Air Force helicopter landed too close to crowd in death of school teacher, report finds

A “false confidence of safety” and a flight plan that did not adhere to plans led to a fatal incident at Kadena Air Base last ...
Stars and Stripes

Aviano’s fleet of Jolly Green II rescue helicopters filled out with arrival of No. 6

The delivery of a HH-60W Jolly Green II replaces the 56th Rescue Generation Squadron’s aging fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawk ...
The Aviationist

HH-60W Jolly Green II Reaches IOC And Departs For First Operational Deployment

The HH-60W is replacing the HH-60G, even if the procurement will be terminated earlier with less helicopters that initially planned. The newest U.S. Air Force combat rescue helicopter, the HH-60W ...
Flightglobal

Rolling updates planned for HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter

After original US Air Force (USAF) requirements for the HH-60W Jolly Green II were overtaken by new threats in less than a decade – even before the first example of the rotorcraft was delivered – ...
The Aviationist

HH-60W Performs First Combat CASEVAC During Maiden Deployment To Africa

The Jolly Green II was quietly deployed to the Horn of Africa immediately after reaching the Initial Operational Capability. Back in September 2022, the newest U.S. Air Force combat rescue helicopter, ...