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106th Rescue Wing tests out new helicopter

WESTHAMPTON BEACH--The first HH-60W " Jolly Green II" search and rescue helicopter assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing based at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, flies over the north shore of Long Island, on August 4, 2024. Airmen from the 106th rested the upgraded functions of the aircraft over land and water during the wings historic first HH-60W flight. Named after the HH-3 "Jolly Green Giant" helicopters once flown by the wing, the new aircraft has greater range and electronics systems than the HH-60 Pave Hawk.

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