Inside Combat Rescue

National Geographic embeds with a new group of Pararescue jumpers, known as PJs, from the 83rd Rescue Squadron in the waning days of Operation Enduring Freedom -- along with introducing viewers to another group of airmen, the Reapers.

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. For the first time in their history, the PJs allow camera crews to extensively cover their missions in Afghanistan. Inside Combat Rescue is the story of the lives of these elite airmen on and off the battlefield.

In this new compilation episode, the PJs face their worst “nightmares”. An attack by the Taliban on an American forward operating base causes mass confusion and multiple injuries. The PJs land to pick up an Afghan National Army soldier who has stepped on a land mine. They also face one of their worst nightmares: treating a wounded child — an Afghan boy has been shot in the head and is in grave condition. This gritty one-hour program highlights the dedication of these men and the dangers they face “so that others may live.”

The PJ’s begin a 4 month deployment in Afghanistan and fly into hot landing zones with busted weapons in order to rescue wounded soldiers.

In this compilation episode of Inside Combat Rescue, the PJ’s of the 38th Rescue Squadron rush to pick up injured children in war torn Afghanistan.