106th Rescue Wing Takes Delivery Of HH-60W Jolly Green II
The New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing marked the arrival on October 25 of its new HH-60W Jolly Green II fleet. The new helicopters will replace the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters formerly flown by the Wing. The Wing relied on the HH-60Gs when it provided search and rescue during major storms and hurricanes in Florida, Texas, and North and South Carolina. Members of the Wing said the Pave Hawk was also a great aircraft that played a vital role in the Persian Gulf War, Afghanistan, and Iraq.