Helicopter Operations

Dramatic scenes of military helicopters in action, featuring troop deployments and equipment lifts in desert environments, highlighting the dynamics of aerial support.

An AH-64D Apache Longbow Block III attack helicopter gets ready for take off at Camp Speicher

DF-ST-86-07644. Base: Amman Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

Soldiers from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), conduct Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction (FRIES) training out of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to 2-158 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 18, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys from Marine Corp Base Hawaii, air inserts 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division opposing forces on Pohakuloa Training Grounds, Hawaii, Nov. 7, 2022. Bilateral and multilateral exercises strengthen relationships and enhance interoperability with allies and partners through shared experiences and tough, realistic training. We routinely invite and encourage allies and partners to participate in JPMRC rotations.

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler and International Security Assistance Force Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter depart from Combat Outpost Bari Alai north-east of Jalalabad April 3. The 14th Sergeant Major of the Army presented combat infantryman badges and combat action badges to members of 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division for their successful suppression of an insurgent attack on their outpost just days after arriving in Afghanistan. Chandler and Capel spent several days traveling around Afghanistan, meeting and talking with Soldiers.

U.S. Marines participating in the Marine Forces Reserve Diversity AIMED (attract, identify, mentor, educate, develop) Officer Program (DAOP) ride in an MV-22 Osprey with Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 while on a tour of The Basic School, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 18, 2022. DAOP is about winning future battles through pursuing, encouraging, and developing the diverse talent already existent within our enlisted ranks to seek a commission and serve as a Marine Corps officer.

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, load an MV-22B Osprey attached to Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, as part of exercise Bougainville II at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 25, 2022. A company with 3d Littoral Combat team secured an expeditionary advanced base at Dillingham Airfield in order to enable early warning of air and missile threats. Bougainville II is a field exercise that allows the MLR and its subordinate units to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations across the island of Oahu. BVII displays the MLRs ability to rapidly establish and displace EABs while executing command and control in a dispersed environment.

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366 move a CH-53E Super Stallion at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) Fort Worth, Texas, July 10, 2022. HMH-366 trained to ensure standardization and combat readiness in preparation for operational deployments. HMH-366 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

970621-N-5121B-013. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1)

A U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force litter team offload a simulated casualty from a CV-22 Osprey, with the 21st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Group, during a mass casualty drill during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 and U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 unload a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during Korean Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) on the 1st Republic of Korea Marine Corps Division Base in Pohang, Republic of Korea, July 20, 2022. KMEP is a bilateral training exercise that increases interoperability and strengthens the combined capabilities of Republic of Korea Marines and U.S. Marines.

Spc. Casandra Nardo and Spc. Riley Williams, crew chiefs assigned to Bravo Company, 2-158 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, conduct pre-flight procedures at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. on Apr. 20, 2022.

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 8, 2013) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC 25) lowers pallets of supplies during a vertical replenishment on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, currently on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, will take part in amphibious integration training, certification exercise and participate in the annual multinational combined joint training exercise Cobra Gold.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines board a CH-53E Super Stallion during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region.

An MH-53E Sea Dragon attached to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 is towed from the harbor at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 14, 2022. The Green Lake visited MCAS Iwakuni to offload an MH-53 Sea Dragon in support of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 after completion of aircraft maintenance. MCAS Iwakuni is the only Marine Corps base with a collocated harbor and airfield, allowing aircraft to be rapidly transported, fixed, and redeployed.

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter lifts off after delivering a load of grain during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore hope. The grain, donated by Australia, is being delivered to Maleel by helicopter instead of truck convoy because it is suspected that the roads to the village have been mined. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM)

030415-M-0289P-006. Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Israeli Air Force CH-53 Yasur 2025 during a tactical display at Hatzerim Air Force Base, Israel.

Eurocopter AS350 Ecureuil A-Star Helicopter flying over the hills of Malibu, CA during a Fast Rope type military operation.

101218-N-6266K-086ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 18, 2010) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77) offload cargo from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during a routine delivery by Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26. HSC-26 provides transportation and logistical support to forward deployed units in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Marines of the 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit board a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter as they redeploy back to ships of Amphibious Squadron 4 at the conclusion of a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter takes off from the destroyer USS JOHN HANCOCK (DD-981). Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida(FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An AH-64D Apache Longbow Block III attack helicopter waits on the flight line at night at Camp Speicher

240205-N-LM220-1085 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 5, 2024) Sailors prepare to chock and chain an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. Navy

030301-F-2907C-611. Base: Phoenix State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Esequiel Lopezramirez, a landing support specialist with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, observes a CH-53E Super Stallion land on Torii Station, Okinawa, Japan, April 19, 2022. Marines with 1st MAW and 3rd MLG conducted helicopter support team (HST) training in preparation for joint service Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations.

