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Capt. Rob Willoughby, 9th Airlift Squadron C-5M Super Galaxy pilot, applies camouflage paint to his face during a combat survival training exercise July 16, 2015, at the Blackbird State Forest near Smyrna, Del. Willoughby was part of a five-man team that was evading enemy forces after being captured in the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class William Johnson)
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An American flag flying on the beach partially frames a U.S. Coast Guard HH-65D Dolphin helicopter that practices hoisting members of the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings from the Delaware Bay during water survival refresher training conducted by the 436th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Operations July 17, 2015, near Dover Air Force Base, Del. Team Dover C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17A Globemaster III aircrew are required to undergo refresher training every three years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
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Senior Airman Leo Avila, 709th Airlift Squadron C-5M Super Galaxy engineer, left, and Senior Airman Dan Bates, 9th AS C-5M loadmaster, right, use a compass and a map to navigate to a checkpoint during a combat survival training exercise July 16, 2015, at the Blackbird State Forest near Smyrna, Del. Avila and Bates navigated with three other members of their team through several miles of forest to be rescued by friendly forces after escaping from enemy combatants. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class William Johnson)
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A U.S. Coast Guard HH-65D Dolphin helicopter practices hoisting U.S. Air Force aircrew members while a Coast Guard rescue swimmer prepares the next student, who was just moved in to position by Staff Sgt. Adam Ellerd, 436th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Operations NCO in charge, using a personal watercraft July 17, 2015, near Dover Air Force Base, Del. The HH-65D is based at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
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Senior Airman Dan Bates, 9th Airlift Squadron C-5M Super Galaxy loadmaster, checks a path for enemy forces before crossing during a combat survival training exercise July 16, 2015, at the Blackbird State Forest near Smyrna, Del. The refresher survival training is required to be completed every three years by aircrew members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class William Johnson)
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Staff Sgt. Adam Ellerd, 436th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Operations NCO in charge, operates a personal watercraft to position aircrew for their next training event on the Delaware Bay July 17, 2015, near Dover Air Force Base, Del. Aircrew bob in the water behind the watercraft as they gain confidence using their survival equipment in open water. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
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Senior Airman Leo Avila, 709th Airlift Squadron C-5M Super Galaxy engineer, left, Capt. Rob Willoughby, 9th AS C-5M pilot, center, and Maj. Brian Hint, 709th AS C-5M pilot, right, look at GPS coordinates before radioing in their location to friendly rescue forces during a combat survival training exercise July 16, 2015, at the Blackbird State Forest near Smyrna, Del. The crew was required to evade enemy forces while maintaining radio communications with rescue personnel during the training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class William Johnson)
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Technical Sgt. Jason Massey, 3d Airlift Squadron C-17A Globemaster III loadmaster, smiles after successfully completing a water survival refresher training event in the Delaware Bay in a class conducted by the 436th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Operations, July 17, 2015, near Dover Air Force Base, Del. The C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17A Globemaster III aircrew of the 436th Airlift Wing and the 512th Airlift Wing completed the training which is required every three years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
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Senior Airman Leo Avila, 709th Airlift Squadron C-5M Super Galaxy engineer, uses coordinates to mark his crew’s position on a map during a combat survival training exercise July 16, 2015, at the Blackbird State Forest near Smyrna, Del. The crew was equipped with a compass and a map to navigate several miles of woodland and marshy terrain during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class William Johnson)
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Technical Sgt. Joseph Monreal, 436th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Operations flight chief, right, and water survival training students hold a C-9 round parachute canopy with orange and white panels above their heads as they prepare to walk it in to the water of the Delaware Bay without it becoming tangled during aircrew water survival refresher training July 17, 2015, near Dover Air Force Base, Del. Once the canopy was in the water each student had a chance to gain confidence in their ability to get out from under a water soaked canopy by following a seam to the edges. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis))
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An aircrew follows a creek while navigating and evading enemy forces during a combat survival training exercise July 16, 2015, at the Blackbird State Forest near Smyrna, Del. The aircrew had to navigate through several miles of forest while trying to evade enemy forces to be rescued by friendly personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class William Johnson)
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Technical Sgt. Joseph Monreal, 436th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Operations flight chief, watches as a trainee uses a seam in a C-9 round parachute canopy to move from one edge to the other during aircrew water survival refresher training in the Delaware Bay July 17, 2015, near Dover Air Force Base, Del. Aircrew members of the 436th Airlift Wing, 512th Airlift Wing which operate the C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17A Globemaster III, participated in the required refresher training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
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Water survival refresher trainee, Master Sgt. Joshua Mal, 3d Airlift Squadron C-17A Globemaster III loadmaster, keeps his head above water as Staff Sgt. Adam Ellerd, 436th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Operations NCO in charge, looks over his shoulder from a personal watercraft to see when and if Mal successfully releases from his harness July 17, 2015, near Dover Air Force Base, Del. Mal and other students had to find and release their torso harness fittings while being towed through the water to simulate being dragged by their canopy after landing in water. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
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From left to right, Senior Airman Leo Avila, 709th Airlift Squadron C-5M Super Galaxy engineer, Maj. Brian Hint, 709th AS C-5M pilot, Senior Airman Dan Bates, 9th AS C-5M loadmaster, Capt. Rob Willoughby, 9th AS C-5M pilot, and Maj. David Ross, 709th AS C-5M pilot, use a map to radio in their location to friendly rescue personnel during a combat survival training exercise July 16, 2015, at the Blackbird State Forest near Smyrna, Del. The aircrew evaded enemy forces for several miles before rendezvousing with friendly rescue forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class William Johnson)