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    210th Rescue Squadron [Image 1 of 10]

    210th Rescue Squadron

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK, UNITED STATES

    07.10.2013

    Photo by Bernie Kale  

    Alaska National Guard   

    A Special Mission Aviator with the 210th Rescue Squadron drops a rope during training near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The primary mission of the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations into hostile environments to recover isolated personnel during war. The HH-60G is also tasked to perform military operations other than war, including civil search and rescue, medical evacuation, disaster response, humanitarian assistance, security cooperation/aviation advisory, NASA space flight support, and rescue command and control. Features:
    The Pave Hawk is a highly modified version of the Army Black Hawk helicopter which features an upgraded communications and navigation suite that includes integrated inertial navigation/global positioning/Doppler navigation systems, satellite communications, secure voice, and have quick communications. All HH-60Gs have an automatic flight control system, night vision goggles with lighting and forward looking infrared system that greatly enhances night low-level operations. Additionally, Pave Hawks have color weather radar and an engine/rotor blade anti-ice system that gives the HH-60G an adverse weather capability. Pave Hawk mission equipment includes a retractable in-flight refueling probe, internal auxiliary fuel tanks, two crew-served 7.62 mm or .50-caliber machine guns, and an 8,000-pound (3,600 kilograms) capacity cargo hook.

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    Date Taken: 07.10.2013
    Date Posted: 08.27.2014 19:06
    Photo ID: 1525599
    VIRIN: 130710-D-FZ583-258
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 3.51 MB
    Location: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK, US

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