Airmen from the 176th and 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons tow an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter out of the Alaska Army National Guard hangar in Bethel, Alaska, to a 144th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III in preparation to load and transport the helicopter to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richadson. The Pave Hawk experienced a malfunction after completing a medevac mission in Western Alaska. The aircraft landed safely at the Alaska Army National Guard hangar in Bethel after the mission but was unable to complete the trip back to JBER. The ability to seamlessly transition from rescue operations to global mobility provides the 176th Wing with a strategic edge, showcasing the Wings commitment to agile combat employment and effectiveness when handling complex situations, both within the state and across the globe. (Alaska National Guard

220609-N-LI114-1083 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 9, 2022) A member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, attached to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, deployed aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), conducts a simulated Helicopter, Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

CH-47 Chinook helicopters from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) arrive at the Millington-Memphis Airport to conduct refueling and resupply on January 13, 2024, during a Large-Scale Long-Range Air Assault into the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Johnson, LA. This exercise is intended to test and strengthen the unit's readiness. Close to 80 U.S. Army helicopters from Fort Campbell, KY will stop at several locations throughout the flight path to refuel and resupply before they assault onto the training objectives at Fort Johnson, LA. There are four forward arming and refueling points (FARPs): Millington, TN, Oxford, MS, Moroe, LA, and Alexandria, LA.

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), lands during a ground threat reaction drill, in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-23, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 30, 2023. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Tech. Sgt. Charles Cotton, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels support supervisor, runs towards a fuel hose outside of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Iwo Jima Airport, Japan, Aug. 4, 2022. The 36th AS and 374th LRS delivered fuel to assist Marines in establishing a forward aerial refueling point directly after landing, showcasing how aircraft can become self-serving in austere environments.

Military, camouflage and a helicopter landing at a special forces base outdoor for army transportation. Aircraft, vehicle or air transport with a chopper ready for war, combat or defense outside

US Marines from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 462 teach Phillippine Marines the proper way to exit the aircraft during an assault, during Exercise BALIKATAN, which is Tagalog for "shoulder the load together". It was the first joint exercise featuring troops from both the United States and the Philippines since 1995. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN Country: Philippines (PHL)

Two U.S. Air Force MH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters land for fast rope training. during this multi-national explosive ordnance disposal training exercise. Subject Operation/Series: BELL THUNDER '95 Base: San Clemente Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, hoists a simulated casualty recovered by Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 6, 2024. The TRAP course is designed to develop the capabilities of Marines to recover aircraft, personnel and equipment in austere environments. EOTG is a section of the I MEF command element that trains and evaluates deploying Marine Expeditionary Units, and other designated forces, in select individual and collective tasks to prepare them to support geographic combatant commands. Marine Corps

Missouri Army National Guards 1/135th Assault Helicopter Battalion formally celebrates the unveiling of their first UH-60M Black Hawk at Knob Noster, Missouri, June 12, 2022. The UH-60M Black Hawk is recognized as one of the most technologically advanced helicopters for the U.S. Army.

After spending the day of dropping water on the Thomas Fire in Ventura County, California, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the California Army National Guard's B Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, takes off from Camarillo Airport in Camarillo, California, Sat., Dec. 9, 2017, to return to Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos. By Saturday night, the Thomas Fire had burned 173,000 acres and destroyed over 500 structures since it started Dec. 4.

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A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) member has his photo taken by an attendee in front of a UH-60 helicopter static displays during the Misawa Air Fest at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2022. The air show gave community members an opportunity to see various aircraft, meet military personnel and observe ground and aerial demonstrations, encompassing the power of the joint and bilateral forces. This years aerial demonstrations included the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and JASDF F-35A Lightning II, Mitsubishi F-2, a CH-47J and UH-60 helicopter alongside a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon and U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler.

Russian Search and Rescue Helicopters are seen as they await departure from the landing zone in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan following the the landing of the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. The Soyuz spacecraft delivered Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Russian Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko after having spent five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 34 and 35 crews.

Tactical Airlift Control Element (TALCE) equipment from the 436th Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, DE is unloaded from a C-5 Galaxy after arriving at the airport. The TALCE will help control the airfield. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Kigali Airport Country: Russia (RUS)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, load a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, while they conduct an air-insertion during Resolute Dragon 22 on Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

Two HH-60Ws sit in a C-5M Super Galaxy ready to deploy at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 27, 2022. The HH-60W offers a range of improved capabilities over its predecessor and these upgrades will continue to enable safe search and rescue operations. Moody Airmen set out on the first-ever operational deployment of the HH-60W to provide rescue services in support of contingency operations.

