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191008-F-ZX177-1208

U.S Airmen reunites with family and receives a hug at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 8, 2019. The HH-60G is also tasked to perform military operations other than war, including civil search and rescue, medical evacuation, disaster response, humanitarian assistance, security cooperation/aviation advisory, NASA space flight support, and rescue command and control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever).
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Helicopter air-to-air refueling

An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter receives fuel from an HC-130J Combat King II hose-and-drogue system during a helicopter air-to-air refueling, or HAAR, training event over central Florida, Nov. 8, 2023. The HAAR event was part of a week-long combat search and rescue skills competition where CSAR squadrons from around the world were invited to compete in events such as weapons employment, HAAR, degraded navigation, degraded search and confined hoisting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)
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Thanks for the lift

Pararescuemen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron conduct hoist operations in a HH-60G Pavehawk, Nov. 10, 2021. The pararescue mission is to rescue, recover, and return American or allied forces in times of danger or extreme duress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter)
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Remote Island Disaster Exercise 2021

A 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter flies over Okinawa in support of Remote Island Disaster Exercise 2021, Japan, Nov. 2, 2021. An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter's mission equipment includes a retractable in-flight refueling probe, internal auxiliary fuel tanks, two crew-served 7.62mm or .50 caliber machine guns, and an 8,000-pound capacity cargo hook. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter)
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Creech and Nellis Airmen coordinated a training flight together on the Nevada Test and Training Range

Creech and Nellis Airmen coordinated a training flight together on the Nevada Test and Training Range, July 15, 2019. Aircrew with the 66th Rescue Squadron trained on the range and integrated with the MQ-9 Reaper aircrew to document the Reaper in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Haley Stevens)
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An MQ-9 Reaper flies a training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range

An MQ-9 Reaper flies a training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range, July 15, 2019. MQ-9 aircrew provide dominant, persistent attack and reconnaissance for comabtant commanders and coalition partners across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado)
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An MQ-9 Reaper flies a training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range

An MQ-9 Reaper flies a training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range, July 15, 2019. MQ-9 aircrew provide dominant, persistent attack and reconnaissance for comabtant commanders and coalition partners across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado)
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Train, Fly, Rescue

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 55th Rescue Squadron fly on an HH-60G Pave Hawk over Tucson, Arizona, Sept. 25, 2020. The crew headed to Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field in Arizona to train on combat maneuvers, scenarios and rescues. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa)
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Tech. Sgt. points a missile-to-air cannon toward aircraft during a training

Tech. Sgt. Tyler Engle, 563rd Aerial Delivery Unit air transportation troop, points a missile-to-air cannon toward aircraft during a training event at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Ariz., March 26, 2020. Engle tried to target aircraft as an acting opposing force during a combat search and rescue training event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob T. Stephens)
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HH-60W ‘Jolly Green II’ follows footprints of rescue giants

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett revealed the name of the Air Force’s newest combat rescue helicopter, the HH-60W, at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 27. The “Jolly Green II,” is named following the legendary tradition of the Vietnam-era HH-3E Jolly Green and HH-53 Super Jolly Green crews who pioneered the combat search and rescue mission. (U.S. Air Force graphic)
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An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter flies over Aviano Air Base

An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter operated by the 56th Rescue Squadron flies over Aviano Air Base, Italy, Feb. 12, 2020. The 56th RQS integrates with the Guardian Angels weapon system and other special forces to support insertion, extraction and recovery of both U.S. and allied combatants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Thomas S. Keisler IV)
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191022-F-ZX177-1005

Airman James Eyler, a 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit crew chief, washes a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 22, 2019. The primary mission of the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations within hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever)
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190425-F-HB610-1085

A pararescueman assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., fast-ropes from an HH-60G Pave Hawk, April 25, 2019, in Eufaula, Ala. The 41st and 38th RQS conducted water operations training that included tethered duck and live alternate search and extraction methods. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taryn Butler)
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191022-F-ZX177-1005

Airman James Eyler, a 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, washes under an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 22, 2019. The primary mission of the HH-60G is to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations within hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever)
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190626-F-DN281-690

Pararescuemen assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron (RQS) rappel from an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 26, 2019. The mission of the 66th RQS is to provide rapidly deployable, expeditionary and agile combat search and rescue forces to theater CINCs in response to contingency operations worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Guthrie)
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190614-F-LM051-1258

Children tour an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a redeployment ceremony, June 14, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Airmen from the 41st Rescue Squadron and 723d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron returned from a deployment in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. Reintegration events like these afford families the opportunity to celebrate their loved ones return surrounded by other families doing the same. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Janiqua P. Robinson)
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190425-F-HB610-1085

A pararescueman assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga. fast-ropes from an HH-60G Pave Hawk, April 25, 2019, in Eufaula, Ala. The 41st and 38th RQS conducted water operations training that included tethered duck and live alternate search and extraction methods. The 41st RQS maintains combat-ready status as an HH-60G personnel recovery squadron. This squadron specializes in combat rescue of downed aircrews using night vision goggles, low-level formation, air refueling and survivor recovery. Members assigned to this squadron rapidly mobilize, deploy and employ to provide combat and peacetime search and rescue in support of U.S. national security interests and defense support to civil authorities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taryn Butler)
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190416-F-QM500-1068

Airmen from the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron simulate extinguishing a fire during an HC-130J Combat King II fire egress and personnel extrication during exercise FT 19-04, April 16, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. During the exercise, personnel were evaluated on how well they defended and recovered the base from ground-opposition forces, as well as mortar and missile attacks, while donning mission oriented protective gear, proving they can also protect themselves from any chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear agents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erick Requadt)
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Maintainers ensure HH-60 flight

Airman 1st Class Ian Wilkerson, a 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron communication navigation specialist, checks the radio systems of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a preflight inspection April 26, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Maintenance and inspections are conducted before and after every mission to ensure aircraft safety and longevity. (U.S. Air Force photo/Naoto Anazawa)
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MC-130P Heritage Flight

Tech. Sgt. Bruce Ramos, a Detachment 1, 1st Special Operations Group radio operator, raises an American flag from an MC-130P Combat Shadow while it taxies at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2015. The final two MC-130Ps in the Air Force landed for the last time at Hurlburt Field in front of more than 400 people, and their last flight was to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., June 1, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson)
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