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A 210th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter draws near a C-130 Hercules for an aerial refueling. This image was used in the April 1996 issue of AIRMAN Magazine

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John K. Mcdowell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita More

Straight on medium shot as USAF STAFF Sergeant John Green, of the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, looks out of a HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter for a clear landing during a simulated Pararescueman pick up, near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada. Members of the 41st Rescue Squadron, are participating in Exercise Desert Rescue VIII a joint Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine (Army, Navy, and Marine forces not shown) exercise to prepare the each services for the event of a war time rescue in a joint environment

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat More

Right front view medium close-up shot as USAF STAFF Sergeant John Green (not shown) of the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, tosses a rope latter out of a HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during a simulated Pararescueman (not shown) pick up, near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada. Members of the 41st Rescue Squadron, are participating in Exercise Desert Rescue VIII, a joint Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine exercise to prepare the each services for the event of a war time rescue in a joint environment

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat More

U.S. Air Force 58th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen, descend from a 34th Weapons Squadron, HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter to rescue a downed pilot during an Air Force Firepower Demonstration at Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field, Nev., on Oct. 8, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Robert W. Valenca) (RELEASED)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Indian Springs Af Auxiliary Fld State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Robert W. Valenca Release More

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Brock Woodhard poses for a photograph inside an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during the Western Air and Space Show at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on Oct. 30, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo by AIRMAN David A. Sherman) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN David Sherman, USAF Release More

U.S. Air Force MASTER SGT. Chaz Stiefken, a pararescueman from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, signals from his HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during typhoon relief operations at Clark Airfield, Philippines on Dec. 13, 2004. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Airfield Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. NIck McCaskill, a pararescueman from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, surveys the effects of flooding aboard his HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during typhoon relief operations at Quezon Province, Philippines on Dec. 13, 2004. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Quezon Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. James Karmann (left), a flight engineer, and TECH. SGT. Nick McCaskill, a pararescueman, both members of the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, unload boxes of water from their HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter at the town of General Nakar, Quezon Province, Philippines during typhoon relief operations on Dec. 13, 2004. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: General Nakar Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force MASTER SGT. Chaz Stiefken, a pararescueman from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, leans against sacks of relief supplies inside his HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during typhoon relief operations at Clark Airfield, Philippines. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Airfield Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi More

U.S. Air Force MASTER SGT. Chaz Stiefken, a pararescueman from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, signals U.S. Marine Corps Marines to start loading supplies aboard his HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during typhoon relief operations at Clark Airfield, Philippines on Dec. 13, 2004. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Airfield Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Don Currier, a pararescueman from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, watches the view from inside his HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter packed with sacks of rice during a relief mission to Real City, Quezon Province, Philippines, on Nov 14, 2004. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Quezon Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv More

A U.S. Air Force (USAF) HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, deliver relief supplies at the town of General Nakar, Quezon Province, Philippines, during typhoon relief operations on Dec. 16, 2004. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Quezon Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv More

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Rory Thomas, a crew chief from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, helps weigh down the back end of an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron as it is loaded into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., during Operation Unified Assistance at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 3, 2004. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Heather Tower) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Heather Tower, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

U.S. Air Force Airmen, from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, load an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter, from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., during Operation Unified Assistance at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 3, 2004. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Heather Tower) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Heather Tower, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

U.S. Air Force Airmen, from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, load an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter, from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, inside a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., during Operation Unified Assistance at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 3, 2004. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Heather Tower) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Heather Tower, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Anthony Shalamera, of the 718th Maintenance Squadron, Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, monitors the brakes of an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, aslo from Kadena AB, as it is unloaded from a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft duirng Operation Unified Assistance at Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 5, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Sarayuth Pinthong) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bandaranaike Iap Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Sarayuth Pinthong, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN from the 718th Maintenance Squadron, Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, and the 615th Traffic Air Lift Control Element, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., offload an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, aslo from Kadena AB, from a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft during Operation Unified Assistance at Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 5, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Sarayuth Pinthong) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bandaranaike Iap Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Sarayuth Pinthong, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Keith Kolb (right), from the 33rd Rescue Squadron (RQS), Kadena Air Base, Japan, and Sri Lankan Air Force Flight Lieutenant Chamila Manatunga (inside the helicopter), help Sri Lankan workers and Red Cross volunteers unload hygiene kits from an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd RQS during Operation Unified Assistance at Pottuville, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 9, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Chenzira Mallory) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pottuville Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chenzira Mallory, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Emily Starcher (right), a flight engineer from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, assists Sri Lankans load vegetable inside her HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during Operation Unified Assistance at Dambula, Sri Lanka, on Jan, 12, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dambula Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Emily Starcher (right), a flight engineer from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, assists Sri Lankans load vegetable inside her HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during Operation Unified Assistance at Dambula, Sri Lanka, on Jan, 12, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dambula Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Emily Starcher (left), a flight engineer from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, assists Sri Lankans load vegetable inside her HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during Operation Unified Assistance at Dambula, Sri Lanka, on Jan, 12, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dambula Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Michael Dalmas, a crew chief from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, watches as an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter prepares to take off during Operation Unified Assistance at Katunayaka Air Base, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 13, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Chenzira Mallory) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Katunayaka Air Base Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chenzira Mallory, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, takes a looks out over Iraq from an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter. Secretary Rumsfeld visited Iraq on July 27, 2005, to meet with senior officials during an unannounced visit to Baghdad, in which he also urged Iraqis to finish their draft constitution. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files