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Helicopter Operations in Military Exercises

Photos showing different helicopters in action during military exercises, featuring landings, sling operations, and tactical maneuvers.

Chinook helicopter lifts a tank at display given by the 5th Airborne Brigade at Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, UK

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Special Purpose Force, (MSPF) 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, jumps from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a helocast water insertion training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 26, 2022. Helocasting is an airborne technique used by small unit special operations forces to insert into hard-to-reach areas via bodies of water. This high-risk training prepares the MSPF for the upcoming 26th MEU deployment.

050622-A-9665L-001. Subject Operation/Series: RED DRAGON Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAR

A U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 463, performs a slingload of an Army H-60 helicopter at U.S. Army Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Jan. 27, 2022. HMH-463 provided aircraft support to the Army's 25th Infantry Division's Downed Aircraft Recovery Team (DART), this training provided both the Marines of HMH-463 and 25th ID DART the oppertunity to learn from one another and develop their skills in real world applications. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dalton J. Payne)

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing conduct an air insertion during Resolute Dragon 22, Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 1, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is a bilateral exercise 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.

030401-F-1404F-056. Base: Rock City Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO)

Three Texas National Guard helicopters fly over the flames to dump their water filled Bambi Buckets. Texas National Guard crews launched out of the Austin Army Aviation Facility to fight wild fires threatening homes and property near Bastrop, Texas, Sept. 6, 2011.

Soldiers of the Kentucky Army National Guard drop water while conducting water bucket training at Wendhell H. Ford Regional Training Center at Greenville, KY on July 19, 2021. Crewmembers from Bravo Co., 2/147th Assault Helicopter Battalion trains using UH-60 Black Hawks to extinguish forest fires and wild fires to assist local fire departments across Kentucky and neighboring states. This image was electronically cropped and ethically enhanced to emphasize the subject and does not misrepresent the subject or original image in any way

Air assault instructors and students conduct sling-load operations with UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters assigned to the 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Avn. Brigade, during the U.S. Army Air Assault Course at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 27, 2022. The 7th Army Training Commands Combined Arms Training Center sponsored the ten-day air assault course provided by instructors from the Army National Guards Warrior Training Center at Fort Benning, Georgia. The course trains Soldiers on air assault operations, sling-load operations, and rappelling to maximize the use of helicopter assets in training and combat. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christian Carrillo)

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off during the joint Honduran/U.S. exercise Cabanas '88. Subject Operation/Series: CABANAS '88 Base: Palmerola Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

The Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration takes place during the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 23, 2022. The MAGTF Demo displays the coordinated use of close-air support, artillery and infantry forces, and provides a visual representation of how the Marine Corps operates. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct riverine operations during its culmination exercise for TRADEWINDS 2022 with Mexico and partner countries at Four Mile Lagoon located between Mexico and Belize, May 17. TRADEWINDS provides the opportunity for U.S. SOF to train with Mexico and participating nations to improve interoperability and effectively execute future maritime operations. (Photo by U.S. Army Maj. Daisy Bueno)

An HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 512th RQS fly's low over a landing zone during a training mission out of Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.

U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct special patrol insertion and extraction (SPIE) training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 29, 2022. SPIE enhances Marines ability to maneuver through arduous environments, granting the Marine Air-Ground Task Force commander flexibility when inserting or extracting from complex terrain. The MSPF is preparing for a scheduled deployment as part of the 26th MEU.

040324-M-5523R-003. Base: Su Song Ri Range (POHANG) State: Gyeongsangbuk-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Tactical air control party Airmen assigned to the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron board a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during a tactics, techniques and procedures exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, May 26, 2022. The goal of this training was to test and refine TTPs through utilization and implementation of high frequency communications for large scale combat operations against near-peer adversaries.

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct landing drills with MV-22 Ospreys and CH-53E Super Stallions at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Sept. 30, 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.

Aircrafts - Sand Baggers - 26-HK-57-88. Military helicopter in flight with sand bag over row of sand bags and digger truck on waterfront-- 050929. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, conduct Helocast operations from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 2-185 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade at American Lake, near Lakewood Wash., August 23, 2022. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Ashunteia Smith, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade)

Missouri National Guards Public Affairs Office (PAO) traveled on a UH 60 Blackhawk to train Soldiers in Mo., Sept. 21, 2022. The Public Affairs team trains units around the state about the fundamentals of social media while giving public affairs guidance to Soldiers and Airmen. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio)

050904-A-0000D-138. A Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG) UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter flies over a breached levee as it drops a 7,500 pound sandbag in order to seal the breach, caused by Hurricane Katrina. (A3593)

A U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk conducts an aerial delivery for Marines assigned to 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, April 28, 2022. This exercise tested and strengthened the Marines ability to conduct distributed operations, while demonstrating their readiness to rapidly secure and defend key terrain to maintain regional security. 1/3 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines as a part of the Unit Deployment Program.

