2/4/2012 - Master Sgt. Jimmy Petrolia, a pararescueman assigned to the 131st Rescue Squadron, reviews images of the MSC Beijing in preparation for a rescue mission Feb. 4, 2012. Petrolia will be hoisted down to the MSC Beijing to assess and possible evacuation of a patient. Responding to the call from the Eleventh District Coast Guard at Alameda, pararescuers, or PJs, two HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters and one MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft departed Moffett Federal Airfield. The team provided medical assistance to a 54-year-old male who had suffered stroke-like symptoms on the cargo ship. Guardsmen medically evacuated the patient to the San Jose Regional Medical Center. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jessica Green)
2/4/2012 - Majors David Weidman and Esther Sablan, HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter pilots assigned to the 129th Rescue Squadron, circle the MSC Beijing surveying its decks to establish the safest location to hoist pararesuemen Feb. 4, 2012. Responding to the call from the Eleventh District Coast Guard at Alameda, pararescuers, or PJs, two Pave Hawks and one MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft departed Moffett Federal Airfield. The team provided medical assistance to a 54-year-old male who had suffered stroke-like symptoms on the cargo ship more than 200 miles off the coast of California. Guardsmen medically evacuated the patient to the San Jose Regional Medical Center. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jessica Green)
2/4/2012 - Staff Sgt. Michael Wang, an aerial gunner assigned to the 129th Rescue Squadron, watches for the pararescueman aboard MSC Beijing to signal for pick up Feb. 4, 2012. Responding to the call from the Eleventh District Coast Guard at Alameda, pararescuers, or PJs, two Pave Hawks and one MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft departed Moffett Federal Airfield. The team provided medical assistance to a 54-year-old male who had suffered stroke-like symptoms on the cargo ship more than 200 miles off the coast of California. Guardsmen medically evacuated the patient to the San Jose Regional Medical Center. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jessica Green)
2/4/2012 - Staff Sgt. Adam Vanhaaster, a pararescueman assigned to the 131st Rescue Squadron, attached a hoist to a patients litter to be lifted into the HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter Feb. 4, 2012. Responding to the call from the Eleventh District Coast Guard at Alameda, pararescuers, or PJs, two Pave Hawks and one MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft departed Moffett Federal Airfield. The team provided medical assistance to a 54-year-old male who had suffered stroke-like symptoms on the MSC Beijing, a cargo ship more than 200 miles off the coast of California. Guardsmen medically evacuated the patient to the San Jose Regional Medical Center. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jessica Green)
2/4/2012 - Tech. Sgt. Sean Pellaton, an aerial gunner assigned to the 129th Rescue Squadron, guides Staff Sgt. Adam Vanhaaster, a pararescueman assigned to the 131st Rescue Squadron, and his patient into the HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter Feb. 4, 2012. Responding to the call from the Eleventh District Coast Guard at Alameda, pararescuers, or PJs, two Pave Hawks and one MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft departed Moffett Federal Airfield. The team provided medical assistance to a 54-year-old male who had suffered stroke-like symptoms on the MSC Beijing, acargo ship more than 200 miles off the coast of California. Guardsmen air lifted the patient to the San Jose Regional Medical Center. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jessica Green)
2/4/2012 - Tech. Sgt. Sean Pellaton, an aerial gunner assigned to the 129th Rescue Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Adam Vanhaaster, a pararescueman assigned to the 131st Rescue Squadron, load a patient into the HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter Feb. 4, 2012. Responding to the call from the Eleventh District Coast Guard at Alameda, pararescuers, or PJs, two Pave Hawks and one MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft departed Moffett Federal Airfield. The team provided medical assistance to a 54-year-old male who had suffered stroke-like symptoms on the MSC Beijing, acargo ship more than 200 miles off the coast of California. Guardsmen medically evacuated the patient to the San Jose Regional Medical Center. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jessica Green)
2/4/2012 - Master Sgt. Jimmy Petrolia, a pararescueman assigned to the 131st Rescue Squadron, sets up an IV drip for the patient in preparation for transport Feb. 4, 2012. Responding to the call from the Eleventh District Coast Guard at Alameda, pararescuers, or PJs, two HH-60G Pave Hawks and one MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft departed Moffett Federal Airfield. The team provided medical assistance to a 54-year-old male who had suffered stroke-like symptoms on the MSC Beijing, acargo ship more than 200 miles off the coast of California. Guardsmen medically evacuated the patient to the San Jose Regional Medical Center. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jessica Green)
2/4/2012 - Master Sgt. Jimmy Petrolia and Staff Sgt. Adam Vanhaaster, pararescuemen assigned to the 131st Rescue Squadron, provide medical attention to a 54-year-old male patient suffering from stroke-like symptoms Feb. 4, 2012. Responding to the call from the Eleventh District Coast Guard at Alameda, pararescuers, or PJs, two HH-60G Pave Hawks and one MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft departed Moffett Federal Airfield for the MSC Beijing, acargo ship more than 200 miles off the coast of California. Guardsmen air lifted the patient to the San Jose Regional Medical Center. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jessica Green)
2/4/2012 - Master Sgt. Jimmy Petrolia and Staff Sgt. Adam Vanhaaster, pararescuemen assigned to the 131st Rescue Squadron, provide medical attention to a 54-year-old male patient suffering from stroke-like symptoms Feb. 4, 2012. Responding to the call from the Eleventh District Coast Guard at Alameda, pararescuers, or PJs, two HH-60G Pave Hawks and one MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft departed Moffett Federal Airfield for the MSC Beijing, acargo ship more than 200 miles off the coast of California. Guardsmen air lifted the patient to the San Jose Regional Medical Center. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jessica Green)
2/4/2012 - Master Sgt. Jimmy Petrolia and Staff Sgt. Adam Vanhaaster, pararescuemen assigned to the 131st Rescue Squadron, provide medical attention to a 54-year-old male patient suffering from stroke-like symptoms Feb. 4, 2012. Responding to the call from the Eleventh District Coast Guard at Alameda, pararescuers, or PJs, two HH-60G Pave Hawks and one MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft departed Moffett Federal Airfield for the MSC Beijing, acargo ship more than 200 miles off the coast of California. Guardsmen air lifted the patient to the San Jose Regional Medical Center. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jessica Green)
2/4/2012 - Master Sgt. Jimmy Petrolia and Staff Sgt. Adam Vanhaaster, pararescuemen assigned to the 131st Rescue Squadron, provide medical attention to a 54-year-old male patient suffering from stroke-like symptoms Feb. 4, 2012. Responding to the call from the Eleventh District Coast Guard at Alameda, pararescuers, or PJs, two HH-60G Pave Hawks and one MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft departed Moffett Federal Airfield for the MSC Beijing, acargo ship more than 200 miles off the coast of California. Guardsmen air lifted the patient to the San Jose Regional Medical Center. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jessica Green)
2/4/2012 - Master Sgt. Jimmy Petrolia and Staff Sgt. Adam Vanhaaster, pararescuemen assigned to the 131st Rescue Squadron drop off a patient from an HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter at San Jose Regional Medical Center Feb. 4, 2012. Responding to the call from the Eleventh District Coast Guard at Alameda, pararescuers, or PJs, two Pave Hawks and one MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft departed Moffett Federal Airfield. The team provided medical assistance to a 54-year-old male who had suffered stroke-like symptoms on the MSC Beijing, acargo ship more than 200 miles off the coast of California. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jessica Green)
