Tech. Sgt. Briggs military burial at Calverton Cemetery

Tech. Sgt. Dashan Briggs, special missions aviation specialist, assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing at F. S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, military burial at Calverton Cemetery , March 29, 2018. Tech. Sgt. Briggs was one of the Airmen who passed away when the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter he was flying in crashed near Iraq on March 15, 2018. Maj. Christopher T. Zanetis, HH-60 rescue pilot and Master Sgt. Christopher J. Raguso, special missions aviation specialist, also passed away during the crash. (U.S. Air National Guard Video by Senior Master Sgt. Cheran A. Cambridge)Published March 29, 2018. ***** Website: https://www.106rqw.ang.af.mil/ Instagram:   / 106threscuewing   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... Twitter:   / 106threscuewing   Interested in joining the 106th? Contact our 106th Recruiting team 631.723.7339 ***** The 106th Rescue Wing, based at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, New York, operates and maintains the HC-130J Combat King II search and rescue aircraft, and the HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter. The 106th RQW is home to a special warfare squadron with pararescuemen and combat rescue officers, specializing in rescue and recovery, and deploys for domestic and overseas operations. *****