Two CH-47 Chinooks assigned to B Company 1/189th General Support Aviation Battalion, Nevada National Guard, sit on a staging area as the crews wait for the sun to set before conducting a night aerial gunnery live-fire at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, June 24, 2022

Paramedics running towards a helicopter

020424-F-3798Y-035. Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040913-F-3005G-011. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Idaho National Guard 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion teamed up with the Idaho Army National Guards 1st of the 183 Assault Helicopter Battalion to conduct medevac training at the Orchard Combat Training Center on March 30, 2022. The training simulated emergency evacuations of sick or wounded Soldiers from a battlefield. Ground medics preformed medical care on the ground before rushing them to the flight medics aboard the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter who continued medical care while they were flown to the nearby medical facility. This training is a portion of combat training the 2nd of the 116th CAB conducted in preparation to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield later this year.

Corpsmen from Fleet Hospital 5 carry 1ST LT. Keck of the 64th Armored Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, suffering from heat exhaustion, from a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Sean Brandt , a UH-60 M Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to the Alpha Company, 3-227th Assault Helicopter Battalion Task Force Werewolves, watches a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carry cargo during an Agile Combat Exercise with at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, April 1, 2022. Task Force Werewolves delivered multi-capable airmen to a forward operating location on base to set up remote ACE operations. The Werewolves are one of many tenant units that partner with the 39th ABW to promote security and stability in the region. The concepts of ACE directly support Incirliks mission priorities to ensure readiness and develop people by building Airmens capabilities to perform outside their normal duties

A British Army Commando with 148th Battery, 29th Commando Fire Support Team, Royal Artillery, rappels from a CH-46 Sea Knight during Exercise Burmese Chase 2013 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 6, 2013. The training evolution is an annual bilateral exercise that improves interoperability between American and British forces. Marines from 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 2nd ANGLICO and the British Army Commandos participated in the exercise.

Troopers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division evacuate a casualty on a HH-60M during Allied Spirit 22 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 28, 2022.Allied Spirit 22 is a regularly scheduled exercise series to build interoperability amongst NATO allies and partners in a world-class training environment. Approximately 5200 soldiers from 15 nations are participating.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jason Greaves)

030204-M-7031A-013. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

Commodore, Navy Recruiting Region West, Captain Dave C. Webber and Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Southwest Executive Officer Cmdr. Keith Bushey follow the path of a helicopter as NTAG Southwest Commanding Officer Cmdr. David Yoon records it with his phone before a tandem-jump with the Leap Frogs prior to a change of command ceremony May 18, 2022 at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California.

Members of the local community view a Bell UH-1N Twin "Huey" from the 40th Helicopter Squadron's static display during the Montana's Military Open House "Flight over the Falls" at Montana Air National Guard Base, Great Falls, Montana, July 24, 2022. The U.S. Air Force employs UH-1Ns to fulfill its intercontinental ballistic missile mission, providing a utility helicopter for transport between bases and missile complexes.

060104-F-3228L-002. Base: Muzaffarabad Country: Pakistan (PAK)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Greg Rivera assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169), stands in front of a row of USMC AH-1W Super Cobra Helicopters parked on the flight line at March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Alaska Army National Guard HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter filled with gifts, backpacks, hygiene supplies, and books for 325 children in Scammon Bay flies over a UH-60 Black Hawk during Operation Santa Claus Nov. 16, 2022. Operation Santa Claus is the Alaska National Guards yearly community relations and support program that provides gifts to children in remote communities across the state. Santa, Mrs. Claus, and more than a dozen helper elves flew to Bethel from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson via a 176th Wing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and transferred to two Alaska Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopters to deliver tidings of good cheer to children in Scammon Bay. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda ONeal)

Company C, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation, UH-60 Black Hawk crew consisting of pilots Maj. Daniel Purcell and Capt. Kevin Doo, and crew chiefs Sgt. 1st Class Dennis Cahill and Sgt. Saul Monarez airlift a unique sling load of a baby Pentaceratops dinosaur skull out of the Bisti/De-na-zin Wilderness Area Oct. 29, 2015. Sgt. Bryan Haworth and Spc. Alonzo Romero, both of 1st Battalion 200th Infantry, hook the 4,500 pounds load onto the belly of the aircraft. The New Mexico Army National Guard conducted a civil-military community support project Oct. 28-29, assisting the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in transporting 65 million-year-old Pentaceratops dinosaur fossils from the Bisti and Ah-Shi-Sle-pah Wilderness Areas to the museum in Albuquerque, N.M. (Released,

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Members of the Idaho Army National Guards Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment conducted air medical evacuation and casualty treatment, along with members of Detachment 1, Company Golf, 1st of the 168th General Support Aviation Battalion at the Orchard Combat Training Center, May 17.

