176th Wing flies last Pave Hawk mission, fully transitions to Jolly Green
260708-Z-HY271-1768.JPG Photo By: Alejandro Pena

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christian Braunlich, a combat rescue officer assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, surveys the surrounding terrain during the final training mission and flight of the AKANG’s HH-60G Pave Hawks over Southcentral Alaska, July 8, 2026. Since 1990, the 176th Wing’s Rescue Squadrons used the Pave Hawks for personnel recovery operations and to provide lifesaving support during combat and civil search and rescue missions around the world. The AKANG’s HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters have since been replaced with the HH-60W Jolly Green II model. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)


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