HH-60G Pave Hawk - Preflight check

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM—A HH-60G Pave Hawk flight crew performs preflight checks on their helicopter prior to a mission over Baghdad on April 24, 2003. The Combat Search and Rescue crew is currently assigned to Baghdad International Airport in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Baghdad International Airport is a primary base of operations for U.S. troops, cargo and humanitarian airlift for Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)