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A 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron HH-53 Super Jolly helicopter prepares to land at the base

A 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron HH-53 Super Jolly helico...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Woodbridge Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Jose Davila Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A US Air Force HH-53 Jolly Green Giant helicopter from the 55th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron stands by to assist in the removal of the remains of the victims of the Jonestown tragedy

A US Air Force HH-53 Jolly Green Giant helicopter from the 55th Aerosp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jonestown Country: Guyana (GUY) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Jose L. Sanchez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

A left side view of six RH-35D Sea Stallion helicopters in flight. The helicopters, based aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68), are taking part in Operation Evening Light, a rescue mission to Iran

A left side view of six RH-35D Sea Stallion helicopters in flight. The...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EVENING LIGHT Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

A ground crew member marshals an HH-53 Super Jolly helicopter out of the ramp. The helicopter is assigned to the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, ready for flight

A ground crew member marshals an HH-53 Super Jolly helicopter out of t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Bentwaters Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

Two members of the 15th Air Base Wing Fire Department train in rescue procedures on the Pacific Air Forces newly assigned F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft

Two members of the 15th Air Base Wing Fire Department train in rescue ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lono Kollars Release Status: Releas... More

Maintenance is done on an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during a reserve rescue exercise

Maintenance is done on an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during a reserv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Phelps Collins Ang Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ernest H. Sealing Release Statu... More

Maintenance is done on an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during a reserve rescue exercise

Maintenance is done on an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during a reserv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Phelps Collins Ang Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ernest H. Sealing Release Statu... More

A right front air-to-air view of an HH-53 Super Jolly helicopter flown by the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, 3rd Air Force, RAF Woodbridge

A right front air-to-air view of an HH-53 Super Jolly helicopter flown...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

A left side view of a Search and Rescue (SAR) UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, taking off during training operations

A left side view of a Search and Rescue (SAR) UH-1N Iroquois helicopte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bear Valley State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 Robert Bennett Release Status: Released to... More

A left rear view of an HH-3E helicopter assigned to the 33rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron. Visible in the background is an F-15 Eagle aircraft parked on the flight line

A left rear view of an HH-3E helicopter assigned to the 33rd Aerospace...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Donald Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A left front view of a full-scale development prototype of the HH-60A Night Hawk combat air rescue helicopter

A left front view of a full-scale development prototype of the HH-60A ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Sergeant (SGT) Keith Gray Jr., a turboprop engine technician with the 31st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, services an HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'86

Sergeant (SGT) Keith Gray Jr., a turboprop engine technician with the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

An air-to-air right overhead view of a modified UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter of the 55th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron. The helicopter was fitted with a refueling probe at the Sikorsky Aircraft plant in Troy, Alabama

An air-to-air right overhead view of a modified UH-60A Black Hawk (Bla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Lee Schading Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

An air-to-air left front view of an HH-53C Jolly Green Giant helicopter assigned to the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service during Exercise FLINTLOCK'87, a joint Special Operations Command Europe exercise testing the effectiveness of the combined A

An air-to-air left front view of an HH-53C Jolly Green Giant helicopte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLINTLOCK Base: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A crew member aboard a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 8 (HS-8) SH-3H Sea King helicopter moves out on a search and rescue training mission. The Sea King is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64)

A crew member aboard a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 8 (HS-8) SH-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Votroubek Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A TC-4C Academe aircraft assigned to Attack Squadron 42 (VA-42) rolls along the runway past a P-19 aircraft firefighting and rescue truck. The Academe is used in the training of A-6E Intruder aircraft bombardier/navigators

A TC-4C Academe aircraft assigned to Attack Squadron 42 (VA-42) rolls ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce R. Trombecky, Usnr Relea... More

A B-52G Stratofortress bomber aircraft of the 1709th Bomb Wing takes off from an air field during Operation Desert Storm. In the foreground is a P-19 aircraft firefighting and rescue truck.

