(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey)

The blades of German Air Force CH-53GS begin to spin before being boarded by German and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen during Angel Thunder 2015 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, June 7. Angel Thunder is the world’s largest personnel recovery exercise. D-M hosted 11 partner nations and nine interagencies with a common goal to train personnel recovery forces to prepare, plan, execute and adapt for rescue missions. See pages 8-9 for full photo feature.