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Lt. Col. Matt Hamblen, a pilot for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Squadron, is pulled through the water by a Jet Ski, simulating parachute drag during water survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Spencer County, Ky., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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Lt. Col. Matt Hamblen, a pilot for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Squadron, mounts a LRU-16/P life raft during water survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Spencer County, Ky., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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Aircrew flight equipment specialists from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Operations Group prepare for water survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Spencer County, Ky., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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Lt. Col. Rob Anderson, a pilot for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Squadron, is pulled through the water by a Jet Ski, simulating parachute drag during water survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Spencer County, Ky., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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Aircrew members from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Operations Group install a canopy on an F2B life raft during water survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Spencer County, Ky., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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Capt. Travis Carter, a pilot for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Squadron, mounts a LRU-16/P life raft during water survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Spencer County, Ky., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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Capt. Travis Carter, a pilot for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Squadron, walks onto shore after completing water survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Spencer County, Ky., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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Lt. Col. Randall Hood, deputy commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Operations Group, is donned with a parachute harness in preparation for a parachute drag during water survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Spencer County, Ky., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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Chief Master Sgt. Bradley Simms, a loadmaster for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Squadron, swims back to shore after exiting an F2B life raft during water survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Spencer County, Ky., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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LPU-10/P inflatable life preservers are prepared by aircrew flight equipment specialists from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Operations Group to be used for water survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Spencer County, Ky., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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Maj. Andrew Hutchinson, a pilot for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Squadron, dons a safety helmet in preparation for water survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Spencer County, Ky., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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Aircrew flight equipment specialists from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Operations Group prepare to simulate parachute drag with a Jet Ski during water survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Spencer County, Ky., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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Maj. Andrew Hutchinson, a pilot for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Squadron, is donned with a parachute harness in preparation for a parachute drag during water survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Spencer County, Ky., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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Lt. Col. Matt Hamblen, a pilot for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Squadron, bails water out of a LRU-16/P life raft with the spray shield during water survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Spencer County, Ky., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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Aircrew flight equipment specialists from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Operations Group prepare for water survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Spencer County, Ky., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Operations Group prepare to participate in water survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Spencer County, Ky., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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LPU-10/P inflatable life preservers are prepared by aircrew flight equipment specialists from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Operations Group to be used for water survival training at Taylorsville Lake in Spencer County, Ky., Sept. 10, 2022. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)

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Kentucky Airmen complete water-survival training

Published Dec. 19, 2022
123rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

BLOOMFIELD, Ky. -- Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Operations Group participated in water survival training at Taylorsville Lake here Sept. 10. The annual training refreshes aircrew members on skills learned during U.S. Air Force Survival School.

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