A B-52G Stratofortress bomber aircraft of the 1709th Bomb Wing takes o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Donald Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

An air crew member disembarks from a 71st Air Rescue Squadron (71st ARS) HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter as the HH-3E and a second Jolly Green Giant stand on the flightline. The 71st ARS helicopters are being relocated in preparation for the squadron's deactivation on June 1, 1991. The 210th Air Rescue Squadron, Air National Guard, will take over Alaskan rescue missions

An air crew member disembarks from a 71st Air Rescue Squadron (71st AR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Russ Pollanen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

SGT Craig B. Boyd, assistant crew chief with the 616th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs a preflight check on a 71st Air Rescue Squadron (71st ARS) HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter prior to its departure for Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. Helicopters from the 71st ARS are being relocated in preparation for the squadron's deactivation on June 1, 1991. The 210th Rescue Squadron, Air National Guard, will take over Alaskan rescue missions

SGT Craig B. Boyd, assistant crew chief with the 616th Consolidated Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Whitehorse Country: Canada(CAN) Scene Camera Operator: Russ Pollanen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

A Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet aircraft approaches for a landing during Cope Thunder North, an exercise that tests aircrews' skills in strike, support, air defense and combat rescue roles. Units from the Canadian Forces, the U.S. Marine Corps, Alaska Air National Guard, Strategic Air Command and other Pacific Air Forces units are participating in the exercise.

A Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet aircraft approaches for a landing du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER NORTH Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

Air to Air view of three 51st Wing's HH-60G helicopters during a Search & Rescue training mission flying over the mountains near Osan Air Base. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Air to Air view of three 51st Wing's HH-60G helicopters during a Searc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Stewart Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Three SH-3 Sea King Helicopters of the Naval Air Station Key West Operations Maintenance Department's Search and Rescue unit flying in formation off the Atlantic coast

Three SH-3 Sea King Helicopters of the Naval Air Station Key West Oper...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 D.F. Mooney Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Crews roll a newly delivered UH-1N helicopter out of a C-5 transporter onto the flight line. The helicopter which was originally used by the 58th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, was sent to the 40th Rescue Flight

Crews roll a newly delivered UH-1N helicopter out of a C-5 transporter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AIRMAN John Turner Release Status: Re... More

A HH-60G Pavehawk Helicopter and personnel assigned to the 48th Rescue Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, are off-loaded from a C-5 Galaxy, assigned to the 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, at the Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait, in support of Operation DESERT FOCUS. The members of the 48th Rescue Squadron are deployed to Kuwait to respond in the event any US airmen are downed in the region

A HH-60G Pavehawk Helicopter and personnel assigned to the 48th Rescue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT FOCUS Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard Kaminsky, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

An SH-3 Sea King helicopter assigned to the Southern Most Search and Rescue (SAR) unit at Naval Air Station Key West hoists a simulated victim swimmer during training operations

An SH-3 Sea King helicopter assigned to the Southern Most Search and R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gulf Of Mexico State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Christopher D. Pisani, USN Release Status... More

Straight on medium shot, up from a low angle as US Navy members of Seal Team 3 practice fast roping from SH-60B Seahawk helicopters, from HS-6 stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, California. This mission, at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, is in direct support of Exercise Desert Rescue VIII

Straight on medium shot, up from a low angle as US Navy members of Sea...

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

Interior shot inside the cargo bay of a USAF C-17A Globemaster III, looking from the back towards the front of the cargo section. Personnel from the 721st Air Mobility Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, maintainers from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware and cargo loading equipment are bound for Operation Atlas Response. This is a mission to assist in search and rescue and also with the distribution of relief supplies to the area of Mozambique in southeastern Africa

Interior shot inside the cargo bay of a USAF C-17A Globemaster III, lo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

United States Air Force Major General Joseph H. Wehrle Jr., Commander 3rd Air Force and Commander of Joint Task Force Operation Atlas Response, surveys flood damage in the Machanga district south of Beira, Mozambique. Wehrle flew aboard an HH-60G "Pave Hawk" from the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, on a mission to Machanga where citizens continue to deal with problems caused by recent flooding. To date, Task Force aircraft participating in Operation Atlas Response have delivered more than 71 tons of humanitarian relief supplies on 102 flights to more than 20 locations 16 March 2000

United States Air Force Major General Joseph H. Wehrle Jr., Commander ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Machanga State: Sofala Country: Mozambique (MOZ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary Humphries, USAF Rele... More

A local man waits for the signal from United Statres Air Force STAFF Sergeant Greg Sanford, an Aerial GUNNER assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron, Keflavik, Iceland, to help unload tents from an HH-60G "Pave Hawk" helicopter for the people in the town of Machanga, south of Beira, Mozambique. To date, Joint Task Force aircraft participating in Operation Atlas Response have delivered more than 71 tons of humanitarian relief supplies on 102 flights to more than 20 locations, 16 March 2000

