Story by Senior Airman Serena Smith, 129th Rescue Wing MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. — An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrew conducts a long-range medevac of a man from the cruise ship Ovation of the Seas 400 nautical miles off San Francisco. The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center activated the California Air National Guard’s Leer másHH-60G conducts long-range medevac of a man 400 nm offshore[…]
PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE, Fla. — Two U.S. Air Force 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters were loaded for upcoming retirement into a 433rd Airlift Wing’s C-5 Galaxy aircraft by 920th Maintenance Group Airmen and C-5 aircrew on May 1. Pave Hawks 6470 and 6233 mark the latest helicopters to undergo transfer to Leer másHH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters head to retirement[…]
Story by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir, 920th Rescue Wing 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G helicopter successfully conducted a long-range medevac (medical evacuation) of a critical patient aboard a cruise ship located more than 350 nautical miles off the eastern coast of the United States. Saturday, May 4, 2024. Within hours of the call the 920th RQW Leer más920th Rescue Wing HH-60G conducts long-range medevac, 350 nm[…]
SITKA, Alaska — The crews of Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, Coast Guard Cutter Bailey Barco (WPC 1122), Sitka Mountain Rescue, and Alaska Air National Guard 210th, 211th, and 212th Rescue Squadrons conducted a week-long search and rescue (SAREX) exercise near Sitka, April 30-May 2, 2024. In a collaborative effort across land and water, multiple Leer másCoast Guard and AKARNG conducts SAR exercise near Sitka[…]
Story by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Sifuentes, 18th Wing Since 1982, the HH-60G Pave Hawk has created a valiant legacy of combat search and rescue (CSAR), disaster relief, casualty evacuation (casevac) and medical evacuation (medevac) for the U.S. Air Force. From the hot and dry deserts of the middle east, to the stormy seas of Leer másUS Air Force 33rd RQS celebrates HH-60G Pave Hawk legacy[…]
SITKA, Alaska — The crews of Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, Coast Guard Cutter Bailey Barco (WPC 1122), Sitka Mountain Rescue, and Air Force 210th, 211th, and 212th Rescue Squadrons are scheduled to conduct search and rescue (SAR) exercises near Sitka, April 30-May 2, 2024. Sitka residents may notice higher than normal helicopter flight operations Leer másCoast Guard and Air Force to conduct SAR exercises near Sitka[…]
KENAI FJORDS NATIONAL PARK, AK — On the morning of April 18, Soldotna Public Safety Communications Center received a report of six adult skiers stranded in a snow cave on the Harding Icefield within Kenai Fjords National Park. The group was undertaking a multiday traverse of the Harding Ice Field from Exit Glacier to Bradley Lake Leer másAlaska National Guard HH-60G rescue 6 skiers in Kenai Fjords[…]
Story by David Bedard, 176th Wing JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter and an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft rescue three persons in two missions at remote locations across Alaska, April 4-5. The first mission began April 4 when Norton Sound Regional Hospital officials in Nome asked the Leer másAlaska Air National Guard HH-60G rescue 3 in 2 missions[…]
Story by David Bedard, 176th Wing Public Affairs JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Two Alaska Air National Guard Airmen jumped (Pararescuemen) from a 176th Wing combat search and rescue (CSAR) aircraft into the village of Kotlik to expedite medical care for a critically ill patient and medevac her to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The medical evacuation Leer másAlaska Air National Guard medevac critically ill patient from Kotlik[…]
The HH-60W Jolly Green II is the successor to the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter and is used for a variety of missions to include combat search and rescue operations (CSAR) in hostile or denied territory. Located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, the 943d Rescue Group is one of three geographically separated units that fall Leer másThe 943d Rescue Group upgrades to the HH-60W helicopter[…]
