While it's possible to fly a helicopter across the Atlantic Ocean, fuel considerations and a low top speed mean that it's not ...

Sikorsky's HH-3E was known as the Jolly Green Giant. It was 73 feet long and weighed in at 22,050 pounds when fully laden, making it a giant indeed.

The rebooted Transformers franchise was a marketing bonanza for Chevy, but it wasn't just the Bow Tie streaking across silver ...

A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron approaches a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 211th Rescue Squadron for refueling over ...

This week’s formation at Kadena included twenty-four U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, eight F-15E Strike Eagles, six HH-60 Jolly Green IIs, two MQ-9 Reapers, two MC-130J Commando IIs, six KC ...

Col. Randy Brandt, U.S. Air Force (ret.), ... In Vietnam, a single chopper, the Sikorsky HH-3 “Jolly Green Giant,” was escorted to the pickup point at 140 mph by a trio of A-1s.

Maj. Robert Alfred Lodge was the consummate professional in U.S. Air Force circles. ... Sikorsky HH-3 Jolly Green Giant rescue helicopters extracted Locher with no injuries and no losses.

Despite a record 23 days of evasion deep in enemy territory, Sikorsky HH-3 Jolly Green Giant rescue helicopters extracted Locher with no injuries and no losses. Lodge, however, was not as lucky.

The Air Force specializes in advanced search and rescue missions, using the HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter. This plays a big role whenever an Air Force aircraft and crew are shot down behind ...

A big American H.H. 53 helicopter, known as the Jolly Green Giant since the days of Vietnam, put a man into the sea four times in a vain attempt to get the cowling on board.

Dale recounted "the survivor on the ground that they were picking up with an Air Force helicopter said it looked like the hand of a Jolly Green Giant had come down and plucked me out of here." ...

Moody AFB leverages HH-60W Jolly Green II’s sling load capabilities for Agile Combat Employment. On Aug. 29, 2024, the 347th Operations Support Squadron at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia ...