Air Force unveils HH-60W 'Whiskey' helicopters to replace Pave Hawks

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Air Force unveils HH-60W 'Whiskey' helicopters to replace Pave Hawks: 

Officials with Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, showcased the next-generation HH-60W "Whiskey" helicopter Monday in Jupiter.


JUPITER, Fla. — In summer 2005, HH-60G Pave Hawks with the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing flew a daring mission along Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountains to save Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell after his team was killed in a Taliban ambush.

Those aging combat rescue helicopters from Operation Red Wings — later memorialized in the book and movie "Lone Survivor" — debuted back in 1982. 

Now, the replacement of the Pave Hawk has arrived.

Officials with Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, showcased the next-generation HH-60W "Whiskey" helicopter during a ceremony Monday at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center in Jupiter, Florida..........read rest of article

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