Featured in HH-60WBYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020ShareThe Air Force’s Brand New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters Already Need Major UpgradesSome of the capabilities the Air Force wants to add to the HH-60Ws are already found on the existing HH-60Gs they’re supposed to replace. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2020ShareAir Force Names New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters After The “Jolly Green Giants” Of VietnamThe nickname originally referred to the “green footprints” the older rescue helicopters would leave when they landed in the fields of Vietnam. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 8, 2020ShareCheck Out These Wicked Shots Of The Air Force’s New Rescue Helicopter In An Anechoic ChamberNo, this isn’t a scene from another Transformers movie, it’s an HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter undergoing electromagnetic interference testing. BYTyler RogowayJan 8, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2019ShareGlobal Strike Command Strikes Confusion With New Helicopter Nickname Teaser TweetThe service will officially announce the moniker for the helicopters, which will help guard America’s missile silos, at a ceremony later this week. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe US Is Crafting a Joint Air Force-Army Search and Rescue Super Team in AfghanistanThe new unit will have Air Force PJs together with Army CH-47 Chinooks and might be a model for future operations. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareHere Are Some Technical Highlights We Saw at the Air Force Association ExpoVendors brought models, mock ups, and samples of aircraft, weapons, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019ShareThe Air Force’s New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Has Taken Flight For The First TimeThese helicopters are set to start replacing the service’s aging HH-60G Pave Hawks, which are becoming increasingly hard to maintain, next year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 6, 2019ShareUSAF Pararescuemen Fawn Over The Army’s Chinook Helicopters In This Video From AfghanistanMore than a decade after the service killed off plans for its own HH-47 rescue chopper, Air Force personnel talk up the CH-47’s capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 6, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020ShareThe Air Force’s Brand New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters Already Need Major UpgradesSome of the capabilities the Air Force wants to add to the HH-60Ws are already found on the existing HH-60Gs they’re supposed to replace. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2020ShareAir Force Names New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters After The “Jolly Green Giants” Of VietnamThe nickname originally referred to the “green footprints” the older rescue helicopters would leave when they landed in the fields of Vietnam. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 8, 2020ShareCheck Out These Wicked Shots Of The Air Force’s New Rescue Helicopter In An Anechoic ChamberNo, this isn’t a scene from another Transformers movie, it’s an HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter undergoing electromagnetic interference testing. BYTyler RogowayJan 8, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2019ShareGlobal Strike Command Strikes Confusion With New Helicopter Nickname Teaser TweetThe service will officially announce the moniker for the helicopters, which will help guard America’s missile silos, at a ceremony later this week. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe US Is Crafting a Joint Air Force-Army Search and Rescue Super Team in AfghanistanThe new unit will have Air Force PJs together with Army CH-47 Chinooks and might be a model for future operations. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareHere Are Some Technical Highlights We Saw at the Air Force Association ExpoVendors brought models, mock ups, and samples of aircraft, weapons, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019ShareThe Air Force’s New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Has Taken Flight For The First TimeThese helicopters are set to start replacing the service’s aging HH-60G Pave Hawks, which are becoming increasingly hard to maintain, next year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 6, 2019ShareUSAF Pararescuemen Fawn Over The Army’s Chinook Helicopters In This Video From AfghanistanMore than a decade after the service killed off plans for its own HH-47 rescue chopper, Air Force personnel talk up the CH-47’s capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 6, 2019Share