An HH-60 Pavehawk deployed from the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, kicks up dust during a mission in Afghanistan. The 33rd ERQS continues combat flight operations in Afghanistan during their six-month deployment to Operation Enduring Freedom. (Courtesy photo)
Airmen from the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron conduct a mission aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter at a forward operating base in Afghanistan. The 33rd ERQS continues combat flight operations in Afghanistan during their six-month deployment to Operation Enduring Freedom from Kadena. (Courtesy photo)
An aerial gunner from the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron participates in a flight mission on an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter at a forward operating base in Afghanistan. The 33rd ERQS continues combat flight operations in Afghanistan during their six-month deployment to Operation Enduring Freedom from Kadena. (Courtesy photo)