Have no fear: Jolly Green II is here. The U.S. Air Force’s new HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue helicopter has officially reached initial operational capability (IOC) and gone out ...

An HH-60W Jolly Green II taxis Nov. 5, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The 23d Wing and 347th Rescue Group leadership received the Air Force's first two HH-60Ws.

[Courtesy: U.S. Air Force] The U.S. Air Force’s HH-60W Jolly Green II is officially ready for action, according to Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, who made the announcement at ...

The Air Force's new HH‐60W "Jolly Green II" helicopter is heading on its inaugural deployment as Air Force leaders continue to debate how many of the aircraft it will buy. The deployment comes a ...

A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II, assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron, takes off during its first flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Tuesday. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force] The HH-60W Jolly ...

“The HH-60W gives us a modern, combat capable helicopter with improved power avionics, defensive systems, weapon systems, survivability and personnel recovery,” he said. The Air Force cut ...

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah Sudolcan) The U.S. Air Force received the first two operational HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters in 2020 at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, beginning ...

"[The HH-60W] brings new systems with new interoperability, with those systems not only with our aircraft, but with the rest of the combat Air Force," said U.S. Air Force Maj. John Kerr, a HH-60 ...

An HH-60W Jolly Green II prepares to take off for Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to replace an HH-60G Pave Hawk at the 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron, March 22, 2022. (Air Force) DAYTON ...

The U.S. Air Force's new combat rescue helicopter, Sikorsky's HH-60W "Whiskey" Jolly Green II, achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC). The rotorcraft will enable the U.S. Air Force to carry ...

Moody AFB leverages HH-60W Jolly Green II’s sling load capabilities for Agile Combat Employment. On Aug. 29, 2024, the 347th Operations Support Squadron at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia ...