An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 41st Rescue Squadron hovers over a runway awaiting permission from the tower to land. The 41st Rescue Squadron is taking part in the DESERT RESCUE IX exercise at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada. Desert Rescue is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) exercise bringing together elements from all branches of the armed service in a series of real world rescue and combat scenarios
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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX
Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon
State: Nevada (NV)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Major Command Shown: ACC
Scene Camera Operator: A1C Ruth Leannarda, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
22/06/2001
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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