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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)