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Ground crewmen prepare an HH-3E helicopter for towing during pre-flight operations. Visible in the background is an F-15 Eagle aircraft. The helicopter is assigned to the 33rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Marines with Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773 observe a UH-1Y Venom helicopter also assigned to HMLA 773 lift off the flight line at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, Aug. 16, 2022. HMLA 773 launched three UH-1Y Venom and two AH-1Z Viper helicopters from McGuire Air Force Base and embarked them aboard the San Antonio class dock landing ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) in support of an upcoming multinational exercise.

The Airborne Test Force (ATF) falls under the Air Delivery Systems Branch which tests cargo and personnel. In the training scenario at the drop zone a jumper landed far from the intended drop zone and stayed on the ground. The ATF Drop Zone Safety Officer and medics immediately mobilized jumping on their off-road vehicles as the Mobile Medic Unit followed.

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U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Squadron, 214th General Support Aviation Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, stand next to their CH-47 Chinook during a multinational media day held at Tampere, Finland, Aug. 3, 2022.

A CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft gets ready to land after a Weapons School Integration (WSINT) 22-A mission at Nellis AFB, Nevada, May 18, 2022. Weapons School provides academic and advisory support to numerous units, enhancing air combat training for Airmen from the Air Force, Department of Defense and U.S. allied services each year.

050903-F-4884R-102. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030329-A-XXXXX-369. Base: Udairi Air Field Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast

DF-ST-86-07967. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

U.S. Airmen with the Indiana Air National Guard watch an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft April 23, 2022, at the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Indiana. U.S. Air Force Col. Michael D. Stohler, commander of the 122nd Fighter Wing, flew his last military flight during a regularly scheduled drill.

Russian Search and rescue helicopters are seen as they prepare for the landing of the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft with Expedition 27 Commander Dmitry Kondratyev and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli and Cady Coleman in a remote area southeast of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. NASA Astronaut Coleman, Russian Cosmonaut Kondratyev and Italian Astronaut Nespoli are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 26 and 27 crews.

U.S. Army and Air Force National Guard service members host partner nation Uzbekistan leadership during Southern Strike 2022 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, April 28, 2022. Southern Strike 2022 is a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard that provides tactical level training for the full spectrum of conflict.

Members of the 66th Rescue Sq. Nellis AFB, Nevada, loaded two HH-60G "Pave Hawks" onto a C-5 "Galaxy" on Nellis AFB on 9 February 1998. The members of the squadron left for the gulf region as part of a international effort to ensure Iraq complies with United Nation Security Council resolutions and weapons inspection procedures. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

University of Alaska Army ROTC cadets offload from an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 1-207th Aviation Regiment, during an air assault training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2022. Following the tactical insertion, the Seawolf Detachment cadets maneuvered across snow-covered terrain, assaulted opposition forces, secured their objective, and concluded with an air exfiltration. The AKARNGs General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to hone its operational interoperability and maintain readiness for a wide range of state and federal missions.

U.S. Army Spc. Kaly Ramirez from the 16Th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducts cold and hot load medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) training for U.S. Army and Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Soldiers during exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023, at 5th Marine Training Center (Puslatpur), Situbondo Regency, East Java, Indonesia, Sep. 2, 2023. Super Garuda Shield 2023 is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combine and joint event, highlighting the 6 participating and 12 observing nations commitment to partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Airmen with the 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard and the 103rd Airlift Wing, Connecticut Air National Guard assist the Idaho Air National Guards Air Support Operations Squadron as they prepare for their departure out of Gowen Field, ID, January 6 & 7, 2023. The ASOS will travel to Fort Smith, Kansas where they will conduct predeployment training throughout the month of January.

Medics with the 82nd Airborne Divisions 1st Brigade Combat Team retrieve notionally-wounded paratroopers from a Black Hawk medevac helicopter operated by the 101st Airborne Divisions 159th Brigade Jan. 23, 2012, at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La. Soldiers are only allowed to approach an operating helicopter in the company of a crew chief.

070309-M-9389C-002. Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5) Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU

U.S. President Joseph R. Biden departed Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 24, 2022. During his first visit to Japan since being elected, he met with Japanese government officials in order to strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance.

Marines and sailors from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, make their way to a Marine Medium Tiltorotor Squadron 365 MV-22 Osprey near checkpoint 52 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms

031023-F-6844O-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

221207-N-GF955-1082BALTIC SEA (Dec. 7, 2022) U.S. Navy Boatswains Mate 1st Class Nicholas Labarre guides a Royal Danish Air Force MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter to land on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) during deck landing qualifications, Dec. 7, 2022. Paul Ignatius, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Soldiers with 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, train in a downed aircraft scenario with Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division in the 28th ECAB's area of operations in the Middle East.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pima County, Arizona for tours of the Mexican border area, discussions with local Interior staff and Customs and Border Patrol personnel

A Bell OH-58 Kiowa hovers just above a steep cliff high in Colorado's Rocky Mountains.

DF-ST-85-03747. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '83 Country: Egypt (EGY)

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