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End of an Era: HH-60G Pave Hawk leaves legacy of valor and service

A 301st Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is being prepared for its final flight from Patrick Space Force Base, Florida to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona on Sep. 5, 2025. A very distinctive feature of many HH-60G Pave Hawks over the years has been the painted mustache on the aircraft’s nose. The tradition dates back to the Vietnam-era HH-3E Jolly Green Giant, when crews added nose art mustaches as a mark of identity and esprit de corps. The practice was carried into the Pave Hawks where the mustache became an identifiable symbol of combat rescue heritage and a tribute to the Airmen who flew before them. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)

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End of an Era: HH-60G Pave Hawk leaves legacy of valor and service

Airmen assigned to the 920th Maintenance Squadron and the 349th Air Mobility Wing loaded two retiring HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, April 17, 2025. The HH-60G Pave Hawk leaves behind a legacy of valor and service, written not only in numbers and statistics but in the lives rescued and the communities supported. For the Airmen of the 920th RQW and the 943d RQG, that history will continue to guide the mission as the HH-60W Jolly Green II takes its place in the skies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)

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End of an Era: HH-60G Pave Hawk leaves legacy of valor and service

A Special Missions Aviator assigned to the 305th Rescue Squadron participates in combat search and rescue training off the coast of California during exercise Distant Fury Stallion/Steel Knight Dec. 6, 2024. The Pave Hawk and the Jolly Green II helicopters carry a specialized crew that includes two pilots and two special mission aviators who operate the hoist and onboard weapons. Together, these teams, alongside pararescuemen, perform rapid insertion, extraction and lifesaving medical care in dense urban environments, over water and in combat zones. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)

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End of an Era: HH-60G Pave Hawk leaves legacy of valor and service

A 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter takes off during exercise Distant Horizon at Bradshaw Army Airfield, Hawaii, Aug. 10, 2022. The Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine helicopter derived from the U.S. Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk and modified for CSAR operations. It was designed to locate and recover isolated personnel in austere or hostile environments, day or night and in all weather conditions. The aircraft is equipped with an in-flight refueling probe, advanced avionics, radar and infrared systems, and a crew-served weapons package that allows it to operate while protecting aircrew and rescued personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)

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Wing HH-60G Pave Hawks head to retirement

A 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is secured inside a 433rd Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, May 1, 2024. Pave Hawks 6470 and 6233 were the latest to undergo transfer to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Arizona as the wing continues its conversion to the HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. James Loper)

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Wing HH-60G Pave Hawks head to retirement

A 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is loaded into a 433rd Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft by 920th Maintenance Group Airmen at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, May 1, 2024. Pave Hawks 6470 and 6233 were the latest to undergo transfer to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Arizona as the wing continues its conversion to the HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Tim Baxley)

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Wing HH-60G Pave Hawks head to retirement

Several 920th Maintenance Group Airmen load a 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter into a 433rd Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, May 1, 2024. Pave Hawks 6470 and 6233 were the latest to undergo transfer to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Arizona as the 920th RQW continues its conversion to the HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Tim Baxley)

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Wing HH-60G Pave Hawks head to retirement

Several 920th Maintenance Group Airmen prepare to load a 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter into a 433rd Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft on the flight line at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, May 1, 2024. Pave Hawks 6470 and 6233 were the latest to undergo transfer to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Arizona as the 920th RQW continues its conversion to the HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Tim Baxley)

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Wing HH-60G Pave Hawks head to retirement

Several 920th Maintenance Group Airmen prepare to load a 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter into a 433rd Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft on the flight line at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, May 1, 2024. Pave Hawks 6470 and 6233 were the latest to undergo transfer to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Arizona as the 920th RQW continues its conversion to the HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Tim Baxley)

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Wing HH-60G Pave Hawks head to retirement

Several 920th Maintenance Group Airmen prepare to load a 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter into a 433rd Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft on the flight line at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, May 1, 2024. Pave Hawks 6470 and 6233 were the latest to undergo transfer to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Arizona as the 920th RQW continues its conversion to the HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. James Loper)

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Wing HH-60G Pave Hawks head to retirement

