Photos by Senior Airman Andrew Bertain
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs May 12, 2023
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Derek Lynch, center, a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, simulates an injury for Hellenic armed forces service members to rescue as part of the joint training exercise Stolen Cerberus X at Nea Peramos Drop Zone, May 3. During this training, SERE specialists simulated being lost at sea to help Hellenic armed forces service members train in water rescue tactics.
U.S. Air Force and Hellenic armed forces members travel back to shore after a combat offloading as part of the Stolen Cerberus X joint training exercise at the Nea Peramos Drop Zone, Greece, May 3. Stolen Cerberus improved overall coordination with allied and partner militaries, solidifying the United States’ commitment to improving capability, readiness and responsiveness.
U.S. Air Force members from Ramstein Air Base and Hellenic armed forces service members launch boats to participate in a combat offloading as part of the Stolen Cerberus X joint training exercise at the Nea Peramos Drop Zone, Greece, May 3. Stolen Cerberus improved overall coordination with allied militaries assuring the United States’ commitment to increasing the capability, readiness and responsiveness of allied forces.
A Hellenic air force C-130H Hercules aircraft participates in a combat offloading scenario as part of the Stolen Cerberus X joint training exercise at the Nea Peramos Drop Zone, Greece, May 3. The aircraft dropped Hellenic armed forces special forces members into a drop zone to test response capabilities in a water-based search and rescue scenario.
Two Hellenic armed forces jumpers drop into the Nea Peramos Drop Zone, Greece, during a combat offloading as part of exercise Stolen Cerberus on May 3. Stolen Cerberus X helped hone water rescue tactics and improved joint interoperability between the U.S. and Greece.
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Derek Lynch, a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, communicates with aircraft over a radio at the Nea Peramos Drop Zone, Greece, May 3, as part of the Stolen Cerberus X joint training exercise. During this training, SERE members simulated being lost at sea to assist Hellenic armed forces service members train in water rescue tactics.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lance Gonzalez, cross-functional airlift support personnel program team member, searches for aircraft via binoculars as part of the Stolen Cerberus X joint training exercise at the Nea Peramos Drop Zone, Greece, May 3. For the CASPER team, the training simulated an emergency water rescue where a group of multi-capable Airmen, alongside Hellenic armed forces service members, exercised skillsets to support airdrop operations.
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