04-Feb-24 - The US Air Force’s 33d Rescue Squadron, stationed at Kadena AFB in Japan, has initiated the transition from the HH-60G Pave Hawk to the new HH-60W Jolly Green II. The 33 RQS is responsible for providing combat search and rescue (CSAR) in the Indo-Pacific region #Japan
10-May-23 - US Air Force 55th Rescue Squadron (55 RQS), Night Hawks based at Davis-Monthan AFB, has begun the transition from the HH-60G Pave Hawk to the HH-60W Jolly Green II with the reception of the first helicopter on May 3, 2023 and is scheduled to continue through 2024 #Arizona
23-Mar-23 - Since 1994 the US Air Force and Army have worked together at Fort Eustis, Virginia to train new maintainers on the Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter and now for the new HH-60W Jolly Green II #maintainers
10-Mar-23 - US Navy Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) at MCAS Cherry Point, NC selected as depot source of repair (DSOR) for US Air Force new helicopters HH-60W Jolly Green II and MH-139A Grey Wolf #FRCE
13-Oct-22 - The Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II, US Air Force new Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) helicopter that is replacing the HH-60G Pave Hawk, achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) #IOC
11-Aug-22 - US Air Force 66th Rescue Helicopter Squadron (RQS) part of the 563rd Rescue Group received first Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue helicopter (CSAR) to began transition from the HH-60G Pave Hawk #JollyGreenII
21-Mar-22 - USAF 41st Rescue Squadron (41 RQS) certified in loading the new combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II onto a C-17 Globemaster III for global airlift
08-Mar-22 - Kaman Aerospace in Jacksonville, FL receives follow-on contract throught 2025 for the cockpit of the US Air Force new Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II #Kaman
02-Feb-22 - US Air Force 41st Rescue Generation Squadron (41 RGS) began the first-ever phase inspection of an HH-60W Jolly Green II new rescue helicopter. A 42-day long preventative maintenance follows her first 720 flight hours #mechanics
28-May-21 - CAE awarded contract to develop USAF new combat search and rescue helicopter HH-60W Virtual/Mixed Reality (VR/MR) aircrew trainer. Scheduled for delivery to Moody AFB during Spring 2022 #VirtualReality
16-Apr-21 - US Air Force’s new combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter, the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II completed its developmental test program at Eglin AFB. Started in November 2019 by 413th FLTS having accumulated over 1,100 flight hours with 6 aircraft #JollyGreenII
16-Feb-21 - Sikorsky will upgrade USAF future combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter HH-60W Jolly Green II capabilities with a 7-year long us$ 980M contract #Capabilities
18-Dec-20 - USAF 512th Rescue Squadron (RQS), 58th Special Operations Wing (SOW) at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico welcomed the newest combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter, the HH-60W “Jolly Green II”, December 17, 2020 #Kirtland
06-Nov-20 - U.S. Air Force 41st Rescue Squadron (RQS) part of 347th Rescue Group based at Moody AFB, Georgia received the first two operational Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters #JollyGreenII
22-Sep-20 - Future USAF combat search and rescue helicopter (CSAR), the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II, began ground live fire testing at Eglin AFB’s range with GAU-2 (7.62mm M134 minigun gatling) , GAU-18 (.50 M2 Browning) and GAU-21 (.50 M3M) machine guns #LiveFire
