I shot this a week ago, but just now had the time to post it. The 457th Fighter Squadron, 305th Rescue Squadron, were fulling their aircrew qualification training requirement for water survival and rescue on Lake Worth Sunday, July 11, 2010. The squadron participated in the rescue of hundreds of people from New Orleans in the after math of Hurricane Katrina.
A Fort Worth Marshall boat helps keep civilian water craft away from the 457th Fighter Squadron, 305th Rescue Squadron, of the Air Force Reserve while they conduct aircrew qualification training on Lake Worth in Fort Worth, Tx., Sunday, July 11, 2010. The water survival exercise is part of the 457th Fighter Squadron’s recurring aircrew qualification training requirement. Special to the Star-Telegram / Brandon Wade