Members of the 8th Communications Squadron practice tower rescue training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 8, 2012. This training is a yearly requirement of the 8th CS to ensure they maintain their skill and efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marcus Morris)
Tech. Sgt. Jarod Howard, 364th Training Squadron instructor from Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, climbs a communication tower at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 8, 2012. Howard is training Airmen from the 8th Communications Squadron how to rescue an injured wingman from a tower as part of their yearly training requirement. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marcus Morris)
Airman 1st Class Eric Pratts, 8th Communications Squadron airfields systems specialist, practices rescuing Airman 1st Class Marc Holguin, 8th CS cable and antenna, as Tech. Sgt. Jarod Howard (top) and Staff Sgt. Edward Manning (bottom), from the 364th Training Squadron training instructors Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, instruct them at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 8 2012. This training is a yearly requirement of the 8th CS to ensure they maintain their skill and efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marcus Morris)
Airman 1st Class Marc Holguin, 8th Communications Squadron cable and antenna, sets up safety lines for the communications tower rescue training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 8 2012. This training is a yearly requirement of the 8th CS to ensure they maintain their skill and efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marcus Morris)
Tech. Sgt. Samuel Chytla, 8th Communications Squadron cable and antenna, practices rescuing Staff Sgt. Joel Avant, 8th CS radio frequency transmission systems, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 8 2012. This training is a yearly requirement of the 8th CS to ensure they maintain their skill and efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marcus Morris)
Senior Airman Lewis Holston, 8th Communications Squadron airfields systems specialist, practices rescuing Senior Airman Joshua Newell, 8th CS Airfields systems specialist, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 8 2012. This training is a yearly requirement of the 8 CS to ensure they maintain their skill and efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marcus Morris)
Senior Airman Joshua Newell, 8th Communications Squadron airfields systems specialist, climbs a communication tower as Tech. Sgt. Samuel Chytla 8th CS cable antenna, spots him on his assent to the middle of the tower at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 8 2012. The Airmen took turns rescuing each other as a part of their yearly training for their job. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marcus Morris)
Staff Sgt. Joel Avant, 8th Communications Squadron radio frequency transmission systems , hooks himself to another Airman as part of rescue training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 8 2012. The training is used to get an injured Airman down from a tower when they can no longer get themselves down on their own. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marcus Morris)
8/9/2012 - KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Communications Squadron practiced rescuing fellow Airmen while working on a communications tower on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 3, 2012. This training is used when an Airman has injured themselves and cannot climb down on their own. Tech. Sgt. Jarod Howard and Staff Sgt. Edward Manning, from the 364th Training Squadron out of Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, instructed 8 CS personnel on proper procedures and ensured that the training went smoothly.
