USAF / FACh Pararescue Airdrop OPERATION SOUTHERN PARTNER IQUIQUE, CHILE 30 Oct 2008

Pararescueman Staff Sgt Jose Cervantes (left) and Combat Rescue Officer Capt Matthew Komatzu discuss last minute preparations with Chilean Air Force commando Lt. Pablo Castro as they prepare to jump from the back of a C-17 over Iquique Air Base, Chile during Operation Southern Partner, Oct., 30, The Airman assigned to the 48th Rescue Squadron, Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., are part of a team known as the Guardian Angel Weapons System or GAWS. The aircraft is assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii. OSP is an in-depth, two-week subject matter exchange emphasizing partnership, cooperation and sharing of information with partner nation Air Forces in Latin America. (U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt Roy Santana, Released)

A Combat Rescue Officer and Pararescuemen from the 48th Rescue Squadron, Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., part of a team known as the Guardian Angel Weapons System or GAWS, share a moment of silence as they prepare to jump alongside Chilean airman from the back of a C-17 over Iquique Air Base, Chile during Operation Southern Partner, Oct., 30, The aircraft is assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii. OSP is an in-depth, two-week subject matter exchange emphasizing partnership, cooperation and sharing of information with partner nation Air Forces in Latin America. (U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt Roy Santana, Released)

(L to R) Combat Rescue Officer Captain Matthew Komatzu and Pararescuemen Staff Sgt Jose Mercado & Jose Cervantes, 48th Rescue Squadron, Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., part of a team known as the Guardian Angel Weapons System or GAWS prepare to jump alongside Chilean airman from the back of a C-17 over Iquique Air Base, Chile during Operation Southern Partner, Oct., 30, The aircraft is assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii. OSP is an in-depth, two-week subject matter exchange emphasizing partnership, cooperation and sharing of information with partner nation Air Forces in Latin America. (U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt Roy Santana, Released)

Chilean commandos prepare to jump from the back of a US Air Force C-17 over Iquique Air Base, Chile during Operation Southern Partner, Oct., 30, The aircraft is assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii. OSP is an in-depth, two-week subject matter exchange emphasizing partnership, cooperation and sharing of information with partner nation Air Forces in Latin America. (U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt Roy Santana, Released)

A Search and Rescue team from the 48th Rescue Squadron, Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., part of a team known as the Guardian Angel Weapons System or GAWS, jump alongside Chilean airman from the back of a C-17 over Iquique Air Base, Chile during Operation Southern Partner, Oct., 30, The aircraft is assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii. OSP is an in-depth, two-week subject matter exchange emphasizing partnership, cooperation and sharing of information with partner nation Air Forces in Latin America.

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