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  • 301st Rescue Squadron hosts skills-based rescue competition

    The 301st Rescue Squadron hosted their annual, week-long “Turkey Shoot” competition where seven Air Force combat search and rescue helicopter squadrons, piloting the HH-60G and HH-60W, competed in combat search and rescue skills events here Nov. 6 – 10.The competing helicopter squadrons included the

  • Alert on HKIA

    In a classified briefing in mid-July, the 23rd Wing commander waited until the intel Airman finished her briefing before telling the room, "The hair on the back of your necks should be standing up; this is not the Afghanistan we all knew."

  • Joint forces perform CSAR over the NTTR

    Combat search and rescue is an operation that is carried out within or near combat zones. A CSAR mission may be carried out by a task force of helicopters, ground-attack aircraft, aerial refueling tankers and an airborne command post.

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