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A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopter assigned to the 301st Rescue Squadron (RQS), approaches the extended refueling drogue on an Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) KC-130 Hercules tanker aircraft from the 39th Rescue Squadron (RQS), during a mission over Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen from the 301st Rescue Squadron (RQS), rappels from a hover MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, during a Search and Rescue (SAR) mission in Southern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopters assigned to the 301st Rescue Squadron (RQS), prepare to leave for a mission at Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopter assigned to the 301st Rescue Squadron (RQS), flies a combat mission over the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) Special Operations Forces (SOF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter approaches the refueling drogue of a US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) Command KC-130 Hercules aircraft from the 301st Rescue Squadron, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two US Air Force (USAF) Special Operation Forces (SOF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 301st Rescue Squadron, take off from Tallil AB, Iraq, for a mission during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen assigned to the 304th Rescue Squadron (RQS), conduct a walk through rescue training scenario using their MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERS) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter departs a landing zone while a second HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter patrols the airspace during a Combat Search And Rescue (CSAR) exercise. The exercise sharpens the skills of CSAR teams deployed to Baghdad International Airport (BIA), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERS) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter performs a low- level aerial reconnaissance of a landing zone during a Combat Search And Rescue (CSAR) exercise. The exercise sharpens the skills of CSAR teams deployed to Baghdad International Airport (BIA), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopter assigned to the 301st Rescue Squadron (RQS), conducts in flight refueling with a Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) KC-130 Hercules tanker aircraft from the 39th Rescue Squadron (RQS), during a mission over Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Base: Tallil Air Base

State: Dhi Qar

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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air force usaf hawk search hawk search rescue helicopter rescue helicopter rqs reserve command air force reserve command afrc kc hercules tanker aircraft hercules tanker aircraft rescue squadron mission tallil tallil air base iraq in flight operation iraqi freedom refueling staff sergeant us air force high resolution kc 130 hercules tanker aircraft iraqi freedom ssgt shane cuomo dhi qar air force base military aircraft search and rescue operations us national archives
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05/05/2003
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label_outline Explore Hawk Search, Rescue Helicopter, Ssgt Shane Cuomo

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A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II, 442nd Fighter Wing (FW), Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri (MO), pilot taxis into position for a hot refuel of his aircraft

An MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft from the 347th Rescue Wing (RW), 71st Rescue Squadron (RS) out of Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, starts engines by direction of the crew chief, while the ground crew waits for orders to disconnect the Auxiliary Ground Power Unit (AGPU)

MASTER Sergeant Johnny Bartosh of the 317th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, chains down an MH-60G Pave Hawk on a ramp as Technical Sergeant Tony McGuire of the 305th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, checks for clearance between the top of the helicopter and the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft

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US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ray Ashey, Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC), Finance Office, 407th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, charges his 9 mm M9 Pistol prior to departing his office to pay local national personnel during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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