via Military Update HH-60G Pave Hawk – The U.S. Air Force's Primary Combat Search and Rescue Helicopter The HH-60G Pave Hawk is the U.S. Air Force’s primary combat search and rescue helicopter used by Air Force special tactics teams and pararescuemen. The HH-60G is also tasked to perform military operations other than wᴀʀ, including civil search and rescue, medical evacuation, ᴅιsᴀsтᴇʀ response, humanitarian assistance, security cooperation/aviation advisory, NASA space flight support, and rescue command and control.