Inside Combat Rescue - Season 1 - Eps 3: Into the Fire
They call it the golden hour, the critical window of time in which PJs strive to complete a rescue and offer the injured their best chance of survival. The PJs can't land in an area littered with enemy mines until a full sweep of the zone confirms that it's safe to land and this setback jeopardizes the life of an Afghan soldier with a severed leg. On another call, frustration mounts when defensive jamming techniques block radio communications, complicating the rescue of several U.S. soldiers.
About Inside Combat Rescue
Title: Inside Combat Rescue
First Air Date: 2013-02-18
Last Air Date: 2013-03-25
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.7/10 (from 4 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 6
Network: National Geographic
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: National Geographic
Synopsis
The elite Combat Rescue members of the U.S. Air Force, Pararescuemen, or PJs, have one mission: rescue American or Allied forces in extreme danger. Whether their targets are shot down or isolated behind enemy lines, surrounded, engaged, wounded, or captured by the enemy, PJs will do whatever necessary to bring those in peril home. For the first time in their history, the PJs allow camera crews to cover their missions in Afghanistan. Inside Combat Rescue is the story of the lives of these elite airmen.
