14-Mar-26 - The U.S. Air Force 580th Software Engineering Squadron at Robins Air Force Base achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for the Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Flight Management System (FMS). #FMS
12-Jul-25 - The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of up to 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) helicopters valued at $2.6B to Norway. The Norwegians have already ordered the maritime MH-60R Seahawk model #Norway
14-Feb-25 - The California Air National Guard 129th Rescue Wing is replacing its HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters with the new combat rescue HH-60W Jolly Green II. The 129 RW will operate 6 aircraft by end 2026 #California
19-Jan-25 - US Air Force 56th Rescue Squadron (56 RQS) at Aviano Air Base in Italy has begun transitioning to the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II new combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter that replaces the HH-60G Pave Hawk #Aviano
29-Jun-24 - New York Air National Guard 101st Rescue Squadron (101st RQS) received the first of six new Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters to replace the HH-60G Pave Hawk which have been in service since 1990. Transition will be completed by June 2025 #NewYork
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
