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Sept. 26, 2023
DM combat pilot saved 6 lives, awarded for heroism

Maj. Mark Ross, 66th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Evaluator helicopter pilot, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross at a ceremony hosted at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 23, 2023.
June 1, 2023
66 RQS inactivates June 1

The 66th Rescue Squadron inactivated during a ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 1, 2023 for the second time in the unit’s history.
Nov. 8, 2022
First 563rd Rescue Group Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopter delivered

DCMA Sikorsky Aircraft completes delivery of first HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopter to 563rd Rescue Group at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Sept. 7, 2022
66th RQS Airmen receive Bronze Star

U.S. Air force Col. Scott Mills, 355th Wing commander, presented the Bronze Star to Master Sgt. Paul Hiller, 66th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron senior enlisted leader, and Master Sgt. Greg Fellows, 66th ERS operations superintendent, for their actions in Kabul, Afghanistan Sept. 1, 2021.
June 30, 2021
Nellis AFB to become 5th Generation Center of Excellence

The Department of the Air Force announced plans today to make space for a larger fighter presence at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, by realigning the base’s close air support and rescue missions to Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, starting in fiscal year 2022.

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