The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery...part DEUX

[Alpha_Echo_606]

Two Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters fly in formation over Alaska, March 14, 2012. The primary mission of the Pave Hawk helicopter is to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations into hostile environments to recover isolated personnel during war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sean Mitchell)

An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter performs a hoist over U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Long Island March 14, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sean Mitchell)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

One last picture to keep the Alaska theme going. That's one butt ugly paint scheme.

 

[jmcquate]

One last picture to keep the Alaska theme going. That's one butt ugly paint scheme.

No paint on that air show star except the tail code..........wierd.

 

[Swanee]

Probably headed to the paint shop.....

 

[sodajones]

Looks like someone ate a bucket of mint ice cream and took a dump on that plane.

 

[Flying Toaster]

A bit of a different perspective-

 

[Gatordev]

So when that helicopter that comes in at 0:25...is he conducting CSAR? I'm pretty sure that's a -60H, and I've heard they do CSAR all the time. Maybe I heard wrong.

 

[PhrogLoop]

A bit of a different perspective-

That was a great day of VERTREP. I was doing the right seat picks in the Sierra. One of our birds was hard down with a cracked y-tube fuel line so the Red Lions played too.

 

[KBayDog]

So when that helicopter that comes in at 0:25...is he conducting CSAR? I'm pretty sure that's a -60H, and I've heard they do CSAR all the time. Maybe I heard wrong.

Not all the time. They take a break from 24/7 CSAR and cover VERTREP when the Sierras do their daily SEAL insert and extract.

 

[wlawr005]

Always interesting to see the different communities take completely different approaches for the pick. Sideflares are cool

 

[Flying Toaster]

Not to detract from a few of the gems just posted... but how did these two didn't end up killing anyone else or themselves is beyond me.

Note the guy who just ducks under the TR at :24 and of course the whole pack that almost gets mowed down shortly there after.

 

[707guy]

I can hear one of Grandpa Pettibone's flathatting columns going through my head...

 

[Gatordev]

High DA is a bitch.

 

[wlawr005]

I wonder if that maneuver is intended to be flown a little higher as well...seems like he was trying to look good for the troops.

 

[navyao]

I took this pic with my iPhone from AMARG yesterday, an A-7E formerly of VA-46 Clansmen. Lots of HARM, Rockeye & GP's!