Story by Airman 1st Class Karina López, 18th Wing KADENA AIR BASE, Japan. — Dust settled around an HH-60W Jolly Green II as Airmen assigned to the 33rd RQS (Rescue Squadron) unloaded mission-essential equipment and…
Story by Senior Airman Christian Conrado, 53rd Wing NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — An Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue of a stranded hiker on a cliffside on Shadow…
Story by Senior Airman Iain Stanley, 23rd Wing MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Airmen and community members gathered at Moody Air Force Base to celebrate Saluting Our Aviation Roots (SOAR) Week, a five-day event…
Story by Andrea Jenkins, Air Forces Southern U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter aircrews assigned to the 563rd Rescue Group, supported by Air Forces Southern, conducted a long-range rescue of a mariner from…
Story by 1st Lt. Lindsay Weichel, 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Late last year the 87th Electronic Warfare Squadron (87th EWS) made history for the second time in 2025, completing…
Story by Senior Airman Jamal Berry II, 18th Wing KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — For the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force 18th OSS (Operations Support Squadron) Weather Flight, weather means something else entirely: mission…
Story by Tech. Sgt. Micaiah Anthony, 18th Wing PHILIPPINE SEA. — Three USAF 18th Wing HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters flew through strong winds and torrential rain to provide emergency support following the disaster in…
Story by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir, U.S. Air Force DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — A total force team of Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard Airmen rescue a pregnant woman 250 nautical miles off…
Story by Senior Airman Serena Smith, 129tg Rescue Wing MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, California.— The U.S. Air Force 129th Rescue Wing is replacing the HH-60G Pave Hawk with six newer HH-60W Jolly Green II…
Story by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer, 18th Wing KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – The 18th Wing held the 33rd Rescue Generation Squadron activation ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, January 24, 2025. The activation of…