Inside Combat Rescue
{{Short description|American docuseries}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Inside Combat Rescue Logo.png
| genre = Docuseries
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 9
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| camera = Multiple
| runtime = 45 minutes
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| network = National Geographic Channel
| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|02|18}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2016|06|28}}
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Inside Combat Rescue is a television series that originally aired on the National Geographic Channel. The show covers U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen (PJs), who rescue American and Allied personnel and civilians while on deployment at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan.{{Cite web |title='Inside Combat Rescue': Air Force Pararescue |url=https://news.yahoo.com/video/inside-combat-rescue-air-force-121248029.html/ |access-date=October 23, 2013 |publisher=Fox News |format=Video |via=Yahoo! News}}
The second season, consisting of three episodes and released over two years later, covers USAF Security Forces in Afghanistan.
Episodes
= Season 1 =
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Visions of War
|OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|2013|2|18}}
| ShortSummary = The PJs take on enemy fire while rescuing two American soldiers from an active battlefield in Kandahar.
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| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Whatever It Takes
|OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|2013|2|25}}
| ShortSummary = The 38th Rescue Squadron of Moody Air Force Base in Georgia say goodbye to their families before they leave for Afghanistan.
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| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Into the Fire
|OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|2013|3|4}}
| ShortSummary = The PJs can't land until landmines in the area are cleared, jeopardizing the life of an Afghan soldier who has lost their leg.
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| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = In the Crossfire
|OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|2013|3|11}}
| ShortSummary = Two Afghan allies need to be airlifted. One of the guns on their helicopter breaks while in the air, so the PJs must find a way to safely land.
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| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Fog of War
|OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|2013|3|18}}
| ShortSummary = One PJ, Chris, is eager to prove himself and save lives.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Coming Home
|OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|2013|3|25}}
| ShortSummary = Only weeks are left in their deployment. A Taliban bomber detonates a bomb on a motorcycle near Kandahar.
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= Season 2 =
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| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = The Golden Hour
|OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|2015|5|17}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = This Is a Nightmare
|OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|2015|11|9}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Into the Hot Zone
|OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|2016|6|28}}
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Production
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Footage was captured from more than 50 cameras mounted on the inside and outside of the Air Force's helicopters as well as the airmen's helmets.{{Cite web |last=Grammel |first=Jarrod |date=2013-02-08 |title=TV series offers gritty inside look at AF rescue missions |url=https://www.acc.af.mil/News/Article/199634/tv-series-offers-gritty-inside-look-at-af-rescue-missions/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=Air Combat Command}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130204182419/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/inside-combat-rescue/ Inside Combat Rescue] at the National Geographic website
- {{IMDb title|2734532}}
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