Story by 1st Lt. Mary Turpin KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — Members of the 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadrons conducted a maritime CSAR (combat search and rescue) training at Ie Shima Island and its surrounding waters, Sept. 4, 2024. The CSAR training was a “full mission profile” (FMP) meaning it encompassed all the elements of Leer más31st and 33rd RQS conducts maritime CSAR full mission profile[…]
23rd Wing MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — On April 16, 2004, the 41st Rescue Squadron and Pararescuemen from the 38th Rescue Squadron fought bad weather and faced enemy surface-to-air threats to save the lives of five U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook «Sky King 64» aircrew who had crashed in a sandstorm on the desert plains Leer más20th anniversary of the rescue of CH-47D Sky King 64 aircrew[…]
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — The U.S. Air Force recently selected Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) as the stateside depot source of repair (DSOR) for the HH-60W Jolly Green II, the air service’s new combat rescue platform. FRCE will conduct all helicopter airframe programmed depot maintenance for the HH-60W CRH aircraft located Leer másFRCE selected as depot source of repair for new HH-60W helicopter[…]
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, April 2022 – The Sikorsky RAIDER X competitive prototype (CP) for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) is more than 85 percent complete, progressing 50 percent faster through production and assembly compared to legacy programs and resulting in a cost-effective, transformational aircraft. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has made significant Leer másSikorsky RAIDER X prototype is more than 85 percent complete[…]
A principios de este mes la USAF aceptó sus tres primeros HH-60W “Jolly Green II” Combat Rescue Helicopter. Las entregas se realizaron en Sikorsky (Lockheed Martin) West Palm Beach, Florida, donde la nueva plataforma fue sometida a duras y exigentes pruebas a lo largo de los últimos 17 meses. Demandado desde hace tiempo por los escuadrones Leer másLa USAF recibe los primeros helicópteros Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II[…]
Air Force Base Base Eglin, Florida El Sikorsky HH-60W CRH «Jolly Green II« ha realizado su primera conexión a un HC-130J Super Hercules para reabastecimiento en vuelo, aproximadamente a unos 3.000 ft de altura sobre la Air Force Base Eglin. El nuevo Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) completó con éxito las pruebas iniciales el pasado 5 Leer másEl HH-60W Jolly Green II comienza la campaña de pruebas para el reabastecimiento en vuelo[…]
