A parajumper from the Italian Air Force Special Operations Forces, 83rd Combat Search and Rescue Squadron, armed with a Baretta rifle, attempts to validate US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Rick Sapone from the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, as a friendly "survivor" during a joint NATO search and rescue exercise in Rimini, Italy. The joint mission allows the two countries to put into practice procedures that will maintain search and rescue proficiency
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Aviano Air Base
State: Pordenone
Country: Italy (ITA)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jennifer C. Wallis, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Tags
Date
08/02/2001
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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