Senior Airmen Thomas Crawford (left) and Rob Wainwright, 823rd Maintenance Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk crew chiefs, re-install a heating duct on an HH-60G during the aircraft’s phase inspection at the 823rd MXS maintenance hangar on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 24, 2015. The mission of the 823rd MXS is to maintain, service and inspect HH-60G aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler)
Senior Airman Dylan Abraham, 823rd Maintenance Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk crew chief, performs maintenance on an HH-60G during the aircraft’s phase inspection at the 823rd MXS maintenance hangar on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 24, 2015. The 823rd MXS is responsible for rapidly mobilizing and deploying forces to provide combat and peacetime search and rescue operations in support of national security interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler)
Airman 1st Class Carter Thompson, 823rd Maintenance Squadron non-destructive inspector, ensures tools are accounted for in the 823rd MXS maintenance hangar at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 24, 2015. The 823rd MXS plans, schedules and directs both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and preventative maintenance to maintain the aircraft’s mission-ready status. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler)
Senior Airman Rob Wainwright, 823rd Maintenance Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk crew chief, performs maintenance on an electrical harness during the aircraft’s phase inspection at the 823rd MXS maintenance hangar on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 24, 2015. The 823rd MXS is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of all the HH-60Gs assigned to Nellis AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle)
Senior Airman Colby Melburn, 823rd Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology apprentice, removes a stuck screw from the tail rotor of an HH60G Pave Hawk at the 823rd MXS hangar on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 24, 2015. Pave Hawks have color-weather radar and an engine (rotor blade) anti-ice system that gives the HH-60G an adverse weather capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle)
Airmen assigned to the 823rd Maintenance Squadron prepare for a shift change at the 823rd MXS maintenance hangar on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 24, 2015. The HH-60G is tasked to perform military operations other than war, including civil search and rescue, medical evacuation, disaster response, humanitarian assistance, security cooperation and aviation advisory, NASA space flight support, and rescue command and control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle)
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