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Aviano’s fleet of Jolly Green II rescue helicopters filled out with arrival of No. 6

The delivery of a HH-60W Jolly Green II replaces the 56th Rescue Generation Squadron’s aging fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawk ...

The big problem facing Air Force combat search and rescue

At the heart of the Air Force's combat search and rescue corps is its aging fleet of rescue helicopters. But as the Air Force ...

Air Force helicopter landed too close to crowd in death of school teacher, report finds

A “false confidence of safety” and a flight plan that did not adhere to plans led to a fatal incident at Kadena Air Base last ...
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Florida fire rescue helicopter crashes into Florida apartment complex, 2 dead

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- Two people were killed when a Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue helicopter crashed into a small apartment complex in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Monday morning, officials said ...

Wyden visits Newport Coast Guard facility to check on rescue helicopter that federal government abruptly relocated, returned

Senator, city leaders and fishing families say community pressure brought aircraft back, but lawsuit and broader concerns ...

Dramatic helicopter rescue as pair winched from cliff at Jan Juc

A Jan Juc beach has witnessed two separate rescues in one afternoon, with helicopter crews winching cliff-trapped sunset ...