First Aero Company – PJ Team

PJ Team

In the military services a phrase is used to indicate those among us that are in combat arms – called the tip of the spear, the phase is meant to highlight those people who are out in front fighting the battle. In the Air Force there are only a few career fields in which warriors work: these include aircrew, security forces, combat controllers and pararescueman or PJ’s. The 106th Rescue Wing is home to a squadron of pararescueman and a squadron of security forces. This page is dedicated to the men who serve as pararescuemen.

Elsewhere on the website we have payed homage to those PJ’s who have died while assigned to the unit.

The Tip of the Spear - The PJ's
Team Rescue

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Baker and Cluff sleep before jumping	Baker and other PJs jump out ramp of HC-130	Technical Sgt. Jeff Baker	Chief Master Sgt. Alan Manuel, NCOIC

Cluff steve with machine gun in ORI mission	Cluff steve	Jeff Baker on rope	John Davis, PJ and Emergency Med Tech

"Doc" Dougherty outside at the base	Jim Dougherty	Jim "Doc" Dougherty with rifle	Carrick and Finkle

Ed Fenby, PJ and firefighter	Ed fenby with shadows	PJs hustle out to helicopter	Hewson and Fenby in scuba/combat gear in Savannah

Finkle and "Doc"	Flippers	Paul Koester	Hopkins

Jake johnson on HC-130 ramp	Jake jumps into Maritime Festival, Greenport, LI	Jake	Jeff baker

Kelly kevin taking notes just prior to simulated rescue mission	Senior Master Sgt. Kevin	Carrick	Chem warfare training takes its toll

Timmy hugs the "Old Man"following a successfull ORI		Rob Marks and Jeff Baker pack gear for mission	Mo Preston and Jake Johnson on HC-130 ramp

Mo Preston and Kevin Kelly at ORI	Mo Preston on HC-130 ramp jumping	Mo Preston on jump mission	Arthur Kakis, Newbi

Paul Koester in scuba tank	Unidentified PJ looks out HC-130 door over Greenport, LI	Ramp jump