Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“When astronauts are doing their launches, we cover down in the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean. That way, if they have an emergency and they need a bailout, we’re the rescue team on-site who would recover them from their capsule... It’s a lot of work being a pararescueman. I’m surrounded by a bunch of great people who are constantly challenging me. We have those who are always trying to improve themselves, whether mentally or physically, and it just drives me to be a better person and reach my potential.”

Source: Tech. Sgt. Michael Galindo, 38th RQS pararescueman and Blue Team section chief, chatting about their conducting rescue training of their pararescuemen in the Banana River and Atlantic Ocean near Patrick Space Force Base in the last week of August. 

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