Long before he became the first Alaska National Guard combat rescue officer (CRO) in history to pin on a general star, Brig.

WASHINGTON — In the opening days of a future war against China, an F-35 pilot on a mission is tracked and shot down by air defenses. He safely ejects — but is trapped deep inside enemy territory.

The elite Combat Rescue members of the U.S. Air Force, Pararescuemen, or PJs, have one mission: rescue American or Allied forces in extreme danger. Whether their targets are shot down or isolated ...

Hohenfels, Germany, Mar. 31, 2004: Staff Sgt. Ron Ellis fast-ropes in from an MH-60 helicopter during a Combat Search and Rescue exercise. Members from the 56th Rescue Squadron out of Keflavik Naval ...

An HH-60W Jolly Green II prepares to take off for Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to replace an HH-60G Pave Hawk at the 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron, March 22, 2022. (Air Force) DAYTON, Ohio — 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 ...

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 ...

The US Air Force’s (USAF’) new combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter has logged its first battlefield casualty evacuation, saving two injured troops from an undisclosed location in Africa. The ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has logged its final active service flight with the venerable Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter. The service’s 56th Rescue Squadron completed ...

Pilots stationed at the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing in Westhampton Beach will soon be able to safely train for a host of perilous conditions, as the base at Francis S. Gabreski ...