Picture of the Day: On Vacation in Alaska

In what looks to be the most relaxed CSAR mission ever…

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Staff Sgt. Corey Erconlani exits an HH-60 Pave Hawk in the midst of a combat search and rescue training scenario at Red Flag-Alaska 07-3, a multinational air combat training exercise held at the Pacific Alaska Range Complex. Sergeant Erconlani is assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron from Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska. Photo Courtesy of the US Air Force.

Of course to be fair, they had to land and let the photographer out. At least Staff Sgt. Erconlani didn’t flash a cheesy smile and a thumbs up.