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 ...

The 66th the 58th Rescue Squadrons were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, the top unit award for combat against an ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...