# @airmanmagazine on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CxacvBztJgr
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34126179-airmanmagazine-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-09-20T12:15:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Airman Magazine (@airmanmagazine) — https://gondola.cc/airmanmagazine

## Caption

✈ A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II aircraft, assigned to the 79th Rescue Squadron, operates in Louisville, Kentucky, Sept. 6, 2023.

✈ The 79th RQS falls under the 563rd Rescue Group, which directs flying operations for one of the Air Force’s only active-duty rescue wings dedicated to combat search and rescue.

✈ U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nehoa Ward, 55th Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, supports the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during its last flight in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 6, 2023.

Ward was a highly trained specialist who played multiple integral roles and monitored all functions for the aircraft.

✈ The HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter hovers over the Ohio River during its last flight in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 6, 2023.

The HH-60’s aircrew demonstrated capabilities and recruited future Airmen.

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#airmen #airman #HC130J #helicopter #combatsearchandrescue #searchandrescue #military

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