41st RGS breaks barriers with first HH-60W fold

U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter sits in a 41st Rescue Generation Squadron hangar at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 8, 2022. The Airmen assigned to the 41st RGS completed the first aircraft fold on an HH-60W at Moody. An aircraft fold makes an aircraft less robust to prepare it for transport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers)

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41st RGS breaks barriers with first HH-60W fold

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Trevor Krutsch, 41st Rescue Generation Squadron crew chief, reads an interactive electronic technical manual, or IETM, before completing a helicopter fold at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 8, 2022. Maintenance Airmen follow the IETM to ensure safety and efficiency during aircraft transportation operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers)

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41st RGS breaks barriers with first HH-60W fold

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Colby Tarvin, 41st Rescue Generation Squadron crew chief, pulls a pin on a fast rope insertion extraction system, or FRIES, bar at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 8, 2022. The FRIES bar was the first part removed from an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter during the aircraft’s fold. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers)

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41st RGS breaks barriers with first HH-60W fold

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Trevor Krutsch, 41st Rescue Generation Squadron crew chief, manually spins the main rotor blades of an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 8, 2022. This process prepared the main rotor blades to be folded to the back of the aircraft prior to transportation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers)

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41st RGS breaks barriers with first HH-60W fold

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Colby Tarvin, 41st Rescue Generation Squadron crew chief, left, and Staff Sgt. Ryan Lenig, 41st RGS crew chief, build a blade support assembly for an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 8, 2022. The main rotor blades are positioned on top of the blade support assembly during an aircraft fold to properly transport the aircraft with minimal damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers)

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41st RGS breaks barriers with first HH-60W fold

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 41st Rescue Generation Squadron place an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter blade on a blade support assembly at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 9, 2022. The helicopter is configured in a folded position which allows it to be loaded with enough clearance for transportation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers)

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41st RGS breaks barriers with first HH-60W fold

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 41st Rescue Generation Squadron pull a main rotor blade using a blade fold pole on an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 8, 2022. This first test run of an aircraft fold ensure the 41st RGS is prepared for an official aircraft fold certification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers)

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41st RGS breaks barriers with first HH-60W fold

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Lenig, 41st Rescue Generation Squadron crew chief, left, and Staff Sgt. Igor Ganchenko, 41st RGS crew chief, prepare to fold tail blades of an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 9, 2022. Folded tail blades shorten the overall height and width of a helicopter making it less robust and easier to transport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers)

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41st RGS breaks barriers with first HH-60W fold

U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter sits in a folded position in the 41st Rescue Generation Squadron hangar at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 9, 2022. The Airmen assigned to the 41st RGS completed this first aircraft fold of an HH-60W at Moody to make the aircraft less robust for transport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers)

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41st RGS breaks barriers with first HH-60W fold

Published Feb. 11, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers
23rd Wing Public Affairs

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --