William H. Pitsenbarger
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William Hart Pitsenbarger was a United States Air Force Pararescueman who flew on almost 300 rescue missions during the Vietnam War to aid downed soldiers and pilots.
Airman First Class Pitsenbarger
A1C William Pitsenbarger with an M16 outside the HH-43.
Image: Air Force Medal of Honor (16285785564)
United States Air Force Pararescue
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Pararescuemen(also known as PJs) are United States Air Force special operators who conduct personnel recovery and combat search and rescue operations as well as other missions for the U.S. military and its allies. Highly trained special operators, PJs are generally assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Air Combat Command (ACC).
United States Air Force Pararescue
U.S. Air Force Pararescue personnel assigned to Baghdad International Airport (BIAP), perform a hoist extraction of a survivor during an Urban Operations Training Exercise (UOTE) at the Maltz training site, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003.
Special Tactics Pararescue Aircrew, Jordanian Armed Force Special Task Force, and Italian special operations forces pull a simulated casualty out of the Al Biadia Cave Complex during a personnel rescue mission for Eager Lion in Mafraq Province, Jordan.
Curtiss C-46 'Commando' over the Himalayas