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U.S. Air Force Introduces First Fully Built HH-60G Pave Hawk Operational Loss Replacement Helicopter

Wednesday, July 6th, 2016

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The U.S. Air Force introduced the first of 21 fully built HH-60G Pave Hawk Operational Loss Replacement (OLR) helicopters at a Huntsville, Alabama ceremony on June 28.The HH-60G helicopter is used primarily to conduct combat search and rescue operations (CSAR) while the OLR program works to restore the Air Force’s HH-60G fleet to its authorized size. This program replaces aircraft lost in the past 15 years since deployed combat operations began in 2001.The Air Force has started restoring the HH-60G…

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