The U.S. Air Force’s elite pararescue community again reinforced its hard-earned reputation for courage and skill when its personnel braved enemy fire to rescue a downed U.S. aircrew inside Iran on ...

When a US aircraft goes down in combat, rarely used but highly trained airborne search-and-rescue crews spring into action. Multiple American media outlets, citing anonymous US officials, reported the ...

Have no fear: Jolly Green II is here. The U.S. Air Force’s new HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue helicopter has officially reached initial operational capability (IOC) and gone out on its ...

An Air Force pararescue jumper yells to pass on vital information to MV-22 Osprey aircrew during a combat rescue scenario as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., in ...

The callsign "Sandy," used by U.S. Air Force aircraft and pilots conducting combat search-and-rescue operations, traces to late 1965. Capt. J.W. "Doc" George, a U.S. Air Force A-1 Skyraider pilot, ...

US Air Force pararescue units train extensively to recover downed aircrew behind enemy lines Early reports indicate that the pilot of a US F-15 fighter aircraft downed over Iran was rescued - which, ...

You have just seen the most audacious air combat search-and-rescue mission in American history. No other mission compares to the operation to bring home the F-15E crew known as ‘Dude 44.’ U.S.

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The U.S. Air Force's new combat rescue helicopter, Sikorsky's HH-60W "Whiskey" Jolly Green II, achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC). The rotorcraft will enable the U.S. Air Force to carry out ...

Sikorsky's HH-60W combat rescue helicopter makes an inaugural flight on May 17, 2019, at West Palm Beach, Fla. (Lockheed Martin) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has given its new combat rescue ...