Helicopter Operations and Exercises

Images of various helicopters in action, including cargo transport and rescue missions, highlighting military operations in diverse environments.

Training Exercise in Progress - Police Helicopter Activity
Training Exercise in Progress - Police Helicopter Activity
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Aircrafts - HH-60 Jayhawk - 26-HK-53-29. HH-60 getting refueled, with personnel nearby; date stamped 2005 9 3. Hurricane Katrina
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Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-160. Hurricane Katrina
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221016-N-DB801-0712ATLANTIC OCEAN - (Oct. 16, 2022) - An FVR-90 autonomous delivery drone from L3 Harris Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems prepares to land onto the flight deck of the Spearhead-Class expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10), amongst distinguished visitors from the Scientists-to-Sea program as part of the Navys Fleet Experimentation Program (FLEX), in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 16, 2022.
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The Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) and an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conduct flight training drills in the Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, Sept. 7, 2022. These trainings provide an opportunity to strengthen maneuvering and communication interoperability between the two Coast Guard assets.
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An Mh-60S Knighthawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 flies a daytime familiarization flight at Naval Air Station Fallon, April 28, 2022. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 and the George H.W. Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143; VFA-103; VFA-86; VFA-136; Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140; Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121; HSC-5; and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46.
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Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-428-30. Hurricane Katrina
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Bell XV-15 Tilt Rotor Army Configurations; Rescue
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Wildfires, San Diego, CA, October 31, 2007 FEMA Administrator, Chief David Paulison, walking away form a helicopter after a fly over of property damage following the Southern California wildfires. Andrea Booher/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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During annual training, Infantry Soldiers of the Minnesota National Guards 1st Combined Arms Battalion - 194th Armor are air inserted into a narrow landing zone on Camp Ripley August 19, 2022 by CH-47 Chinook aircrews of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion - 126th Aviation Regiment out of the Maryland National Guard Soldiers.
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DN-SC-87-03210. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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011014-F-4406B-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
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U.S. Marines with 2nd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, consolidate refueling equipment airdropped during Exercise Potomac Restore on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 10, 2022. Exercise Potomac Restore is a scenario-driven regimental exercise designed to get the regimental staff to operate in tactical support environments and incorporate unique capabilities of subordinate battalions.
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An aircrew with the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment of the Wisconsin National Guard operates a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for live-hoist training at Big Sandy Lake on June 7, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Members of the unit regularly complete training operations at Fort McCoy, and the unit also supports numerous training events at the installation each year. This training included hoisting up simulated victims treading water with a basket into the helicopter. The unit completed the training for three hours at the lake on June 7 and Wisconsin National Guard troops complete their annual training at Fort McCoy for 2022.
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Rhode Island Army National Guard conducts UH-60 BAMBI Bucket training on 3 March 2023.
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221003-N-TT639-1014 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 3, 2022) - Sailors tow a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Oct. 3, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-279-13. Hurricane Katrina
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A Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency team member steadies a line for a helicopter hoist during a simulated search and rescue scenario as part of Gobi Wolf 2022 in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 8. Gobi Wolf is a disaster response exercise conducted as a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief engagement. The field training exercise focuses on hazardous material response, mass medical care and, search and rescue. Participating countries also include Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)
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A UH-1N Huey helicopter from the United States Air Force's First Helicopter Squadron (1 HS), Joint Base Andrews, Md., lands on the National Mall, Washington, D.C. during a routine training flight, 6 April, 2023. 1 HS's mission is to provide priority airlift for national-level civil and military senior leadership in the National Capital Region.
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Katrina Response Ops - Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - 26-HK-163-129. Hurricane Katrina
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A North Carolina National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter lands at Asheville Regional Airport after rescuing three stranded hikers trapped after a winter storm in nearby mountains, Friday, Jan. 4, 2014. The hikers were then transferred to local ambulances and transported to Mission Memorial Hospital. The NCNG crew is part of the North Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team. The team pairs NCNG aviation with civilian first responders.
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Aircrafts - HH-65 Dolphin - 26-HK-54-47. Debris in grass near CG ramp with HH-65s. Hurricane Katrina
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We remembered and honored the @10thMTN Soldiers from Task Force 2-14 by participating in the Mogadishu Mile on September 30, 2022. The original mile was a route taken by Soldiers from a Blackhawk helicopter crash site to a rally point held by the 10th Mountain Division on National Street during the Battle of Mogadishu on October 4, 1993.
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A UH-1N Iroquois helicopter approaches a roof where an exhausted firefighter rests. Firefighters are battling a fire in the MGM Grand Hotel. Base: Las Vegas State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Having placed a rescue harness around a "downed Pilot," a search and rescue (SAR) swimmer moves to place himself in the harness to be hauled up into a waiting SH-3H Sea King helicopter from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 10 (HS-10) during SAR training. Two other swimmers wait in the foreground. Base: San Diego Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-148. Hurricane Katrina
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TNI soldiers receive their instructions from the U.S. Army soldiers for loading practice into the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter for their joint training rehearsal as part of Super Garuda Shield 2022 in Baturaja, Indonesia, Aug. 8, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military, Indonesia National Armed Forces, has now expanded to a multinational exercise encompassing 14 Nations. This exercise reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and other regional partners reinforcing joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.
