Air Force Moves Ahead with Plan to Put HH-60W at Andrews

Joint Base Andrews to recieve 26 HH-60Ws, stand up helicopter squadron

A Maryland Air Force base was selected to receive nearly 30 HH-60W helicopters as a replacement for the base’s existing UH-1N “Huey” helicopters. Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, will receive 26 HH-60Ws, an advanced combat search and rescue helicopter, to replace their 26 UH-1N medium utility helicopters, according to a Wednesday release. As part of the transition to the HH-60W “Whiskey,” the base will gain 60 active-duty manpower positions, per th…

Air Force Moves Ahead with Plan to Put HH-60W at Andrews

New helicopters, a new unit, and more Airmen are primed to move to Joint Base Andrews, Md., as the Air Force upgrades to modified HH-60Ws for its executive transport needs around the nation’s capital. In an Aug. 12 announcement, the service said it has selected Andrews as the “preferred location” for 26 HH-60Ws to replace 26 UH-1Ns now serving the executive airlift mission for Air Force District of Washington. The mission includes contingency r…

Joint Base Andrews Gets New Jolly Green Helicopters

AUGUST 12, 2026 – The Department of the Air Force has selected Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, as the preferred location to replace the existing 26 UH-1N “Huey” helicopters with 26 HH-60W helicopters. JBA will gain 60 active duty manpower positions as part of this transition to the HH-60W. On Aug. 27, Andrews will stand up the 5th Helicopter Squadron, the first unit on base to receive the HH-60W. The 1st Helicopter Squadron, established in 1969, w…