Keywords: 210th Rescue Squadron 130710-D-FZ583-363.jpg en An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk from the 210th Rescue Squadron performs a simulated search and rescue pattern near the Little Susitna River in Alaska The primary mission of the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations into hostile environments to recover isolated personnel during war The HH-60G is also tasked to perform military operations other than war including civil search and rescue medical evacuation disaster response humanitarian assistance security cooperation/aviation advisory NASA space flight support and rescue command and control Features The Pave Hawk is a highly modified version of the Army Black Hawk helicopter which features an upgraded communications and navigation suite that includes integrated inertial navigation/global positioning/Doppler navigation systems satellite communications secure voice and have quick communications All HH-60Gs have an automatic flight control system night vision goggles with lighting and forward looking infrared system that greatly enhances night low-level operations Additionally Pave Hawks have color weather radar and an engine/rotor blade anti-ice system that gives the HH-60G an adverse weather capability Pave Hawk mission equipment includes a retractable in-flight refueling probe internal auxiliary fuel tanks two crew-served 7 62 mm or 50-caliber machine guns and an 8 000-pound 3 600 kilograms capacity cargo hook Photo by Lt Bernie Kale <br>Unit Alaska National Guard Public Affairs 2013-07-10 George Kale https //www dvidshub net/image/1525601/210th-rescue-squadron 130710-D-FZ583-363 2014-08-27 17 56 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON AK US PD-USGov Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Night vision equipment Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |