By Senior Airman Hayden Legg and Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers, 23d Wing Public Affairs / Published June 17, 2021
An HH-60G Pave Hawk prepares for takeoff at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, June 15, 2021, as a part of a Heritage Flight with an HH-60W Jolly Green II. By late 2021, the 23d Wing will retire the Pave Hawk after nearly 30 years of service. This HH-60G, Tail Number 356, will be installed in the George W. Bush Air Park by September as a static display. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chandler Long, 723d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, listens through a headset before a Heritage Flight on June 15, 2021, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. Crew chiefs ensure the aircraft in their care are ready to fly at a moment’s notice so that pilots and crews can safely and effectively complete their mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hayden Legg)
An HH-60G Pave Hawk, left, and an HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron conduct a Heritage Flight on June 15, 2021, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. A Heritage Flight incorporates modern aircraft with historical aircraft in the same formation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hayden Legg)
An HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron lands during a Heritage Flight June 15, 2021, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The primary mission of the HH-60G is to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations into hostile environments to recover isolated personnel during war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hayden Legg)
An HH-60W Jolly Green II, left, lands next to an HH-60G Pave Hawk during a Heritage Flight June 15, 2021, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The Jolly Green II will replace the Pave Hawk, which has been flown for nearly 30 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hayden Legg)
An HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron takes off from a landing zone during a Heritage Flight on June 15, 2021, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The 41st RQS specializes in combat rescue of downed aircrews using night vision goggles, low-level formation, air refueling and survivor recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hayden Legg)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Mitchell, 41st Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, watches an HH-60G Pave Hawk on June 15, 2021, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. Special missions aviators have multiple integral roles and monitor all functions for the aircraft, even providing weapon defense when necessary, in order for the team to successfully complete its missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hayden Legg)
An HH-60W Jolly Green II, right, and an HH-60G Pave Hawk, center, assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron receive fuel from an HC-130J Combat King II during a Heritage Flight June 15, 2021, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The HC-130J can provide HAAR to almost every rotary wing platform in the world through its hose and drogue aerial refueling system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hayden Legg)
An HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron approaches an HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 71st RQS for helicopter air-to-air refueling during a Heritage Flight June 15, 2021, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The 71st RQS specializes in the rescue of isolated personnel from austere, denied objectives as well as airdrop, air land, helicopter air-to-air refueling, and forward area refueling point operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hayden Legg)
An HH-60G Pave Hawk hovers over the flight line before a Heritage Flight at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, June 15, 2021. In the months leading up to this flight, this HH-60G was repainted with a pattern in honor of Operation Allied Forces, where the HH-60G provided continuous combat search and rescue support. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers)
An HH-60G Pave Hawk taxis after concluding a Heritage Flight at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, June 15, 2021. This helicopter model was used for combat and rescue coverage during Operation Southern Watch, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and more. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers)