“Sweat glistens on his face, his eyes peer back and forth, weapon at the ready and watching for any movement. As the old saying goes, practice like you play, because for deployed aircraft ground response element (DAGRE) Airmen, there’s no room for anything but success.

Airman from the 353rd Special Operations Group participated in a training exercise here July 27; the scenario gave them the opportunity to practice humanitarian aid and disaster relief (HA/DR) operations.”

Read the rest of the article about the “Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element” or DAGRE of the 353rd SOG in “DAGRE Airmen complete humanitarian aid, disaster relief exercise”, DVIDS, August 3, 2016.