Beyond his training in combat search and rescue and personnel recovery operations, Kraines was also a military static-line jumper, a free fall jumper, an Air Force combat scuba diver and certified ...

Airmen in the 31st Fighter Wing have their transition to a new cutting-edge combat rescue helicopter underway.

The HC-130P/N is the only dedicated fixed-wing combat search and rescue platform in the Air Force inventory. The 71st and 79th Rescue Squadrons in Air Combat Command, the 550th Special Operations ...

The Personnel Recovery (PR) and Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) missions are core mission functions of the U.S. Air Force (USAF). PR refers to the broad range of operations and forces that provide ...

The venerable HH-60G Pave Hawk is leaving service with the USAF as the HH-60W Jolly Green 2 ushers in new capability.

During Operation Allied Force, Pave Hawks provided continuous combat search and rescue coverage for NATO air forces, and ...

one flight engineer and one gunner The HH-60G Pave Hawk is the U.S. Air Force’s primary combat search and rescue helicopter used by Air Force special tactics teams and pararescuemen. The HH-60G ...

The Air Force's newest combat search and rescue helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II, lead the way down the Duke Field runway. It was followed by the Army's multi-role combat helicopter ...

The service logged its final active service flight with the venerable Sikorsky combat search and rescue helicopter, as deliveries of the new HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopter ramp up.

Here, 24/7 Wall St. is exploring the oldest combat aircraft ... in active service of the U.S. Air Force. These helicopters were initially designed for search-and-rescue missions, but they have ...

Carrying massive loads of water or fire retardant, fast-moving specialized aircraft help contain the spread of wildfires.