Rescue to reunion: Teen tours squadron that saved his life

Airmen from the 36th Rescue Squadron group together for a photo with a former patient and his family and friends at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 5, 2025. The patient was rescued by 36th RQS Airmen earlier this summer and returned to tour the squadron and meet his rescue team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Emilee Seiler)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Rescue to reunion: Teen tours squadron that saved his life

Preston Myers, rescuee of the 36th Rescue Squadron, observes the inside of a UH-1N Huey at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 5, 2025. He was rescued by 36th RQS Airmen on June 21, 2025, after suffering a 300-foot fall while hiking and was recently invited to meet his rescue team and tour the squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Emilee Seiler)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Rescue to reunion: Teen tours squadron that saved his life

Jeff Myers, father of Preston Myers who was rescued by the 36th Rescue Squadron, holds up a 36th RQS shirt at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 5, 2025. The Myers family met their son’s rescuers and toured the squadron to learn about the UH-1N Huey and rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Emilee Seiler)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Rescue to reunion: Teen tours squadron that saved his life

Preston Myers, rescuee of the 36th Rescue Squadron smiles for a photo inside of a UH-1N Huey at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 5, 2025. He was rescued by 36th RQS Airmen on June 21, 2025, after suffering a 300-foot fall while hiking and was recently invited to meet his rescue team and tour the squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Emilee Seiler)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Rescue to reunion: Teen tours squadron that saved his life

Jeff Myers, father of a Preston Myers who was rescued by the 36th Rescue Squadron, touches a group photo of his son’s rescue team at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 5, 2025. The Myers family met the Airmen who rescued their child and toured the squadron to learn about the UH-1N Huey and its rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Emilee Seiler)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Rescue to reunion: Teen tours squadron that saved his life

U.S. Air Force Maj. Cameron King, 36th Rescue Squadron chief of rotary-wing safety, explains UH-1N Huey functions to a former patient and his family at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 5, 2025. The family visited Fairchild to meet the rescue team and learn more about the squadron’s UH-1N Huey operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Emilee Seiler)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res

Rescue to reunion: Teen tours squadron that saved his life

Published Sept. 9, 2025
By Airman Emilee Seiler
92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. --

Read about the rescue here: https://www.fairchild.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4234997/angels-in-the-air-36th-rescue-squadron-airmen-answer-the-call-in-cliffside-resc/