The US Army and Air National Guard H-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrews represent a combined force that is always ready. Defined by unique multi-mission and mobilization capabilities, the Army and Air National Guard are uniquely positioned components of the United States Army and Air Force. Search And Rescue The UH-60M Black Hawk is the multi-mission backbone of Leer másUS National Guard always ready with the H-60 Black Hawk[…]
By Airman 1st Class Devlin Bishop, 355th Wing Public Affairs DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — In the United States Air Force, when one hears, “That others may live,” they immediately think of rescue. The USAF 79th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB fulfills that mission, and more, by supporting and enacting rescue at a moment’s Leer másGetting to know the USAF 79th Rescue Squadron[…]
By Staff Sgt. Jacob Stephens, 35th Wing Public Affairs DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — Davis-Monthan Air Force Base received the first of its new HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters in May 2023 as the wing continues developing and fortifying their Airmen for tomorrow’s fight. The motto “That others may live” is the driving force Leer másSikorsky HH-60W brings rescue to new heights to USAF[…]
U.S.Air Force by Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon, 35th Wing Public Affairs DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — The 55th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base received their first Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter, also known as the whiskey model, May 3, 2023. «This HH-60W represents the first of many rescue helicopters at Leer másSikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II, Whiskey inbound[…]
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[…]
STRATFORD, Conn., Jan. 20, 2023 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, today delivered a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk marking the 5000th helicopter from the Hawk family. The iconic aircraft will continue to support medium-lift requirements for the U.S. military and international operators for decades into the future. In addition to the delivery of the Black Hawk family’s 5000th Leer másSikorsky delivers the 5000th Black Hawk family helicopter[…]
Story by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan / U.S. Air Force 920th Rescue Wing Public Affairs The USAF (United States Air Force) 920th Rescue Wing conducted a week-long CSAR validation exercise designed to refine mass-casualty emergency response procedures. 920th RQW Airmen from across the wing worked to ensure pararescuemen and aircrew from HH-60G Pave Hawk and Leer másUSAF 920th Rescue Wing conduct CSAR exercise[…]
STRATFORD, Conn., October 12, 2022 — The USAF (U.S. Air Force) declared IOC (Initial Operational Capability) for the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopter, validating the platform’s operational readiness to forward deploy Air Force rescue crews around the globe. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company designed and manufactures the HH-60W, which enables the USAF to conduct Leer másUSAF declares IOC of Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II[…]
Story by Maj. Chelsea Aspelund, 176th Wing JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard crews, from the 176th Wing, provided medevac Oct. 26 for a patient experiencing a medical emergency in Stony River, a village more than 200 nautical miles north of Bethel on the Kuskokwim River. A medical provider at a Bethel Leer másAlaska Air National Guard HH-60G medevac person Kuskokwim River[…]
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[…]
