So that others may live: special tactics Airmen practice like they play during exercise

U.S. Air Force special tactics Airmen respond to a simulated village attack during a training exercise Oct. 7, 2014, at Stanford Training Area near Thetford, England. The exercise prepared the team for real-world incidents and consisted of flying in on a CV-22 Osprey, tactically entering the simulated village, rescuing and treating victims, finding and helping hostages, eliminating threats and getting everyone home safely on the Osprey. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kate Maurer/Released)

So that others may live: special tactics Airmen practice like they play during exercise

U.S. Air Force special tactics Airmen board a CV-22 Osprey leaving a simulated village previously under attack during a training exercise Oct. 7, 2014, at Stanford Training Area near Thetford, England. The exercise was designed to familiarize special tactics Airmen with combat scenarios preparing them for real-world incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kate Maurer/Released)

So that others may live: special tactics Airmen practice like they play during exercise

A U.S. Air Force combat controller jumps a fence while responding to a simulated village under attack during a training exercise Oct. 7, 2014, at Stanford Training Area near Thetford, England. The exercise was designed to familiarize special tactics Airmen with combat scenarios to prepare them for real-world incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kate Maurer/Released)

So that others may live: special tactics Airmen practice like they play during exercise

A U.S. Air Force combat controller and a U.S. Air Force combat rescue officer perform life-saving procedures on a simulated victim during a training exercise Oct. 7, 2014, at Stanford Training Area near Thetford, England. The exercise was designed to familiarize special tactics Airmen with combat scenarios preparing them for real-world incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kate Maurer/Released)

So that others may live: special tactics Airmen practice like they play during exercise

A U.S. Air Force combat controller, center, and a U.S. Air Force pararecueman, right, pull a fake victim from a simulated village under attack during a training exercise Oct. 7, 2014, at Stanford Training Area near Thetford, England. The exercise was designed to familiarize special tactics Airmen with combat scenarios preparing them for the possibilities of real-world incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kate Maurer/Released)

So that others may live: special tactics Airmen practice like they play during exercise

U.S. Air Force special tactics Airmen belay a fellow team member repelling to rescue a hostage in a simulated village under attack during a training exercise Oct. 7, 2014, at Stanford Training Area near Thetford, England. The exercise was designed to familiarize special tactics Airmen with combat scenarios preparing them for real-world incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kate Maurer/Released)

So that others may live: special tactics Airmen practice like they play during exercise

A U.S. Air Force combat rescue officer guards a doorway in a simulated village under attack during a training exercise Oct. 7, 2014, at Stanford Training Area near Thetford, England. Combat controllers call in air combat power while operating with special operations forces in austere combat environments. The exercise was designed to familiarize special tactics Airmen with combat scenarios preparing them for real-world incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kate Maurer/Released)

So that others may live: special tactics Airmen practice like they play during exercise

A U.S. Air Force combat controller guards a window in a simulated village under attack during a training exercise Oct. 7, 2014, at Stanford Training Area near Thetford, England. Combat controllers call in air combat power while operating with special operations forces in austere combat environments. The exercise was designed to familiarize special tactics Airmen with combat scenarios preparing for real-world incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kate Maurer/Released)

So that others may live: special tactics Airmen practice like they play during exercise

A U.S. Air Force pararecueman helps a simulated victim during a training exercise Oct. 7, 2014, at Stanford Training Area near Thetford, England. Pararescuemen are paramedics who often embed with special operations forces and rescue and recover personnel in hostile environments. The exercise was designed to familiarize special tactics Airmen with combat scenarios preparing them for real-world incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kate Maurer/Released)

So that others may live: special tactics Airmen practice like they play

Published Oct. 29, 2014
By Senior Airman Kate Maurer
100th Air Refueling Wing

RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom -- U.S. Air Force special tactics Airmen respond to a simulated village attack during a training exercise Oct. 7, 2014, at Stanford Training Area near Thetford, England. The exercise prepared the team for real-world incidents and consisted of flying in on a CV-22 Osprey, tactically entering the simulated village, rescuing and treating victims, finding and helping hostages, eliminating threats and getting everyone home safely on the Osprey. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kate Maurer/Released)