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A search and rescue team from the 48th Rescue Squadron out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., jumps from the back of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft alongside a Chilean airman over Iquique Air Base, Chile, in support of Operation Southern Partner on Oct. 30, 2008. The operation is a two-week subject matter exchange emphasizing partnership, cooperation and sharing of information with partner nation air forces in Latin America. The aircraft is assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron out of Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.

A search and rescue team jumps from the back of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.

A search and rescue team from the 48th Rescue Squadron out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., jumps from the back of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft alongside a Chilean airman over Iquique Air Base, Chile, in support of Operation Southern Partner on Oct. 30, 2008. The operation is a two-week subject matter exchange emphasizing partnership, cooperation and sharing of information with partner nation air forces in Latin America. The aircraft is assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron out of Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.

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