Several 920th Maintenance Group Airmen prepare to load a 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter into a 433rd Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft on the flight line at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, May 1, 2024. Pave Hawks 6470 and 6233 were the latest to undergo transfer to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Arizona as the 920th RQW continues its conversion to the HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. James Loper)

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Wing HH-60G Pave Hawks head to retirement

Several 920th Maintenance Group Airmen prepare to load a 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter into a 433rd Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft on the flight line at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, May 1, 2024. Pave Hawks 6470 and 6233 were the latest to undergo transfer to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Arizona as the 920th RQW continues its conversion to the HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. James Loper)

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Wing HH-60G Pave Hawks head to retirement

A 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is secured inside a 433rd Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, May 1, 2024. Pave Hawks 6470 and 6233 were the latest to undergo transfer to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Arizona as the 920th RQW continues its conversion to the HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. James Loper)

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Exercise Distant Fury Stallion 23

A 920th Rescue Wing HC-130J Combat King II aircraft with cargo taxi's on the Laguna Army Airfield, Arizona, as another a HC-130J follows during Exercise Distant Fury Stallion 23 on Dec. 6, 2023. This exercise, in conjunction with Exercise Steel Knight 23.2, presented a uniquely suited opportunity in remote, austere conditions to validate the wing’s interoperability within the joint team while reaffirming the wing’s lethality, precision and ability to fight and win in future operating environments such as the Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy photo)

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Exercise Distant Fury Stallion 23

Airmen assigned to the 920th Force Support Squadron serve dinner during Exercise Distant Fury Stallion 23 at Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field, Arizona, Dec. 6, 2023. This joint exercise, in conjunction with Exercise Steel Knight 23.2, presented a uniquely suited opportunity in remote, austere conditions to validate the wing’s interoperability within the joint team while reaffirming the wing’s lethality, precision and ability to fight and win in future operating environments such as the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)

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Exercise Distant Fury Stallion 23

Airmen assigned to the 920th Force Support Squadron serve dinner during Exercise Distant Fury Stallion 23 at Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field, Arizona, Dec. 6, 2023. This joint exercise, in conjunction with Exercise Steel Knight 23.2, presented a uniquely suited opportunity in remote, austere conditions to validate the wing’s interoperability within the joint team while reaffirming the wing’s lethality, precision and ability to fight and win in future operating environments such as the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)

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Exercise Distant Fury Stallion 23

Staff Sgt. Monique Holmes, 920th Communications Flight, 920th Rescue Wing, sets up communication devices during Exercise Distant Fury Stallion 23 in San Diego, California, Dec. 4, 2023. This exercise, in conjunction with Exercise Steel Knight 23.2, presented a uniquely suited opportunity in remote, austere conditions to validate the wing’s interoperability within the joint team while reaffirming the wing’s lethality, precision and ability to fight and win in future operating environments such as the Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy photo)

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943d Maintenance Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Colin Zieglier, 943d Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, performs a functional check of a GAU-2C mini-gun on an HH-60G Pave Hawk Nov. 4, 2023, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The 943d MXS is responsible for the combat sortie generation for sustained, tactical-level operations; full spectrum, field level repair of HH-60G Pave Hawk airframe, engine, avionic, mission-system and support equipment; intermediate-level inspections and repairs of HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter airframe and major components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Quion Lowe)

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943d Maintenance Squadron

Airmen assigned to the 943d Maintenance Squadron Avionics flight apply aircraft power to perform a functional check of the identification, friend or foe receiver transmitter on an HH-60G Pave Hawk Nov. 11, 2023, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The 943d MXS is responsible for the combat sortie generation for sustained, tactical-level operations; full spectrum, field level repair of HH-60G Pave Hawk airframe, engine, avionic, mission-system and support equipment; intermediate-level inspections and repairs of HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter airframe and major components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Quion Lowe)

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943d Maintenance Squadron

Senior Airman Alan Munoz, 943d Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, replaces the battery in an identification, friend or foe receiver transmitter for an HH-60G Pave Hawk Nov. 4, 2023, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The 943d MXS is responsible for the combat sortie generation for sustained, tactical-level operations; full spectrum, field level repair of HH-60G Pave Hawk airframe, engine, avionic, mission-system and support equipment; intermediate-level inspections and repairs of HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter airframe and major components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Quion Lowe)

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