Airmen conduct rapid rescue of Navy helicopter crew

Airmen rapidly generated and deployed two HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters to rescue five U.S. Navy personnel following an aircraft mishap near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California.<br /> <img alt="U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Devon Curtis, a special missions aviator assigned to Detachment 1, 413th Flight Test Squadron, looks out of an HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron, during an operational test and training mission, April 29, 2025. Recently on Aug. 10, 2026, the 88 TES rapidly generated and deployed two HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters to rescue five U.S. Navy personnel following an aircraft mishap near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)" src="https://media.defense.gov/2026/Aug/14/2003983242/300/300/0/250429-F-XX992-2530.JPG" /> <br />