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

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 ...

A shipment of HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters recently arrived on Okinawa as the Air Force continues to replace its 40-year-old fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawks. Like its predecessor, the Jolly Green II ...

The Air Force search-and-rescue community marked the start of a new era last month when airmen with the 41st and 38th Rescue Squadrons based at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia carried out the branch’s ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has reached a major milestone in fielding its new combat rescue helicopter. The service said on 12 October that Sikorsky’s HH-60W Jolly Green II programme has reached initial ...

The U.S. Air Force's new combat rescue helicopter, Sikorsky's HH-60W "Whiskey" Jolly Green II, achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC). The rotorcraft will enable the U.S. Air Force to carry out ...

The four blades that make up the main rotor of the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II are not something you want to be near when they spin at full speed. Just have a look at the mess the thing turns its ...

The US Air Force’s (USAF’) new combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter has logged its first battlefield casualty evacuation, saving two injured troops from an undisclosed location in Africa. The ...