Water Survival at YSU

Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 910th Operations Group float in a 20-person life raft during water survival training on April 7, 2024, at Youngstown State University, Ohio. Water survival training is a triennial requirement for all aircrew members. The training includes familiarization with aircrew flight equipment aboard a C-130H Hercules aircraft, 20-person and one-person life raft operations, swimming techniques, parachute drag and parachute escape. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

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Water Survival at YSU

Capt. Thomas Lavelle, a pilot with the 757th Airlift Squadron, is pulled through the water by a parachute cord during water survival training on April 7, 2024, at Youngstown State University, Ohio. Water survival training is a triennial requirement for all aircrew members. The training includes familiarization with aircrew flight equipment aboard a C-130H Hercules aircraft, 20-person and one-person life raft operations, swimming techniques, parachute drag and parachute escape. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

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A Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 910th Operations Group tries to escape from a parachute during water survival training on April 7, 2024, at Youngstown State University, Ohio. Water survival training is a triennial requirement for all aircrew members. The training includes familiarization with aircrew flight equipment aboard a C-130H Hercules aircraft, 20-person and one-person life raft operations, swimming techniques, parachute drag and parachute escape. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

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Lt. Col. Steven Stroney, the director of operations with the 757th Airlift Squadron, climbs into a 20-person life raft during water survival training on April 7, 2024, at Youngstown State University, Ohio. Water survival training is a triennial requirement for all aircrew members. The training includes familiarization with aircrew flight equipment aboard a C-130H Hercules aircraft, 20-person and one-person life raft operations, swimming techniques, parachute drag and parachute escape. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

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Master Sgt. Joseph Bender, a loadmaster with the 757th Airlift Squadron, floats in a one-person life raft during water survival training on April 7, 2024, at Youngstown State University, Ohio. Water survival training is a triennial requirement for all aircrew members. The training includes familiarization with aircrew flight equipment aboard a C-130H Hercules aircraft, 20-person and one-person life raft operations, swimming techniques, parachute drag and parachute escape. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

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Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 910th Operations Group swim toward one-person life rafts during water survival training on April 7, 2024, at Youngstown State University, Ohio. Water survival training is a triennial requirement for all aircrew members. The training includes familiarization with aircrew flight equipment aboard a C-130H Hercules aircraft, 20-person and one-person life raft operations, swimming techniques, parachute drag and parachute escape. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

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Lt. Col. Frank Galati, a flight safety officer with the 910th Airlift Wing, emerges from underneath a parachute during water survival training on April 7, 2024, at Youngstown State University, Ohio. Water survival training is a triennial requirement for all aircrew members. The training includes familiarization with aircrew flight equipment aboard a C-130H Hercules aircraft, 20-person and one-person life raft operations, swimming techniques, parachute drag and parachute escape. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

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Lt. Col. Drew Tancer, the operations planner with the 910th Operations Support Squadron, recovers after unlatching himself from the parachute cord pulling him through the water during water survival training on April 7, 2024, at Youngstown State University, Ohio. Water survival training is a triennial requirement for all aircrew members. The training includes familiarization with aircrew flight equipment aboard a C-130H Hercules aircraft, 20-person and one-person life raft operations, swimming techniques, parachute drag and parachute escape. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

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Water survival at YSU

Published April 9, 2024
By Tech. Sgt. Noah J. Tancer
910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 910th Operations Group float in a 20-person life raft during water survival training on April 7, 2024, at Youngstown State University, Ohio. Water survival training is a triennial requirement for all aircrew members. The training includes familiarization with aircrew flight equipment aboard a C-130H Hercules aircraft, 20-person and one-person life raft operations, swimming techniques, parachute drag and parachute escape. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

Water Survival at YSU

Water Survival at YSU

Water Survival at YSU

Water Survival at YSU

Water Survival at YSU

Water Survival at YSU

Water Survival at YSU

Water Survival at YSU