ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A heavy-duty helicopter that has helped rescue people not only in New Mexico but also around the world, leaves the land of enchantment today, off to retirement. “It’s been a ...

The blades of the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter sliced through the air at Kirtland Air Force Base on Tuesday, raising the helicopter into the air for the final flight before retirement. As the chopping ...

The Pave Hawk’s primary mission is to head into hostile environments to recover people. This makes the twin-engine helicopter well-suited not only for combat, but also civil search and rescue. Twenty ...

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — U.S. airmen here took their final active-duty flight this week in a rescue helicopter that the Air Force is phasing out after decades of use in saving the lives of American ...

The most recent iteration of Jolly Vihar saw three Pave Hawks from Aviano Air Base, Italy, deploy to Pápa Air Base, Hungary. From June 26 to July 7, 2023, three HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters belonging ...

In May 2024, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Chadd Bloomstine flew an aging HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter more than 1,000 miles roundtrip to help rescue a boy who suffered a ruptured intestine on the Carnival ...

Traditionally speaking, any HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter can carry two guns. They come as any combination between the GAU-2C 7.62 mm minigun, the GAU 18/A .50 caliber machine gun, or the M240 machine ...