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Air Force

New Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter Receives Official Name, Awarded Second LRIP Contract

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, February 27th, 2020

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New Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter Receives Official Name, Awarded Second LRIP Contract

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Air Force’s new HH-60W combat search-and-rescue helicopter has received its official name, which pays tribute to the aircraft that rescued downed airmen in Vietnam in the late 1960s. Service Secretary Barbara Barrett announced Feb. 27 that the Sikorsky-built CSAR helicopter will be designated the “Jolly Green Giant II,” in tribute of the HH-3E “Jolly Green Giant” built by the same company. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin [LMT]. “The new combat rescue helicopter, the HH-60…

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