Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Marines watch as a training fire builds intensity during a pit fuel fires training exercise at the burn pit. The Marines conduct this training during the day and night to better prepare them for real-life scenarios. Flickr - DVIDSHUB.

Thematic Pictures, 4 December 2015 (Rescue Mission)

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Dec 4, 2015

Flickr - James Loesch. — Flickr – James Loesch.

Flickr - Georgie Pauwels. — Flickr – Georgie Pauwels.

Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Marines watch as a training fire builds intensity during a pit fuel fires training exercise at the burn pit. The Marines conduct this training during the day and night to better prepare them for real-life scenarios. Flickr - DVIDSHUB. — Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Marines watch as a training fire builds intensity during a pit fuel fires training exercise at the burn pit. The Marines conduct this training during the day and night to better prepare them for real-life scenarios. Flickr – DVIDSHUB.

KABUL, Afghanistan One Soldier plays the role of a wounded civilian during a rescue operation scenario as a three-man commando team from 3rd Company, Commando Kandak (Battalion), carries him to safety during live-fire training at Pol-e-Charkhi in Kabul, Afghanistan. The commandos trained in a variety of scenarios and drills with both the M4 rifle and various heavy weapons. (Photo by Afghan National Army Sgt. Rahmudeen Nangarhari, 201st Corps Public Affairs). Flickr - DVIDSHUB. — KABUL, Afghanistan One Soldier plays the role of a wounded civilian during a rescue operation scenario as a three-man commando team from 3rd Company, Commando Kandak (Battalion), carries him to safety during live-fire training at Pol-e-Charkhi in Kabul, Afghanistan. The commandos trained in a variety of scenarios and drills with both the M4 rifle and various heavy weapons. (Photo by Afghan National Army Sgt. Rahmudeen Nangarhari, 201st Corps Public Affairs). Flickr – DVIDSHUB.

It was taken at a helicopter rescue. The underground metro alpin express in Saas Fee got stuck half way downhill on its last ride for the day. About 100 people were locked in the cable car in the middle of a mountain at about 3250 m above sea level. After 30 minutes they were evacuated from the cable car by the Saas Fee Bergbahnen staff, and were guided through a tunnel to a tiny icy slope just outside the mountain and several hundreds of meters above a glacier. Air Zermatt took them out with two helicopters. Everything looked pretty dramatic but was perfectly organized. People stayed calm and patient, and after just about 20 minutes 100 people had been flown out to a safe place. Flickr - Karsten Seiferlin. — It was taken at a helicopter rescue. The underground metro alpin express in Saas Fee got stuck half way downhill on its last ride for the day. About 100 people were locked in the cable car in the middle of a mountain at about 3250 m above sea level. After 30 minutes they were evacuated from the cable car by the Saas Fee Bergbahnen staff, and were guided through a tunnel to a tiny icy slope just outside the mountain and several hundreds of meters above a glacier. Air Zermatt took them out with two helicopters. Everything looked pretty dramatic but was perfectly organized. People stayed calm and patient, and after just about 20 minutes 100 people had been flown out to a safe place. Flickr – Karsten Seiferlin.

010915-N-3995K-022 New York, N.Y. -- A rescue dog is transported out of the debris of the World Trade Center. The twin towers of the center were destroyed in a Sept. 11 terrorist attack. U.S. Navy Photo by Journalist 1st Class Preston Keres. (RELEASED) Flickr - Beverly. — 010915-N-3995K-022
New York, N.Y. — A rescue dog is transported out of the debris of the World Trade Center. The twin towers of the center were destroyed in a Sept. 11 terrorist attack. U.S. Navy Photo by Journalist 1st Class Preston Keres. (RELEASED) Flickr – Beverly.

Green LWB Land Rover of Inverness-shire Constabulary demonstrates "off road" rather well as it negotiates a river high in the Cairmgorms range during Mountain Rescue duty. Flickr - Dave Conner. — Green LWB Land Rover of Inverness-shire Constabulary demonstrates “off road” rather well as it negotiates a river high in the Cairmgorms range during Mountain Rescue duty. Flickr – Dave Conner.

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