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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      A 413th Flight Test Squadron HH-60W Pave Hawk hangs in the anechoic chamber at the Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems hangar, Jan. 6, 2020, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The J-PRIMES anechoic chamber is a room designed to stop internal reflections of electromagnetic waves, as well as insulate from external sources of electromagnetic noise.Jolly Green II completes developmental testing
                        
                        
                        A 413th Flight Test Squadron HH-60W Pave Hawk hangs in the anechoic chamber at the Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems hangar, Jan. 6, 2020, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The J-PRIMES anechoic chamber is a room designed to stop internal reflections of electromagnetic waves, as well as insulate from external sources of electromagnetic noise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)
                
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        A new HH-60W combat rescue helicopter taxis to its new home Nov. 6, 2020 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft was delivered to the 413th Flight Test Squadron located at Duke Field. The combat rescue helicopter was the first of two new test aircraft for the developmental test squadron.Jolly Green II completes developmental testing
                        
                        
                        A new HH-60W combat rescue helicopter taxis to its new home Nov. 6, 2020 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft was delivered to the 413th Flight Test Squadron located at Duke Field. The combat rescue helicopter was the first of two new test aircraft for the developmental test squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)
                
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                        An HH-60W Jolly Green II connected with a HC-130J tanker for its first ever aerial refueling over southern Alabama Aug. 5, 2020.  The Air Force’s new combat search and rescue helicopter is currently undergoing developmental and operational testing.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Tristan McIntire)
                
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Jolly Green II completes developmental testingPublished April 15, 2021
                    
                    By Samuel King Jr.
                    
                    
                    Eglin Air Force Base Public Affairs
            **EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) --**The Air Force’s new combat search and rescue helicopter, the **HH-60W Jolly Green II**, completed its developmental test program at **Eglin Air Force Base**, April 13.
The final test by the Sikorsky and Air Force team was on the aircraft’s weapon systems. The goal of the test was to both demonstrate the performance of the weapons while optimizing weapon-system configurations.
“The timely completion of this test program represents an amazing accomplishment by the HH-60W Integrated Test Team,” said Joe Whiteaker, the 413th Flight Test Squadron HH-60W flight chief. “The team consistently overcame tremendous adversity through a mix of innovation and sheer determination.”
The result of those labors ensured both the warfighter and the program’s decision-makers were well-informed on the Jolly Green II’s performance.
The test efforts began May 2019 with the first HH-60W flight. The aircraft arrived at Eglin AFB to the 413th FLTS November 2019, although various tests took place in other locations. The integrated test team accumulated more than 1,100 flight test hours across six aircraft testing the full spectrum of aircraft systems.
Some of the notable developmental tests included aircraft performance, communications systems, environmental tests at **McKinley Climatic Lab**, aerial refueling, data links, defensive systems, cabin systems, rescue hoist and live-fire of three weapon systems.
The test aircraft will be modified for operational use before being transferred to their respective Air Force rescue unit. The Jolly Green II’s developmental test mission will move to the Combat Search and Rescue Combined Test Force for follow-on testing at **Nellis AFB**, Nevada in 2022.
“I am incredibly proud of the many people from so many organizations who have come together to pull off a really challenging test program,” said Lt. Col. Wayne Dirkes, the 413 FLTS commander. “The team’s relentless focus on keeping the end in mind, aligning activity with their goals and moving forward quickly with discipline resulted in execution of a safe and highly successful test program in the face of incredible pressure.”LR 



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