Pave Hawks get check-ups

A HH-60G Pave Hawk, after the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conducted a pre-flight inspection, ready for takeoff at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2016. The HH-60G is a derivative of the UH-60 Black Hawk and incorporates the US Air Force PAVE electronics systems program with its main mission to insert and recover personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

Senior Airman Thomas Crawford, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, conducts a pre-flight inspection for a HH-60G Pave Hawk before takeoff at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2016. The HH-60G is a derivative of the UH-60 Black Hawk and incorporates the US Air Force PAVE electronic systems program with its main mission to insert and recover personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

Staff Sgt. Matthew Thompson, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electronic countermeasures journeyman, cleans the windorws during a pre-flight inspection for a HH-60G Pave Hawk before takeoff at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2016. The HH-60G is the main aircraft used for Air Force search and rescue teams but also carries out civil search and rescue, medical evactuation, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

Staff Sgt. Ryan Wilkerson, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron guidance and control journeyman, conducts a pre-flight inspection for a HH-60G Pave Hawk before takeoff at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2016. Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ensure that aircraft at Bagram are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready state once they land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

Senior Airman Carlos Thompson, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, conducts a pre-flight check of a HH-60G Pave Hawk before takeoff at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2016. Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ensure that aircraft at Bagram are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready state once they land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

The 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conducts a pre-flight inspection on a HH-60G Pave Hawk before takeoff at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2016. The HH-60G is the main aircraft used for Air Force search and rescue teams but also carries out civil search and rescue, medical evactuation, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

Staff Sgt. Ryan Wilkerson, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron guidance and control journeyman, conducts a pre-flight inspection for a HH-60G Pave Hawk before takeoff at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2016. Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ensure that aircraft at Bagram are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready state once they land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)