive strikes from dispersed and forward operating locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Douglas Lorance) Details Download Exercise Astral Knight is designed to enhance movement, maneuverability and integration between U.S. Allies and partners. These critical elements are foundational to USAFE-AFAFRICA’s Agile Combat Employment strategy.