A local man waits for the signal from United Statres Air Force STAFF S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Machanga State: Sofala Country: Mozambique (MOZ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary Humphries, USAF Rele... More

Italian Air Force Lieutenant Nanni Adrea (Pointing at map), briefs the two crews of the Italian CSAR( Combat Search And Rescue) crews that are simulating extraction of NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) evacuees during Exercise VENETO RESCUE on June 6th, 2000

Italian Air Force Lieutenant Nanni Adrea (Pointing at map), briefs the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VENETO RESCUE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Rel... More

At twilight, a Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle Mystic (DSRV 1) inches aboard a United States Air Force Reserve (USAFR) C-5A "Galaxy" cargo aircraft, for transport to SORBET ROYAL 2000, a NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) submarine rescue exercise off the Mediterranean coast of Turkey

At twilight, a Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle Mystic (DSRV 1) inches ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SORBET ROYAL 2000 Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

US Air Force Major Jeff Waldman, Pilot, and US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Larry Rohekohr, co-pilot, from the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, Moffett Federal Field, fly an MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft above the Pacific Ocean during a training rescue operation. The 129th is one of only three Rescue units in the ANG, and the only one on the west coast

US Air Force Major Jeff Waldman, Pilot, and US Air Force Lieutenant Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andrew Hughan, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

California Air National Guard (ANG) STAFF Sergeant Tim Barbour, a LoadMaster with the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, Moffett Field stands on the open ramp of an MC-130 "Combat Shadow aircraft at 3,500 feet above the Pacific Ocean with the RAM-Z deployment package. The RAM-Z has a rubber Zodiac inflatable boat with outboard motor and a complete medical kit that is parachuted into the water

California Air National Guard (ANG) STAFF Sergeant Tim Barbour, a Load...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andrew Hughan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Flying day and night sorties from Aviano Air Base, the F-16 Falcon aircrews had to locate and authenticate the survivors, and coordinate their pickup with the 83rd Combat Search And Rescue Squadron (CSAR)

Flying day and night sorties from Aviano Air Base, the F-16 Falcon air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Dave Ahlschwede Release Stat... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSgt) Larra Erwin, SSgt Phil Wunkleman, SENIOR AIRMAN Joe Poplar, AIRMAN (AMN) Erik Waldrod, AMN Kyle Dos, of the 92nd Civil Engineering Squadron, prepare to clear out a smoke filled cockpit during Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) EXERCISE CRISIS REACH 01-49, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Members are wearing aluminized turnout gear or Crash/Fire/Rescue Suit (CFR) and Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA). Gear is used by fire fighters in high heat applications

STAFF Sergeant (SSgt) Larra Erwin, SSgt Phil Wunkleman, SENIOR AIRMAN ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 01-49 Base: Airway Heights State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command S... More

Participating in EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, STAFF Sergeant Mike Smith, a videographer for the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron Charleston AFB, South Carolina, reaches in the cockpit of an A-10 Warthog to adjust and focus an ELMO camera system being used as coverage for a close air support mission during the exercise. Sergeant Smith is originally from Indianapolis, Indiana. Desert Rescue IX is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

Participating in EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, STAFF Sergeant Mike Smith,...

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

Lance Corporal (LCPL), Les Reeves, USMC, Aircraft Captain assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) (VMFA "AW"-121), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar San Diego, CA communicates with the aircraft crew onboard a USMC F-18D Hornet aircraft during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario

Lance Corporal (LCPL), Les Reeves, USMC, Aircraft Captain assigned to ...

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

Lieutenant Commander Gary Herbert (Hometown: Centreville, Virginia), an E-2C Hawkeye Aircraft commander assigned to VAW-125 (Airborne Early Warning) Squadron, Norfolk Virginia, confirms navigational waypoints near Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS) during DESERT RESCUE IX. Desert Rescue is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon NAS, Nevada

Lieutenant Commander Gary Herbert (Hometown: Centreville, Virginia), a...

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

Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopters prepare to land and pick up their survivor during a survivor extraction exercise in participation with DESERT RESCUE IX. Desert Rescue is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopters prepare to land and pick up their surv...

