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Stolen Cerberus X

May 19, 2023
U.S. Air Force Col. Sean Finnan, 37th Airlift Squadron pilot, performs low-altitude maneuvers over the coastlines of Greece, May 8. The low-altitude training in Greece was part of the Stolen Cerberus X joint training exercise and provided the 37th AS the opportunity to fly much lower than they are allowed to in Germany. These new training opportunities paired with strengthening ties with the Hellenic armed forces makes Stolen Cerberus a crucial annual learning experience for its participants.
 Photos by Senior Airman Andrew Bertain
U.S. Air Force members from Team Ramstein participate in a water rescue training mission during Stolen Cerberus X, a joint training exercise at Agoi Theodoroi, Greece, May 4. This scenario allowed the survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists, assigned to Ramstein Air Base, to simulate a crew being lost at sea, which allowed the 37th Airlift Squadron to gain experience flying water rescue scenarios.
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Emile Giguere, a member of the Cross-Functional Airlift Support Personnel program from Ramstein Air Base, communicates with aircraft via radio at the Megara Drop Zone, Greece, as part of the Stolen Cerberus X joint training exercise, May 9. The exercise simulated emergency water and land air drops and gave the CASPER Airmen opportunities to exercise skillsets outside their career fields during the joint training with Hellenic forces.
U.S. Air Force member from the 86th Maintenance Squadron, inspects a propeller of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft before takeoff at Elefsina Air Base, Greece, as part of the Stolen Cerberus X joint training exercise, May 2. Maintenance personnel were essential for mission success throughout the exercise and worked around the clock to ensure all aircraft ran smoothly.
A Hellenic paratrooper conducts a static-line jump out of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Exercise Stolen Cerberus X above Megara, Greece, May 9. The objective of the training deployment and exercise is to enhance interoperability and airlift capabilities between U.S. and Hellenic armed forces, strengthen bilateral defense ties and execute aeromedical evacuation and jump training.
A Hellenic air force special forces member performs first aid response during a simulated medical evacuation as part of the Stolen Cerberus X joint training exercise at Perama, Greece, May 10. Members from the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, assigned to Ramstein Air Base, hosted a mass casualty medical evacuation scenario with participants from Hellenic special forces and the Hellenic air force 251st General Hospital, using U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron to airlift the simulated injured patients to safety.
U.S. Air Force members from the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, assigned to Ramstein Air Base, and Hellenic service members from the 251st General Hospital provide medical care after a combat offloading as part of the Stolen Cerberus X joint training exercise based at the Elefsina Air Base, Greece, May 10. Stolen Cerberus improved overall coordination with allied and partner militaries assuring the U.S. commitment to increasing the capability, readiness and responsiveness. The medical evacuation training scenario put these response capabilities to the test.
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