1. Ops Tempo/Deployment
2. Lifestyle/ Family Stability
3. Community morale
4. Advancements & Future of the airframe
5. Preferred PCS locations
HHH-60Gs
11. Depends on the squadron. Currently deployed to a few locations worldwide.
22. Depends on the base, deployment tasking, etc... Certain bases have better travel opportunities due to their locations, (Kadena and Lakenheath)
3. The Hawk is getting old, thus she flies less and breaks more. The young pups are flying less and less every year and it's not getting better. It's really killing morale at the bro level when the copilots fly ~4-8 hrs a month when there in dire need of experience. The mission is rewarding overall, yet Big Blue seems to still not know the proper use of its rotary-wing assets, which is frustrating considering it has employed helicopters for 50+ years. Lot of hurry up-and-wait, with knee jerk reactions in the midst.
4. We are supposed to get the HH-60W (modified MH-60M) in FY19, I'll believe it when I see her rotors turning on a ramp somewhere.
5. Lakenheath, Kadena, Tuscon, Nellis, Moody (in that order).
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