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HH-60W Jolly Green II
helicopter
U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman nicole koreen
Airmen assigned to the 943d Rescue Group, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ari- zona, and visitors take a closer look at the 920th Rescue Wing’s first, brand new HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter on the flight line Feb. 1, 2024.
A brand new HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter assigned to the 943d Rescue Group, 920th Rescue Wing, flies over the mountains near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Feb. 1, 2024. The HH-60W is the successor to the HH-60G Pave Hawk and is used for a variety of missions to include combat search and rescue operations in hostile or denied territory. Located at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, the 943d RQG is one of three geographically separated units that fall under the 920th RQW, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida.
The first 943d Rescue Group, 920th Rescue Wing, HH-60W Jolly Green II helicop- ter taxis on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Feb. 1, 2024.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Fraser, left, 305th Rescue Squadron pilot, U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Caleb Hiner, center, 305th Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Anderson,305th RQS pilot, stand in front of the 920th Rescue Wing’s first, brand new, HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter after landing it for the first time at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ari- zona, Feb. 1, 2024.
Airmen assigned to the 943d Rescue Group, Davis- Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, inspect the 920th Rescue Wing’s first, brand new HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter on the flight line Feb. 1, 2024.
LEFT: A brand new 943d Rescue Group, 920th Rescue Wing, HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter lands at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Feb. 1, 2024.