BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MANUAL 11-2HH-60W,
Volume 3
5 JANUARY 2022
Flying Operations
HH-60W OPERATIONS PROCEDURES
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the e-
Publishing web site at www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: ACC/A3JO
Certified by: AF/A3T
(Maj Gen Albert G. Miller)
Pages: 99
This volume implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 11-2, Aircrew Operations, and
supports AFPD 11-4, Aviation Service; Air Force Instruction (AFI) 11-200, Aircrew Training,
Standardization/Evaluation, and General Operations Structure; and is consistent with Air Force
Manual (AFMAN) 11-202V3, Flight Operations. This volume, with its complementary unit-
specific Local Procedures Supplement, prescribes standard operational and weapons employment
procedures to be used by all aircrew operating on United States Air Force (USAF) HH-60W
aircraft. It applies to all civilian employees and uniformed members of the Regular Air Force
(RegAF), Air Force Reserve (AFR) and Air National Guard (ANG) performing aircrew duties in
HH-60W aircraft. This publication does not apply to the United States Space Force. Ensure that
all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force
Instruction 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and are disposed
of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule which is located in the Air Force
Records Information Management System. Send comments and suggested improvements to this
publication using Air Force (AF) Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication, through
command channels to Air Combat Command (ACC) Personnel Recovery Aviation Branch
(A3JO). This publication may be supplemented at any level, but all supplements must be routed to
the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) of this publication prior to certification and approval.
The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier
(“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance statement. See Department of the Air
Force Instruction (DAFI) 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, for a description of the
authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of
command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the requestor’s
