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33rd RQS commander takes final flight

A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II flies off the coast of Okinawa, May 30, 2025. The Jolly Green II is designed for mission critical operations to include personnel recovery, humanitarian missions, civil search and rescue, disaster relief, medical evacuations and non-combatant evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gary Hilton)
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33rd RQS commander takes final flight

U.S. Air Force Col. Louis Nolting, left, 33rd Rescue Squadron commander hugs U.S. Air Force Capt. Troy Fenner, 33rd RQS mobility officer, after his final flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 30, 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 Staff Sgt. Gary Hilton)
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33rd RQS commander takes final flight

U.S. Air Force Col. Louis Nolting, 33rd Rescue Squadron commander, celebrates with his family after his final flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 30, 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 Staff Sgt. Gary Hilton)
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33rd RQS commander takes final flight

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Caleb Partain, 33rd Rescue Squadron special mission aviator, looks out the window of an HH-60W Jolly Green II over Okinawa, Japan, May 30, 2025. The Jolly Green II is designed for mission critical operations to include personnel recovery, humanitarian missions, civil search and rescue, disaster relief, medical evacuations and non-combatant evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gary Hilton)
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33rd RQS commander takes final flight

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Caleb Partain, 33rd Rescue Squadron special mission aviator, performs pre-flight checks before takeoff at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 30, 2025. SMA’s are highly trained specialists that perform a multitude of integral roles, including conducting pre-flight inspections of aircraft systems and providing weapon defense when necessary, ensuring mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gary Hilton)
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33rd RQS commander takes final flight

U.S. Air Force Col. Louis Nolting, 33rd Rescue Squadron commander, checks the rotor blades of an HH-60W Jolly Green II before his final flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 30, 2025. Successor to the HH-60G Pave Hawk, the Jolly Green II is equipped with an enhanced avionics package and superior equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gary Hilton)
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33rd RQS commander takes final flight

U.S. Air Force Col. Louis Nolting, 33rd Rescue Squadron commander, pilots an HH-60W Jolly Green II at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 30, 2025. The 33rd RQS conducts training on low-level flying, hoisting, water rescue, entering hostile environments and more to ensure mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gary Hilton)
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BH 25-1: 33rd, 31st RQS demonstrate CSAR capabilites

A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator assigned to the 33rd Rescuse Squadron lowers a hoist during a personnel recovery training mission as part of a routine readiness exercise over the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 11, 2025. The training scenario was designed to practice evactuating personnel in the event of a crash, ensuring survivors can be retrieved from the water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer)
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BH 25-1: 33rd, 31st RQS demonstrate CSAR capabilites

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron examine the pre-flight checklists for a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2025. Through local and regional exercises, the 18th Wing validates and strengthens the shared doctrine, tactics, procedures and systems that enable seamless operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Arnet Shayne Tamayo)
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BH 25-1: 33rd, 31st RQS demonstrate CSAR capabilites

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Woods, 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 apprentice, prepares to signal the HH-60W Jolly Green II for takeoff at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2025. Maintaining readiness is essential to generating credible deterrence in an increasingly complex and highly demanding security environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Arnet Shayne Tamayo)
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Joint HAAR extends search and rescue capabilities

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron lowers a 31st Rescue Squadron pararescueman to simulated isolated personnel during a search and rescue training mission over the Pacific Ocean, March 13, 2024. The training mission involved locating and safely extracting isolated personnel from a hostile area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer)
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Joint HAAR extends search and rescue capabilities

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron hovers after recovering a simulated isolated personnel during a search and rescue training mission over the Pacific Ocean, March 13, 2024. The 33rd RQS conducts extensive training in various rescue scenarios to ensure readiness for real-world threats, crises and humanitarian disasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer)
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Joint HAAR extends search and rescue capabilities

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron approaches a simulated isolated personnel during a search and rescue training mission over the Pacific Ocean, March 13, 2024. The 33rd RQS conducts extensive training in various rescue scenarios to ensure readiness for real-world threats, crises and humanitarian disasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer)
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Joint HAAR extends search and rescue capabilities

A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron watches helicopter air-to-air refueling over the Pacific Ocean, March 13, 2024. Search and rescue operations benefit from HAAR as it acts as a force extender, keeping rescue assets in the air longer to recover isolated personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer)
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Joint HAAR extends search and rescue capabilities

U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk pilots assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron approach a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J drogue to conduct helicopter air-to-air refueling over the Pacific Ocean, March 13, 2024. Search and rescue operations benefit from HAAR as it acts as a force extender, keeping rescue assets in the air longer to recover isolated personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer)
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Joint HAAR extends search and rescue capabilities

A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron is photographed before a search and rescue training mission at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 13, 2024. The 33rd RQS conducts extensive training in various rescue scenarios to ensure readiness for real-world threats, crises and humanitarian disasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer)
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18th Wing commander conducts CSAR training

A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron watches an HH-60G Pave Hawk perform a hover during a combat search and rescue training mission over the Pacific Ocean, April 27, 2023. Regular training flights allow SMAs to hone mission-essential skills in preparation for real-world contingencies in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)
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18th Wing commander conducts CSAR training

A 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk hovers during a combat search and rescue training mission over the Pacific Ocean, April 27, 2023. The 33rd RQS maintains readiness for the mobilization, deployment and employment of helicopters, as well as the rescue of civilian personnel, U.S. and allied military members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)
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18th Wing commander conducts CSAR training

A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron fires a GAU-18 .50 caliber weapons system during a combat search and rescue training mission over the Pacific Ocean, April 27, 2023. Regular training flights allow SMAs to hone mission-essential skills in preparation for real-world contingencies in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)
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18th Wing commander conducts CSAR training

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Eaglin, 18th Wing commander, prepares for takeoff in an HH-60G Pave Hawk at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 27, 2023. Eaglin joined the 33rd RQS for combat search and rescue training, piloting the HH-60 and performing combat maneuvers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)
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