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83rd ERQS conducts joint flight, prepares for transition to Chinooks

Two U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks takeoff from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2017. The Chinooks conducted a joint flight with the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron in preparation for the CH-47 taking over for the HH-60 Pave Hawk. The 83rd ERQS, which has been strictly U.S. Air Force personnel, will be a joint unit containing Air Force pararescuemen and combat rescue officers and U.S. Army helicopters and pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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83rd ERQS conducts joint flight, prepares for transition to Chinooks

An 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk takes off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2017. The 83rd ERQS conducted a joint flight with U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks in preparation for the CH-47 taking over for the HH-60. The 83rd ERQS, which has been strictly U.S. Air Force personnel, will be a joint unit containing Air Force pararescuemen and combat rescue officers and U.S. Army helicopters and pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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83rd ERQS conducts joint flight, prepares for transition to Chinooks

An 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk and two U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks prepare for takeoff at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2017. The 83rd ERQS conducted a joint flight with U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks in preparation for the CH-47 taking over for the HH-60. The 83rd ERQS, which has been strictly U.S. Air Force personnel, will be a joint unit containing Air Force pararescuemen and combat rescue officers and U.S. Army helicopters and pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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83rd ERQS conducts joint flight, prepares for transition to Chinooks

An 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk and two U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks prepare for takeoff at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2017. The 83rd ERQS conducted a joint flight with U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks in preparation for the CH-47 taking over for the HH-60. The 83rd ERQS, which has been strictly U.S. Air Force personnel, will be a joint unit containing Air Force pararescuemen and combat rescue officers and U.S. Army helicopters and pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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83rd ERQS conducts joint flight, prepares for transition to Chinooks

HH-60 Pave Hawk pilots from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepare for takeoff at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2017. The 83rd ERQS conducted a joint flight with U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks in preparation for the CH-47 taking over for the HH-60. The 83rd ERQS, which has been strictly U.S. Air Force personnel, will be a joint unit containing Air Force pararescuemen and combat rescue officers and U.S. Army helicopters and pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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83rd ERQS conducts joint flight, prepares for transition to Chinooks

An 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk prepares for takeoff at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2017. The 83rd ERQS conducted a joint flight with U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks in preparation for the CH-47 taking over for the HH-60. The 83rd ERQS, which has been strictly U.S. Air Force personnel, will be a joint unit containing Air Force pararescuemen and combat rescue officers and U.S. Army helicopters and pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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83rd ERQS conducts joint flight, prepares for transition to Chinooks

Senior Airman Brandon McLaughlin, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, wipes the mirror of an HH-60 Pave Hawk at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2017. The HH-60 Pave Hawk, belonging to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, conducts personnel recovery and work with other air assets to eliminate threats in the area and safely recover isolated personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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83rd ERQS conducts joint flight, prepares for transition to Chinooks

Maj. Paul Brighton is a HH-60 Pave Hawk pilot attached to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. The 83rd ERQS performs personnel recovery and work with other air assets to eliminate threats in the area and safely recover isolated personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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83rd ERQS stands ready during Indenpendence Day

An Airman from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron conducts routine maintenance on the HH-60G Pave Hawk on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 4, 2017. The 83rd ERQS is on-call at all times, never knowing when they might receive the call to rescue ground troops in need of urgent medical care. The maintainers and aircrew ensure the HH-60 is ready at all times for when that call does come in. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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83rd ERQS stands ready during Indenpendence Day

Tech. Sgt. Wayne Cowen, an 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, loads ammunition into a .50 caliber machine gun on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 4, 2017. As a special missions aviator, Cowen is a jack-of-all-trades; he conducts pre-flight inspections, maintains the aircraft systems while airborne and employs the aircraft weapons systems in the event of an attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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83rd ERQS stands ready during Indenpendence Day

Maj. Paul Brighton, an 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk pilot, poses for with a photo of his family on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 4, 2017. Brighton, who is deployed out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, flies the helicopter into hostile territory, ensuring pararescuemen reach their destination and provide life-saving medical care to wounded ground troops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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83rd ERQS stands ready during Indenpendence Day

Maj. Paul Brighton checks the inside of an HH-60G Pave Hawk during crew changeover on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 4, 2017. Brighton is a pilot with the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron; he is deployed out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Maintainers unfold HH-60

Staff Sgt. Sam Carroll, HH-60 Aircraft Maintenance Unit, unfolds a tail rotor, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2016. The HH-60G is a derivative of the UH-60 Black Hawk and incorporates the US Air Force Precision Avionics Vectoring Equipment with its main mission to insert and recover isolated personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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Maintainers unfold HH-60

Staff Sgt. Bryan Maddox, HH-60 Aircraft Maintenance Unit, unfolds a rotor blade, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2016. The HH-60G is the primary aircraft used for Air Force search and rescue missions. It is also used for civil search and rescue, medical evacuation, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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Maintainers unfold HH-60

Airman 1st Class Brian Krachc, HH-60 Aircraft Maintenance Unit, unfolds a stab, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2016. The stab on an HH-60 keeps the pitch access level during flight and helps maintain balance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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Maintainers unfold HH-60

Airmen from the HH-60 Aircraft Maintenance Unit unfold the blades of a HH-60G Pave Hawk, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2016. The 83rd ERQS provides the only U.S. personnel recovery assets in Afghanistan. HH-60G maintainers work a non-stop alert schedule and are ready to respond 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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Maintainers unfold HH-60

Staff Sgt. Michael Carrubba (left) and Senior Airman Douglas Wheeler (right), HH-60 Aircraft Maintenance Unit, lock rotor blades in place, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2016. The 83rd ERQS provides the only U.S. personnel recovery assets in Afghanistan. HH-60G maintainers work a non-stop alert schedule and are ready to respond 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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Maintainers unfold HH-60

Airmen from the HH-60 Aircraft Maintenance Unit unfold the blades of a HH-60G Pave Hawk, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2016. The 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron provides the only U.S. personnel recovery assets in Afghanistan. HH-60G maintainers work a non-stop alert schedule and are ready to respond 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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Maintainers unfold HH-60

Staff Sgt. Michael Carrubba, HH-60 Aircraft Maintenance Unit, installs a fuel dump tube, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2016. The fuel dump tube is taken off during transportation in an effort to keep it from breaking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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Crucial capabilities unite: Personnel recovery, airlift, and aeromedical evacuation

1st Lt. Nicholas Adagio, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, conducts a pre-jump check, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 03, 2016. The 83rd ERQS provides the only U.S. personnel recovery assets in Afghanistan. In order to maintain readiness and skill level, they participate in real world scenario exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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