Inside Combat Rescue
An elite Combat Rescue team of the US Air Force, rescue wounded American or Allied forces in lethal danger. Pararescuemen, or PJs, return to the front lines of Afghanistan and East Europe for Operation Enduring Freedom and is seen through the eyes of those on the ground and in the air.
- 2013-2013
- 1 season
- National Geographic Channel
- Documentary
- TV-14
An elite Combat Rescue team of the US Air Force, rescue wounded American or Allied forces in lethal danger. Pararescuemen, or PJs, return to the front lines of Afghanistan and East Europe for Operation Enduring Freedom and is seen through the eyes of those on the ground and in the air.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2013
Episode 1
Visions of War
Fri, Feb 1, 2013 45 mins
An elite Combat Rescue team of the US Air Force, rescue wounded American or Allied forces in Afghanistan seen through the eyes of those on the ground.
Episode 2
Whatever It Takes
Fri, Feb 1, 2013 45 mins
With heartfelt goodbyes, the men of the 38th Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., leave their loved ones behind, bound for a war zone half a world away - Afghanistan
Episode 3
Into the Fire
Fri, Mar 1, 2013 44 mins
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.
Episode 4
In the Crossfire
Fri, Mar 1, 2013 45 mins
The team medevacs two Afghan allies who have been shot in a firefight. When one of the guns on their chopper breaks in midair, the men must change their tactics to land safely.
Episode 5
Fog of War
Fri, Mar 1, 2013 43 mins
Go inside an elite Air Force paracrescue unit as they deploy to Afghanistan. One PJ, Chris, is eager to prove himself and save lives.
Episode 6
Coming Home
Fri, Mar 1, 2013 45 mins
With only weeks left in their deployment, the PJs look toward home. But when the Taliban detonates a motorcycle bomb near Kandahar city, the PJs are reminded that they are a long way from home.