A 301st Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter performs a nighttime helicopter air-to-air refueling (HAAR) with a 39th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during a night training flight off a Floridian coast Oct. 7, 2020. (U.S. Air Force video by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)
Air Force Colonel and NASA astronaut, Nick Hague had a unique retirement gift for retiring pararescueman, Chief Master Sgt. Michael Ziegler; a gift which orbited the earth 200 times to honor his service.
To pay homage to the retiring fleet, the wing will be hosting an HC-130 Combat-Rescue Aircraft Retirement Event with several generations of aviators from around the world attending Nov. 1 through Nov. 3, 2019. This event will provide an opportunity for past and present Air Force members associated with the HC-130 fixed-wing rescue mission to take part in a meet and greet social, aircraft static display, aerial demonstrations and other...
