Nighttime operations
Capt. Jennifer Aupke (left) and 1st Lt. Thaddeus Ronnau double-check their gear and instrument readings July 17 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter features an upgraded communications and navigation suite that includes integrated inertial navigation/global positioning/Doppler navigation systems, satellite communications, secure voice, and Have Quick communications. Captain Aupke is an aircraft commander and flight lead, and Lieutenant Ronnau is a co-pilot. Both are assigned to the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron deployed from Kadena AB, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)