An Airman with the 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit salutes as an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter prepares to take off at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Aug. 19, 2020. The primary mission of the HH-60G is to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations into hostile environments to recover isolated personnel. The 56th RQS provides a rapidly-deployable, worldwide combat rescue and reaction force response utilizing the HH-60G. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas S. Keisler IV)