In a first-of-its-kind test, the effectiveness of the HH-60’s countermeasures was evaluated in a maritime environment against modern aerial threats. The U.S. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve ...

In May 2024, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Chadd Bloomstine flew an aging HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter more than 1,000 miles roundtrip to help rescue a boy who suffered a ruptured intestine on the Carnival ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – There are a few different types of helicopters stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, and they’re operated under the 512th Rescue Squadron of the 58th Special Operations Wing. One ...

The US Air National Guard (ANG) has assessed the ability of combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopters to defend themselves against fighters over open water. In an undated exercise, a National Guard ...

The U.S. government has approved the possible Foreign Military Sale to Norway of nine HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopters. The U.S. State Department has approved the Foreign Military Sale ...

An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter deploys countermeasure flares as an F-15D Eagle maneuvers overhead during a joint over-water test flight, Aug. 20, 2025. (U.S. Air Force) Two helicopters faced off ...

Based at Patrick Space Force Base on Florida's Space Coast, the 920th Rescue Wing is the Air Force Reserve's only combat search-and-rescue wing.