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JB Charleston provides redeployment support for 303rd ERQS

U.S. service members board a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Charleston, S.C., for redeployment at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 15, 2023. In addition to transporting passengers, the aircraft also transported two HH-60W Jolly Green IIs, assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, back to their home stations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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JB Charleston provides redeployment support for 303rd ERQS

U.S. Airmen with the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron secure an HH-60W Jolly Green II after loading it onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 15, 2023. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo, and can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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JB Charleston provides redeployment support for 303rd ERQS

U.S. Air Force members assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron inspect two HH-60W Jolly Green IIs after loading them in a C-17 Globemaster III at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 15, 2023. The primary function of the HH-60W is to serve as a platform for Combat Search and Rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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JB Charleston provides redeployment support for 303rd ERQS

U.S. Airmen from the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron load two U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green IIs into a C-17 Globemaster III prior to redeploying at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 15, 2023. In addition to the HH-60Ws, the C-17 was also loaded with passengers returning to their home stations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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JB Charleston provides redeployment support for 303rd ERQS

U.S. Air Force members assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepare to load an HH-60W Jolly Green II aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 15, 2023. The HH-60W is designed with integrated mission systems which improve situational awareness for aircrews conducting the Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) mission in contested environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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JB Charleston provides redeployment support for 303rd ERQS

U.S. Air Force members assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron load an HH-60W Jolly Green II aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 15, 2023. The 303rd ERQS provides casualty evacuation capabilities to partner forces in the Horn of Africa, able to land directly to the point of injury and provide life-saving treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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JB Charleston provides redeployment support for 303rd ERQS

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. George Lind, 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron avionics systems technician, sits atop an HH-60W Jolly Green II at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 15, 2023. The HH-60W received its name as the “Jolly Green II” during a ceremony in Feb. 2020, honoring the Jolly Green crews of previous generations who established the excellence and capability expected of the U.S. Air Force combat rescue crews today. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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JB Charleston provides redeployment support for 303rd ERQS

U.S. Air Force members assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron load an HH-60W Jolly Green II aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 15, 2023. The primary function of the HH-60W is to serve as a platform for Combat Search and Rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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JB Charleston provides redeployment support for 303rd ERQS

U.S. Air Force members assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron load an HH-60W Jolly Green II aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 15, 2023. The 303rd ERQS provides casualty evacuation capabilities to partner forces in the Horn of Africa, able to land directly at the casualty’s location and provide life-saving treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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JB Charleston provides redeployment support for 303rd ERQS

U.S. Air Force members assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron load an HH-60W Jolly Green II aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 15, 2023. The HH-60W received its name as the “Jolly Green II” during a ceremony in February 2020, honoring the Jolly Green crews of previous generations who established the excellence and capability expected of the U.S. Air Force combat rescue crews today. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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JB Charleston provides redeployment support for 303rd ERQS

Published Oct. 24, 2023
By Staff Sgt. Allison Payne
406th Air Expeditionary Wing

Djibouti -- U.S. service members board a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Charleston, S.C., for redeployment at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 15, 2023. In addition to transporting passengers, the aircraft also transported two HH-60W Jolly Green IIs, assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, back to their home stations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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