Video by Airman 1st Class Catherine Daniel | 18th Wing | 03.23.2025
Festival attendees tour a rescue boat static display during America Fest 2025 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 22/23, 2025. America Fest is Kadena Air Base’s open house event where attendees viewed static aircraft displays, interacted with U.S. service members and enjoyed a wide variety of entertainment and activities. (U.S. Air Force BROLL by Senior Airman Catherine Daniel)...
Video by Airman 1st Class Catherine Daniel | 18th Wing | 03.22.2025
Festival attendees observe a rescue training during America Fest 2025 at Kadena Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 22/23, 2025. The HH-60W Jolly Green II replaces the HH-60G Pave Hawk as a dedicated Combat Rescue Helicopter. Commanders will employ units equipped with the HH-60W to recover isolated personnel from hostile or denied territory, day or night and in adverse weather. (U.S. Air Force BROLL......
Video by Staff Sgt. Gary Hilton | 18th Wing | 03.21.2025
The 31st Rescue Squadron and 33rd Rescue Squadron perform a Rescue Training during America Fest 2025 at Kadena Air Base, March 22, 2025. America Fest is Kadena Air Base’s open house event where attendees viewed static aircraft displays, interacted with U.S. service members and enjoyed a wide variety of entertainment and activities. The festival also gave local community members the......
Video by Staff Sgt. Gary Hilton | 18th Wing | 03.17.2025
The 31st Rescue Squadron and 33rd Rescue Squadron perform a Rescue Training during America Fest 2025 at Kadena Air Base, March 17, 2025. America Fest is Kadena Air Base’s open house event where attendees viewed static aircraft displays, interacted with U.S. service members and enjoyed a wide variety of entertainment and activities. The festival also gave local community members the......
Video by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez, Airman 1st Class Catherine Daniel, Staff Sgt. Gary Hilton, Senior Airman Tylir Meyer, Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon, Staff Sgt. Jessi Roth, Airman 1st Class Jonathan Sifuentes and Airman 1st Class Edward Yankus | 18th Wing | 04.30.2024
With the upcoming transition to the new and more advanced HH-60W model, the 33rd Rescue Squadron celebrated the legacy of the HH-60G Pave Hawk through a formation flight around the perimeter of Okinawa, April 16, 2024. The HH-60G has served the 33rd RQS since the early 90’s. The squadron will be transitioning to the new HH-60W model, which will provide more advanced and efficient combat and......
Video by Senior Airman Trevor Gordnier | 51st Fighter Wing | 04.04.2024
U.S. Airmen from the 25th Fighter Squadron, 33rd and 31st Rescue Squadrons participate in Combat Search and Rescue Training Event 2024 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 25 – April 5, 2024. CSARTE is a combat search and rescue training event designed to simulate a real-world rescue mission. During the training, A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 25th FS played a crucial role by......
Video by Sgt. Levi Guerra | 3d Marine Division | 03.18.2022
U.S. Marines and Navy corpsmen attending the Jungle Warfare Training Center’s Jungle Medicine and Communications Courses, and Airmen with 33rd Rescue Squadron conduct casualty hoist training drills with a HH-60G Pave Hawk, at Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 24, 2022. Service members gained first-hand experience utilizing the jungle penetrator tool, developing proficiency in safe jungle......
Video by Airman 1st Class Rebeckah Valladares | 18th Wing | 08.06.2020
The 33rd Rescue Squadron executed a combat search and rescue (CSAR) exercise, Aug. 6, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, with the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, 12th Marine Regiment, Marine Air Control Squadron 4, and Marine Aircraft Group 36. The exercise was held as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Primer to enhance the interoperability, relationships and......