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Staff Sgt. Dusty Gebhardt of the U.S. Army Parachute Team prepares to board the UV-18 Viking Twin Otter aircraft prior to a jump in Davis, California on 13 September, 2022. The U.S. Army Parachute Team is in Davis conducting tandems 13 through 15 September.
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Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-425-32. Hurricane Katrina
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Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - The City - Search and Rescue - 26-HK-386-35. Hurricane Katrina
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U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 26 prepare to fly MV-22B Ospreys at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Aug. 9, 2022. MAG-26 demonstrated air power they provide to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force by ensuring the five MV-22B Osprey squadrons are ready to deploy at a moment's notice. MAG-26 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.
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Personnel tie down the blades of a Coast Guard HH-52 Sea Guard helicopter, as protection from high winds at the Argentine station. The Coast Guard is providing transportation to scientists inspecting research stations for compliance with a 1959 Antarctic Treaty. Country: Antarctica (ATA)
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Members of the Honduran military performed a demonstration for visiting officials during Fuerzas Comando 2022 Day 9 on June 21, 2022, in La Venta, Honduras. Fuerzas Comando is a Special Operation skills competition and a senior leader seminar supported by SOCSOUTH. The competition enhances SOF regional cooperation and exchanges best practices to combat transnational crime and counter illicit activities.
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Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, hosted a Recruiting Exposition on Armed Forces Day. Members of the 127th Wing Squadrons showed their Employers and guests who are interest in joining the Air National Guard, what their jobs are all about. A A/S 32 P-23 fire truck tests out it's water jets. Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-424-31. Pictures from the media. Hurricane Katrina
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Helo Air Station - 26-HK-147-149. Hurricane Katrina
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A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew move into a hoisting position above Fireman Jack Ramey and Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean Figgs aboard a Station Portsmouth 45-foot response boat during a Harborfest SAR demonstration in the Elizabeth River, June 10, 2022. This was the first year since 2019 that Norfolk Harborfest had been celebrated in person due to COVID-19 safety precautions. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Dustin R. Williams
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jared B. Jackson, a member of the 130th Airlift Wing Security Forces Squadron, patrols the area surrounding Yeager airport in Charlestion, West Virginia.
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Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-462. Hurricane Katrina
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Expedition 11 astronaut John Phillips is helped out of a Russian Search and Rescue all terrain vehicle, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, after landing near Arlalyk, Kazakhstan. Members of the 11th expedition to the international space station, astronaut John Phillips and cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev landed after a six-month mission in orbit. Along with American businessman Greg Olsen, who visited the station for more than a week, Phillips and Krikalev returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
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Left Side View of Royal Air Force Westland. Left Side View of Royal Air Force Westland. "Ypenburg AB, NetherlandsLeft side view of a Royal Air Force Westland helicopter lifting off to participate in the precision navigation competition during the 4th International Helicopter Rescue Meet."
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U.S. East-Coast based U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) and U.S. Army Green Berets from 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) fast-rope from a U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter to strengthen interoperability and develop skills with Norwegian Special Operations Commandos in the extreme Arctic environment in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2024, during Arctic Edge 24. AE24 is an annual defense exercise for U.S. Northern Command emphasizing Joint Force operations in an extreme cold weather and high latitude environment and is designed to demonstrate the Commands ability to conduct Globally Integrated Layered Defenses in the Arctic. Coast Guard
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Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-278-106. Hurricane Katrina
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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Security forces escort a Hachinohe ambulance onto the base flightline Mar. 21 to allow the transport of Maurer Bruno, a volunteer Swiss Disaster Dog Association member, back to Switzerland. Bruno was helping out for ten days with the recovery efforts in northern Japan prior to his emergency surgery at the Hachinohe Medical Center.
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A CH-47 Chinook” helicopter from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard emplaces a large sand bag in the spillway of the Guajataca Dam on Oct. 9, 2017. The Soldiers are working to stabilize the dam’s spillway in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Puerto Rico Army National Guard in response to the effects of Hurricane Maria. (36th Infantry Division
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Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-279-18. Hurricane Katrina
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Exercise operations are shown Aug. 11, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the Air Force operations in the 2022 Patriot Warrior Exercise. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at mainly the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport on South Post at the installation. Hundreds of Airmen participated in the exercise, including Airmen with the 908th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 433rd Airlift Wing, 934th Airlift Wing, 349th Air Mobility Wing, and 514th Air Mobility Wing. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Commands premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support.
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