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Command Team takes final flight

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans, 18th Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brandon Wolfgang, 18th Wing command chief, are sprayed with water by their families after their joint final flight with the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 9, 2025. Final flights are a time-honored tradition that allow the aircrew's family to have a hand in an important operational moment, and celebrate the member’s time at their unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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Command Team takes final flight

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans, 18th Wing commander, right, and Chief Master Sgt. Brandon Wolfgang, 18th Wing command chief, shake hands after their joint final flight with the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 9, 2025. The 18th Wing command team flew their final sortie to honor the combat search and rescue mission in the Indo-Pacific, marking the end of their leadership at Kadena. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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Command Team takes final flight

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans, 18th Wing commander, flies a HH-60W Jolly Green II during his final sortie with the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kana Air Base, Japan, July 9, 2025. To commemorate his time at Kadena and honor the combat search and rescue mission in the Indo-Pacific, Evans chose to pilot an HH-60W Jolly Green II for his final flight, an aircraft assigned to the 18th Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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Command Team takes final flight

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Brandon Wolfgang, 18th Wing command chief, center, and pararescuemen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron, pose for a photo in an HH-60W Jolly Green II after a maritime personnel recovery training mission with the 33rd Rescue Squadron off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, July 9, 2025. The 31st RQS routinely practices alternate insertion and extraction methods for water operations including fast rope, rope ladder, helocasting and hoist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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Command Team takes final flight

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans, 18th Wing commander, climbs into a HH-60W Jolly Green II before his final sortie with the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 9, 2025. A Wing commander's name on an aircraft signifies honor and recognition for the individual holding that rank, as a way to acknowledge their leadership and command responsibilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron, lands after exercise Cope Angel 25-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 26, 2025. Cope Angel is an annual bilateral personnel recovery exercise conducted with U.S. Air Force and JASDF personnel, providing the opportunity for both services to integrate, plan and train together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Capt. Shinya Mizuno, Naha Air Rescue Squadron pilot, wears a Cope Angel patch in support of exercise Cope Angel 25-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 26, 2025. Cope Angel is an annual bilateral personnel recovery exercise conducted with U.S. Air Force and JASDF personnel, providing the opportunity for both services to integrate, plan and train together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron walk on the flightline, after exercise Cope Angel 25-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 26, 2025. Cope Angel allows the 33rd RQS and 31st RQS to engage in training events with their Japan Air Self-Defence Force counterparts to sharpen their readiness for real-world scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Aloyo, 33rd Rescue Squadron instructor special mission aviator, checks the GAU-18/A machine gun on a HH-60W Jolly Green II after a personnel recovery exercise with the 31st RQS during exercise Cope Angel 25-1 in Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2025. The HH-60W Jolly Green II’s core mission is recovery of personnel under hostile conditions, including combat search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Greg Molloy, left, and Staff Sgt. Dan Basheda, 31st Rescue Squadron pararescuemen, run after executing the recovery of isolated personnel during exercise Cope Angel 25-1 on an island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2025. "These things I do, that others may live," is the pararescue motto, meaning they are willing and able to do all that is required to save another life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron execute the recovery of isolated personnel while approaching an HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 33rd RQS, during exercise Cope Angel 25-1 on an island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2025. The Jolly Green II’s core mission is recovery of personnel under hostile conditions, including combat search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron, approaches a landing zone during exercise Cope Angel 25-1 on an island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2025. The Jolly Green II’s core mission is recovery of personnel under hostile conditions, including combat search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dan Basheda, left, and Staff Sgt. Greg Molloy, 31st Rescue Squadron pararescuemen, secure a HH-60W Jolly Green II for a personnel recovery exercise with the 33rd RQS during exercise Cope Angel 25-1, on an island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2025. Exercises and operations incorporating search and rescue concepts ensure forward-deployed forces are continually ready to protect and defend the U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron, runs out of an HH-60W Jolly Green II for a personnel recovery exercise with the 33rd RQS during exercise Cope Angel 25-1, on an island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2025. Cope Angel is an annual bilateral personnel recovery exercise conducted with U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defence Force personnel, providing the opportunity for both services to integrate, plan and train together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Greg Molloy, 31st Rescue Squadron pararescueman, looks out of an HH-60W Jolly Green II before a personnel recovery exercise with the 33rd RQS during exercise Cope Angel 25-1, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2025. Cope Angel allows the 33rd RQS and 31st RQS to engage in training events with their Japan Air Self-Defence Force counterparts to sharpen their readiness for real-world scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron, hovers before takeoff in support of exercise Cope Angel 25-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 26, 2025. Cope Angel is an annual bilateral personnel recovery exercise conducted with U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defence Force personnel, providing the opportunity for both services to integrate, plan and train together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron carries pararescuemen away from a rescue exercise at the range on Ie Shima, Japan, Sept. 4, 2024. This training is primarily to hone the skills of pararescuemen and other rescue personnel and they are supported by multiple platforms and personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Redin)
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A legacy, grounded: Pave Hawk ‘401’ retires

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marlon Natty, 33rd Helicopter Maintenance Unit crew chief, flies aboard an HH-60G Pave Hawk “401” during its final flight from Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 22, 2021. Natty was the dedicated crew chief of 401 from 2019 to 2021, and accompanied the aircraft to Korea to ensure it stayed mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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A legacy, grounded: Pave Hawk ‘401’ retires

Members from the 33rd Rescue Squadron prepare for the final flight of HH-60G Pave Hawk “401” at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 22, 2021. The final flight, commonly known as a “fini” flight, commemorates the legacy of a pilot or aircraft as they transition into retirement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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A legacy, grounded: Pave Hawk ‘401’ retires

Members from the 33rd Rescue Squadron prepare for the final flight of HH-60G Pave Hawk “401” at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 22, 2021. After nearly three decades of flying humanitarian and combat search and rescue missions, 401 will retire as a ground instructional training aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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