HH60W Jolly Green II helicopters assigned to the 305th Rescue Squadron get sprayed down during Exercise Steel Knight 25 at Los Alamitos Army Airfield in California, Dec. 10, 2025. Aircraft are routinely rinsed off to prevent damage from exposure to salt water. Exercise Steel Knight is a joint exercise that strengthens interoperability, refines combat readiness and enhances seamless coordination across the battle space.
The last two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters departed on their final flight after nearly three decades as a cornerstone of combat search and rescue operations for the 920th Rescue Wing.
A letter check is a scheduled inspection where maintainers tow the aircraft into a hangar, remove panels, examine critical systems, and repair or replace components before returning it to the flight line.
A total force team of Air Force Reserve, active duty, and Air National Guard Airmen executed a life-saving rescue mission involving a pregnant woman aboard a civilian ship off the Pacific coast.