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

British Airborne and United States Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen from the 106th Rescue Wing (RW), North Hampton Beach, Long Island, New York, pose for a group shot just before their jump mission from an MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft from the 347th Rescue Wing (RW), 71st Rescue Squadron (RS) out of Moody Air Force Base, Georgia

British Airborne and United States Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2001 Country: Southwest Asia Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Mark Hatfield (left) uses a video camera to record USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael Brogan, during a stand-up interview on the flight line at Hong Kong International Airport. TSGT Hatfield and SSGT Brogan are both assigned to Detachment 10 American Forces Network-Tokyo, Yokota Air Base, Japan, and are covering the annual Hong Kong Search and Rescue Exercise. A Japan Self Defense Force (JASDF) UH-60J Search and Rescue helicopter is parked in the background

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Mark Hatfield (left) use...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hong Kong International Airport Country: Hong Kong (HKG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Air Force (USAF) Crewchiefs SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Brian Regal (left) and STAFF Sergeants (SSGT) Andrew Cazier (center) and Joe Draper, 33rd Rescue Squadron (RQS), Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, deployed to Osan AB, Korea, maintain a USAF HH-60G Pave Hawk for exercise and real world rescue missions during Exercise FOAL EAGLE

US Air Force (USAF) Crewchiefs SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Brian Regal (left) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT... More

A US Air Force (USAF) HC-130 Hercules aircraft Crew CHIEF from the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS), 410th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), conducts a structural inspection, atop the port side wing of his aircraft, at a forward deployed location, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) HC-130 Hercules aircraft Crew CHIEF from the 71s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: A1C Lindsey M Slocum, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) MH-60G Black Hawk helicopter, from the 301st Rescue Squadron (RS), lifts off on a mission, at a forward-deployed location, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) MH-60G Black Hawk helicopter, from the 301st Res...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF Release S... More

US Marines Corps (USMC) members from Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Crash Fire Rescue, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, stand-by in case a fire breaks out or rekindles as other members of their team attempt to salvage what they can from the disaster

US Marines Corps (USMC) members from Headquarters & Headquarters Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Station, Futenma State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MAW Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega... More

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

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen assigned to the 304th Rescue Squadro...

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 Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen assigned to the 301st Rescue Squadron (RQS), prepare to board a Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) C-130 Hercules aircraft, in preparation for a static line jump over Tallil Air Base, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen assigned to the 301st Rescue Squadro...

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 Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) Loadmaster's from the 301st Airlift Squadron (AS), Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California, along with personnel from the 85th Maintenance Squadron (MXS) and the 56th Rescue Squadron (RS), Naval Air Station (NAS) Keflavik, Iceland, move an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter after unloading it from the cargo bay of a C-5 Galaxy aircraft at Lungi, Sierra Leone

US Air Force (USAF) Loadmaster's from the 301st Airlift Squadron (AS),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain Kenneth Smeenk, a pilot with the 56th Rescue Squadron (RS), Naval Air Station (NAS) Keflavik, Iceland, performs a preflight check of her MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, prior to a familiarization flight over Sierra Leone (SLE)

US Air Force (USAF) Captain Kenneth Smeenk, a pilot with the 56th Resc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

After a humanitarian mission, a US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue Squadron (RS), Naval Air Station (NAS) Keflavik, Iceland, shuts down on a wet parking space at Lungi, Sierra Leone (SLE), while the crew goes over a checklist

After a humanitarian mission, a US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

A US Navy (USN) HH-60F Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron One Five (HS-15), approaches a ground target for a gun run, while participating in the rescue training exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada (NV)

A US Navy (USN) HH-60F Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-...

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

US Navy (USN) SEAL Team Members armed with a 7.62mm M60E3 light machine gun and a 7.62mm M240E machine gun, disembark from a HH-60F Seahawk helicopter at an insertion point during a Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) training exercise conducted during DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted at the ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV)

US Navy (USN) SEAL Team Members armed with a 7.62mm M60E3 light machin...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 41st Rescue Squadron (RQS) on approach to conduct a survivor extraction during a Combat Search and Rescue training mission conducted during Exercise DESERT RESCRE XI. The exercise is the premiere Combat Search And Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted at the ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV)

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 41st Rescue...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue Squadron (RQS), 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), prepares to land during a training exercise while deployed at Lungi, Sierra Leone, to provide personnel recovery and emergency evacuation capability for the Humanitarian Assistance Survey Teams (HAST) and the Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Teams (FAST) in Liberia, during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Bethany Hunt, an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft Crew CHIEF Augmentee from the 118th Fighter Squadron (FS), Connecticut Air National Guard (CTANG), gives the hold signal to the Pilot, USAF Major (MAJ) Kevin McManaman, as Erin Hurley pulls the wheel chocks, prior to take off for a training mission during Exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted on the various ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Bethany Hunt, an A-10 Thunderb...

