Hoisting check
Master Sgt. Ed Dawson (left), a special mission aviator with the 305th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., checks the hoist on an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter prior to an air-refueling exercise June 19, 2014. Senior Airman Ryan Jutting (second right), Airman 1st Class Michael Kramer (right), both tactical aircraft maintainers, and Tech. Sgt. Anthony Truesdale (second left), a special missions aviator, watch Dawson complete the hoist check. An HH-60G's hoist is capable of lifting a 600-pound load from a hover height of 200 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Natasha Dowridge)