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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Crew members perform a preflight inspection on a 56th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk during Joint Warrior 2016 at Royal Air Force Lossiemouth, Scotland, April 15, 2016. Joint Warrior is a three-week multination event catered to enhancing the capabilities of its personnel for real-world events through various forms of training, including air-to-ground combat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nigel Sandridge)Crew members perform a preflight inspection on a 56th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk during Joint Warrior 2016 at Royal Air Force Lossiemouth, Scotland, April 15, 2016. Joint Warrior is a three-week multination event catered to enhancing the capabilities of its personnel for real-world events through various forms of training, including air-to-ground combat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nigel Sandridge)
                
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        Staff Sgt. William Lambert, a 56th Rescue Squadron special mission aviator instructor, inspects the tail of an HH-60G Pave Hawk during Joint Warrior 2016 at Royal Air Force Lossiemouth, Scotland, April 15, 2016. The training provided the 56th RQS with the opportunity to work hand in hand with other rescue forces from the U.S. and their foreign equivalents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nigel Sandridge)Staff Sgt. William Lambert, a 56th Rescue Squadron special mission aviator instructor, inspects the tail of an HH-60G Pave Hawk during Joint Warrior 2016 at Royal Air Force Lossiemouth, Scotland, April 15, 2016. The training provided the 56th RQS with the opportunity to work hand in hand with other rescue forces from the U.S. and their foreign equivalents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nigel Sandridge)
                
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        Capt. Michael Bush, the 56th Rescue Squadron director of staff, sets off emergency flares during Joint Warrior 2016 at Royal Air Force Tain, Scotland, April 20, 2016. Flares are used for signaling, illumination or defensive counter measures during rescue missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nigel Sandridge)Capt. Michael Bush, the 56th Rescue Squadron director of staff, sets off emergency flares during Joint Warrior 2016 at Royal Air Force Tain, Scotland, April 20, 2016. Flares are used for signaling, illumination or defensive counter measures during rescue missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nigel Sandridge)
                
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        An HH-60G Pave Hawk performs a tactical landing during Joint Warrior 2016 at Royal Air Force Tain, Scotland, April 20, 2016. The exercise provided three weeks of air, ground, and naval training exercises to NATO participants which improve real-world capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nigel Sandridge)An HH-60G Pave Hawk performs a tactical landing during Joint Warrior 2016 at Royal Air Force Tain, Scotland, April 20, 2016. The exercise provided three weeks of air, ground, and naval training exercises to NATO participants which improve real-world capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nigel Sandridge)
                
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Lakenheath strengthens royal ties during Joint WarriorPublished April 26, 2016
                    
                    By Senior Airman Nigel Sandridge
                    
                    
                    48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
            **ROYAL AIR FORCE LOSSIEMOUTH, Scotland  (AFNS) --**Airmen from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, recently completed three weeks of intense threat-reaction training missions during Joint Warrior 2016 in Scotland.Joint Warrior is a NATO exercise, which prepares rescue coalition force units for potential real-world scenarios that could be encountered in deployed environments."This training has been incredibility valuable to us," said Lt. Col. Bernard Smith, the 56th Rescue Squadron commander. "It gave us the chance to get out of the crawl phase and go straight into the run phase when it comes pushing our limits and learning new skills that could ultimately save the lives of the people who need our help."Integrating with NATO allies, the 56th and 57th Rescue Squadrons were able to simulate various situations and execute successful combat search and rescue operations of crew members and allied forces caught in a high threat environment. Joint Warrior also helped enable the CSAR task force to formulate solutions that resulted in extraction for the downed personnel."Exercises like these really bring us out of our comfort zone," said Capt. Michael Bush, the 56th RQS director of staff. "It puts us in an environment where we have to work expeditionary and pick up on the go. This helps because it puts a healthy stress on the crews to pick up on the local surroundings and apply tactics to advance the recovery process."Bush participated as a survivor during a simulated hostile environment scenario, where he needed to alert NATO allies of his location, who then notified the 56th RQS of his position for recovery."I've learned a lot from these last three weeks of training," said Capt. Garrett Wilson, a 56th RQS co-pilot. "Since I'm still a young guy in the unit, this training gives me the chance to fly more frequently and really focus on the tactical side of our job in different terrain."Aside from providing better range opportunities for the rescue units, Joint Warrior prepared the squadrons for future taskings. The squadron must be highly trained and ready to perform at a moment's notice."The overall training at Joint Warrior 2016 has been amazing," Smith said. "Our NATO allies have provided us with scenarios that deliver a sense of realism for aircrews to adapt and find the best way of completing the mission. These are opportunities that we usually don't get, even in the States."England 



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