Kadena 33rd RQS: Firing on all cylinders

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Moses Taylor
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Moses Taylor

Kadena 33rd RQS: Firing on all cylinders

by Airman 1st Class Moses Taylor
18th Wing Public Affairs
April 1, 2022

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Shelton, 33rd Rescue Squadron weapons team chief, covers one of the HH-60’s GAU-18/A machine guns at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 23, 2022. The GAU-18/A is a lightweight variant of the M2/M3, and is used on USAF HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters.

 

 

 

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