Because every detail counts at the 56th HMU

U.S Air Force Airman James Eyler, a crew chief from the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit, washes under an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 22, 2019. The primary mission of the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations within hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever).

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U.S Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael Becerra, an instrument flight control systems specialist from the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, uses a hose to wash an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 22, 2019. The wash was a part of an aircraft reconstitution checklist, to remove any debris from sandy conditions within desert AORs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever).

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U.S Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Seidowsky, an instrument flight control systems specialist from the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit, scrubs an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter with a strong cleaning agent at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 22, 2019. The wash can take four to six hours to complete. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever).

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U.S Air Force Airman 1st Class Drew Marquis, a crew chief from the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit, washes the main rotor head of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 22, 2019. The wash was a part of an aircraft reconstitution checklist, to remove any debris from sandy conditions within desert AORs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever).

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U.S Air Force Airman 1st Class Cheyenne Diesbach, an instrument flight control systems specialist from the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit, washes the hover infrared suppression system of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 22, 2019. The wash can take up to eight airmen to complete. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever).

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U.S Airmen from the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit, wash an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 22, 2019. The primary mission of the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations out of hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever).

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Because every detail counts at the 56th HMU

Published Oct. 23, 2019
By Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- U.S Air Force Airman James Eyler, a crew chief from the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit, washes under an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 22, 2019. The primary mission of the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations within hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever).