This painting is derived from a photograph I shot during a training mission at Kirkland, AFB, in Albuquerque, NM, in 2006. The scene depicts the 551st Search and Rescue Special Operations Squadron on board a C-553 armored helicopter during a training mission with ten other Air Force personnel as they make their access through the side entry. Most significant to me during this event and of which I chose to portray with this image is the teamwork, the urgency, dynamic precision, and the heroes of a moment I experienced first hand.