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A U.S. Airman assigned to the 79th Rescue Generation Squadron cleans the windows of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 5, 2025. Airmen from the 79th RGS completed multiple maintenance inspections and tasks during the flight recovery process of the HC-130. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Finn V)

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A U.S. Airman assigned to the 79th Rescue Generation Squadron performs through-flight maintenance inspections on an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 5, 2025. The HC-130J is the United States Air Force's only fixed-wing dedicated personnel recovery platform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Finn V)

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A U.S. Airman assigned to the 79th Rescue Generation Squadron performs through-flight maintenance inspections on an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 5, 2025. Maintenance performed by 79th RGS ensures that the 79th Rescue Squadron is able to provide rapidly deployable combat search and rescue forces to theater commanders worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Finn V)

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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 79th Rescue Generation Squadron perform through-flight maintenance inspections on an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 5, 2025. Through-flight maintenance is essential to ensuring the aircraft are properly received upon returning to base and ready to accomplish the next mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Finn V)

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A U.S. Airman assigned to the 79th Rescue Generation Squadron marshals in an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 5, 2025. Airmen from the 79th RGS prepared to perform the recovery maintenance process on the aircraft before it landed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Finn V)

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79th RGS Aircraft Recovery and through-flight maintenance

Published June 6, 2025
By Senior Airman William Finn V
355th Wing

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- A U.S. Airman assigned to the 79th Rescue Generation Squadron cleans the windows of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 5, 2025. Airmen from the 79th RGS completed multiple maintenance inspections and tasks during the flight recovery process of the HC-130. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Finn V)

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