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

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Aaron Allmon (right), a Photographer assigned to the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CCS), documents an aerial refueling mission from the cargo compartment of a HC-130N aircraft from the 71st Rescue Squadron (RQS), at Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia during exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is a joint service Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise hosted by the Naval Strike and Warfare Center, designed to simulate downed aircrews, enabling CSAR related missions to experiment with new techniques in realistic scenarios

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Aaron Allmon (right), a Phot...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron (RQS), 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), flies into the sunset while conducting external sling load training at Lungi, Sierra Leone, during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 56th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Release... More

US Navy (USN) Corpsmen and US Marine Corps (USMC) Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighters assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron Two Seven Three (MWSS-273), prepare to remove simulated accident victims from the cargo compartment of a C-130 Hercules aircraft, during a Mass Casualty Drill at the Georgia (GA), Air National Guard (ANG) Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), located in Savannah, GA, during Exercise Battlehog 1-04

US Navy (USN) Corpsmen and US Marine Corps (USMC) Aircraft Rescue Fire...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Combat Readiness Training Center State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Amber Basgil, USMC Rele... More

A US Navy (USN) SH-3 Sea King helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eight Five (HC-85), is used to hoist a litter patient aboard while conducting search and rescue training with Sailors in a 11-meter Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) from Special Boat Unit 12 (SBU-12) off the coast of San Diego, California (CA)

A US Navy (USN) SH-3 Sea King helicopter from Helicopter Combat Suppor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Katrina Beeler, USN Release Status: Released... More

During Winter Survival training in Flagstaff, Arizona (AZ), US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 305th Rescue Squadron (RS) practice a downed pilot rescue while hovering in their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter

During Winter Survival training in Flagstaff, Arizona (AZ), US Air For...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Flagstaff State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Neve, US... More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Second Class (AW2) Jon Garth, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 15 (HS-15), Red Lions, Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida (FL), mans a modified FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun aboard an HH-60H Seahawk during a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) exercise over the coast of Florida. The Red Lions are currently embarked aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), designed to prepare ships and air wing in the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) for future deployment

US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Second Class (AW2) Jon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael Sandberg, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel with the 563rd Maintenance Group (MXG), Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB) prepare to unload a USAF HH-60 Pave Hawk from a USAF C-17A Globemaster III, 62nd Airlift Wing (AW), McChord AFB. The Pave Hawk belongs to the 55th Rescue Squadron (55th RQS) at Davis-Monthan AFB and returning home after supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) personnel with the 563rd Maintenance Group (MXG), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Veronica Pierce, USAF Releas... More

A US Coast Guard (USCG) HC-130J Super Hercules extended-range combat rescue aircraft on display during the Joint Service Open House Celebration held at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD)

A US Coast Guard (USCG) HC-130J Super Hercules extended-range combat r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Daniel Mclain, USN Release Status... More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Ron Werle, crew chief, 55th Rescue Squadron, conducts preflight inspections on an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on Sept. 15, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Lanie McNeal) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Ron Werle, crew chief, 55th Rescue Squadron,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lanie Mcneal, USAF Release ... More

A US Navy (USN) search and rescue (SAR) swimmer demonstrates being lowered out of a USN UH-3H Sea King helicopter, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana SAR at the 2004 In Pursuit of Liberty, NAS Oceana Air Show. NAS Oceana SAR is one of the last operators of the Sea King and it will soon be retired. The air show, held September 24-26, showcased civilian and military aircraft from the Nation's armed forces, providing numerous flight demonstrations and static displays

A US Navy (USN) search and rescue (SAR) swimmer demonstrates being low...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3(Aw) Peter Santini, Usn Release... 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)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. NIck McCaskill, a pararescueman from the 33r...

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 HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, receives fuel aboard the U.S. Navy Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship USS FORT MCHENRY (LSD 43) during ship deck landing qualification training during typhoon relief operations in the Philippines on Dec. 17, 2004. The helicopters landed on the ship after their last relief supply run at Quezon Province, Philippines. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT Val Gempis) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Fort Mchenry (LSD 43) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

A U.S. Air Force A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 355th Fighter Squadron sits on the flight line at night prior to a training mission on Dec. 20, 2004 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The mission of the 355th Fighter Squadron includes air strike control, close air support, target interdiction, combat escort, and combat search and rescue. (USAF PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 355th Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... 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)

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Rory Thomas, a crew chief from the 33rd A...

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

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, take off for a mission during Operation Unified Assistance at Katunayake Air Force Base, Sri Lanka on Jan. 11, 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)

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Katunayake Air Force Base Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A US Navy (USN) MH-60S Seahawk, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 (HSC-21), Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI), California (CA), takes off from the flightdeck of the USN Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS PELELIU (LHA-5). HSC-21 provides search and rescue (SAR) support during night carrier qualifications by aircraft stationed aboard PELELIU

A US Navy (USN) MH-60S Seahawk, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 (HSC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Zack Baddorf, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 2, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task force members and local rescue crews evacuate a nuring home and bring residents to a helicopter which will transport them to a staging area at the airport for people impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 2, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

US Coast Guard (USCG), US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) search and rescue helicopters are bringing in wave after wave of evacuees while emergency medical crews are on hand to provide care to those with special needs, at New Orleans International Airport (IAP). Department of Defense (DOD) units are mobilizing as part of Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster-relief efforts in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina

US Coast Guard (USCG), US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) search an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Louis Armstrong Iap, New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jacob N. Bailey, USAF... More

US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) MH-60 Black Hawk Search and Rescue helicopters arrive at the evacuee staging area in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA). Department of Defense (DOD) units are mobilizing as part of Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster-relief efforts in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina

US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) MH-60 Black Hawk Search and Resc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jack Braden, USAF Release Status: Released... More

US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) MH-60 Black Hawk and UH-1N Cobra, Search and Rescue helicopters depart on their next mission in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA). Department of Defense (DOD) units are mobilizing as part of Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster-relief efforts in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina

US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) MH-60 Black Hawk and UH-1N Cobra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jack Braden, USAF Release Status: Released... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- Residents rescued by local and FEMA Urban Search and Rescue workers in neighborhoods affected by Hurricane Katrina are transported on a military helicopter which will transport them to a staging area where they will be brought to shelters. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- Residents re...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron 25 conduct flight maneuvers as the Military Sealift Command Mars Class Combat Stores Ship USNS CONCORD (T-AFS 5) sails in the background in the Pacific Ocean on June 8, 2006. The Seahawk antisubmarine helicopter is a twin-engine helicopter used for anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, drug interdiction, anti-ship warfare, cargo lift and special operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Joshua Wayne LeGrand) (Released)

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Suppo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Joshua Wayne Legrand, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

[Hurricane Dolly] Welasco,TX, July 25, 2008 -- Members of the Texas Search and Recover Team, Texas-Task Force 1 and aircrew members of the Texas Army National Guard teamed up together to rescue two survivors trapped in their car along the levee near Edinburgh,Tx, three days after Hurricane Dolly stranded them. Barry Bahler/FEMA

[Hurricane Dolly] Welasco,TX, July 25, 2008 -- Members of the Texas Se...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pa. Guard members move to Charleston

Pa. Guard members move to Charleston

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steve Spalding, crew chief with Bravo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard, performs pre-flight check... More

Capt. David Schmitt, 71st Rescue Squadron (RQS) HC-130J

Capt. David Schmitt, 71st Rescue Squadron (RQS) HC-130J

Capt. David Schmitt, 71st Rescue Squadron (RQS) HC-130J combat systems officer, waves a flag out of an HC-130J Combat King II during a redeployment ceremony, Oct. 9, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 71st ... More

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 82nd

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 82nd

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), disembark an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter in order t... More

A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II, assigned to

A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II, assigned to

A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II, assigned to the 563d Rescue Group, sits on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 12, 2019. The 563d RQG, which includes the 79th Rescue Squadron... More

A boater is helped off of a Coast Guard Sector San

A boater is helped off of a Coast Guard Sector San

A boater is helped off of a Coast Guard Sector San Diego MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter by the crew at Coast Guard Sector San Diego November 6, 2017. The man was rescued after his 18-foot cuddy cabin boat began taki... More

Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing depart

Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing depart

Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing depart Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., on a rescue mission in North Carolina, Sept. 17, 2018. Aircrew from the 210th Rescue Squadron are flying pararescue person... More

An Airman assigned to the 355th Wing looks out over

An Airman assigned to the 355th Wing looks out over

An Airman assigned to the 355th Wing looks out over the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group from the side of a HH-60G Pavehawk over Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., July 16, 2019. The 309th A... More

