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Aviano’s fleet of Jolly Green II rescue helicopters filled out with arrival of No. 6

The delivery of a HH-60W Jolly Green II replaces the 56th Rescue Generation Squadron’s aging fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawk ...

The big problem facing Air Force combat search and rescue

At the heart of the Air Force's combat search and rescue corps is its aging fleet of rescue helicopters. But as the Air Force ...
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Vietnam-era AH-1 Cobra ushered in modern attack fleet

FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- Before the AH-64 Apache became the might of the skies for Army Aviation, another aircraft was paving the way for the Army's modern attack helicopter fleet. The Bell AH-1 Cobra, ...
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‘Forged in steel and flames’: Vietnam air cavalry veterans bond with soldiers now flying in their old unit

SAVANNAH, Ga. — One by one, men in their 70s and 80s climbed up and entered the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter at Hunter Army Airfield, eliciting smiles and memories of their time piloting the ...
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Historic Vietnam War-era helicopter soars above West Michigan aerospace museum

PORTAGE, MI — A powerful moment of nostalgia struck Kalamazoo resident Bob Short while boarding an aircraft that defined his experience in the Vietnam War. The Air Zoo partnered with the Michigan ...