An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter receives fuel from an HC-130J Combat King II during a civilian medical airlift operation of a critical patient aboard a cruise ship more than 350 miles off the eastern coast of U.S. May 4, 2024. The mission, carried out by two HH-60s, two HC-130Js, and two teams of combat rescue officers and pararescuemen required three air-to-air refuelings. The more than 8-hour mission covered more than 1,200 miles round trip over open ocean. (Courtesy photo)