A medical evacuation demonstration team carries a patient

A medical evacuation demonstration team carries a patient

A medical evacuation demonstration team carries a patient to a helicopter landing zone for evacuation to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a dry run for the 2015 Jack L. Clark Jr., Army Best Medic Competitio... More

U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II aircraft attached

U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II aircraft attached

U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II aircraft attached to Marine Attack Squadron 214 (VMA-214) perform a Combat Air Support demonstration during the 2017 Yuma Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Satu... More

An HH-60 Pave Hawk from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue

An HH-60 Pave Hawk from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue

An HH-60 Pave Hawk from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron comes in for a landing to pick up pararescuemen on the flightline at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2015. Pararescuemen from the 83rd ERQS... More

An Airman from the U.S. Air Force performs a post-flight

An Airman from the U.S. Air Force performs a post-flight

An Airman from the U.S. Air Force performs a post-flight inspection on an HH-60G Pave Hawk at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 8, 2019. IU.S. Northern Command provided military-unique capabilities to the U.S... More

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk flies over Southern Arizona

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk flies over Southern Arizona

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk flies over Southern Arizona during a training exercise involved in Red Flag-Rescue 19-2 on Aug. 21, 2019. Red Flag-Rescue gives aircrews from across the Department of Defense the oppo... More

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 306th Rescue

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 306th Rescue

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 306th Rescue Squadron land near the designated drop zone on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., June 27, 2012. Pararescuemen from the 306th RQS jumped from the HC-130P as ... More

An aviation maintenance technician aboard an MH-65

An aviation maintenance technician aboard an MH-65

An aviation maintenance technician aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville, Calif., maintains visual of an aviation survival technician as he lowers him int... More

SAN DIEGO (Nov. 18, 2017) - Undersea Rescue Command

SAN DIEGO (Nov. 18, 2017) - Undersea Rescue Command

SAN DIEGO (Nov. 18, 2017) - Undersea Rescue Command (URC) based in San Diego mobilizes to support their ongoing search for the Argentine navy submarine ARA San Juan in the South Atlantic, Nov. 18. URC is deploy... More

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - U.S. Air Force Honor Guard

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - U.S. Air Force Honor Guard

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY - U.S. Air Force Honor Guard members from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst perform a dignified transfer of the repatriated remains of Master Sergeant Christopher J. Raguso, 39, of Commack ... More

​Maintainers check over an HH-60 Pave Hawk rescue helicopter

​Maintainers check over an HH-60 Pave Hawk rescue helicopter

​Maintainers check over an HH-60 Pave Hawk rescue helicopter as members of the 106th Rescue Wing, assigned to the New York Air National Guard, prepare to deploy in support of the Hurricane Michael rescue effort... More

A C-17 Globemaster arrived at Marathon International

A C-17 Globemaster arrived at Marathon International

A C-17 Globemaster arrived at Marathon International Airport at Marathon Island in the Florida Keys, Sept. 11, 2017, carrying a U.S. Air Force Contingency Response Team, food, water, supplies and equipment to a... More

A New Jersey Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk

A New Jersey Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk

A New Jersey Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter from Det. 2 , C Company, 1-171st Aviation lifts off for rescue basket training over Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 11, 2018. The New ... More

NewYork Air National Guard pararescuemen and Combat

NewYork Air National Guard pararescuemen and Combat

NewYork Air National Guard pararescuemen and Combat Rescue Officers assigned to the 103rd Rescue Squadron of the 106th Rescue Wing prepare to drop a preloaded inflatible boat from a C-17 flown by the Hawaii Air... More

Maj. Mark Wilkes, of the 190th Medical Group, Kansas

Maj. Mark Wilkes, of the 190th Medical Group, Kansas

Maj. Mark Wilkes, of the 190th Medical Group, Kansas Air National Guard, in tan glove, and Senior Airman Marissa Ruiz, 103rd Medical Group, Connecticut Air National Guard, carry the front of a litter with a man... More

​Airman 1st Class Melissa Mantilla (in white suit)

​Airman 1st Class Melissa Mantilla (in white suit)

​Airman 1st Class Melissa Mantilla (in white suit) and Senior Airman Hopeton Gordon, members of the 106th Rescue Wing of the New York Air Natonal Guard, prep an HC-130 search and rescue aircraft for departure ... More

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