OH-58D Kiowa helicopters line the airfield during Operation Sand Eagle '88. Subject Operation/Series: SAND EAGLE '88 Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060219-N-5067K-054. Base: Saint Bernard State: Leyte Country: Philippines (PHL)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Layko, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carries a grounding cable and a fuel hose towards a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk during a forward arming and refueling point exercise within a combat service support area on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 9, 2023. A CSSA provides Marines on the ground with food, water, and fuel to support the mission and sustain an area of operations. A FARP extends this capability to include fuel for the 31st MEUs air combat element. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

4th Infantry Division Soldiers watch as a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter flies past during the Command Post Exercise Zero (CPX0). CPX0 is a validation exercise designed to test interoperability of various staff functions across the 4th Inf. Div.

030913-M-9023R-004. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: Golf 2nd Bn 3rd Mar

An Mh-60R Seahawk attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46 flies a daytime familiarization flight during a training detachment at Naval Air Station Fallon, April 20, 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.

DF-ST-87-04045. Base: Jonestown Country: Guyana (GUY)

030213-M-7031A-001. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

Today the 10th Mountain Division honored the Soldiers from Task Force 2-14 by participating in the Mogadishu Mile. The original mile was a route taken by Soldiers from a Blackhawk helicopter crash site to a rally point held by the 10th MTN DIV on National Street during the Battle of Mogadishu on October 4, 1993.

Slow Motion United States military helicopter in Vietnam Slow Motion United States military helicopter in Vietnam Copyright: xZoonar.com/StanislavxRishnyakx 17880434

DF-ST-88-05190. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, conduct Helocast operations from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 2-185 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade at American Lake, near Lakewood Wash., August 23, 2022. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Ashunteia Smith, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade)

Mi-8AMTSH military helicopters of the Russian Air Force on the runway.

DF-ST-86-11998. Subject Operation/Series: CABANAS '85 Country: Honduras (HND)

A CV-22 Osprey with the 21st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Group, transports simulated casualties 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.

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk lands after U.S. Marines with the Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF) finish their course of fire during the Aerial Sniper Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 22, 2022. The Aerial Sniper Course provides a unique course of fire for snipers to engage targets from moving aircraft and help prepare the MSPF to deploy with the 26th MEU. This event is one of several Expeditionary Operations Training Group taught courses Marines and Sailors of the MEU receive prior to deployment.

Pennsylvania Army Soldiers with Alpha Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion perform training to pass the air gunnery qualification at Fort Indiantown Gap July 21, 2022. To be fully qualified, soldiers must pass the aircrew qualification tables four, five, and six.

Belay men stand by on the ground as four members of 4th Bn., 22nd Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), rappel from a 53rd Aviation Battalion UH-1H Iroquois helicopter during training conducted as part of the combined Thai/U.S. Exercise Cobra Gold '90. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '90 Base: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA)

Dutch army 2nd Lt. Ivo Van Luijtelaar, a joint terminal attack controller assigned to the Joint Fire Support Element of the enhanced Forward Battle Group Lithuania, watches an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, at the Kazlų Rūda range during DEFENDER-Europe 22, May 19, 2022. The annual U.S. Army-led large-scale, multinational joint exercise aims to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries.

Russian Search and Rescue helicopters and an all-terrain vehicle deliver astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer, to his helicopter at the Soyuz TMA-2 landing site in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft carrying Lu; cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition 7 Mission Commander; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain landed in Kazakhstan on Monday, October 27, 2003 at 9:41 p.m. (EST).

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter passes over an 82nd Airborne Division encampment during Operation GOLDEN PHEASANT. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Country: Honduras (HND)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. April Rink, assigned to the 86th Operations Group, communicates with the crew of a C-130J during the final practical exercise of a Landing Zone Safety Officers training, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Feb. 15, 2024. Army

Col. Shane Finison, commander of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, flies an AH-64E Apache helicopter near the Columbia River on the Washington and Oregon border. on Jul. 11, 2022. This was the final flight for Col. Finison as the brigade commander.

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing conduct landing drills with MV-22B Ospreys on Camp Betsukai, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 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

US Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team members and their Brazilian counterparts practice rappelling from a Fleet Composite Squadron 8 (VC-8) SH-3G Sea King helicopter during a training exercise. Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A remote control QH-50 drone helicopter on display beside an M118 90 mm anti-aircraft gun at the Fort Polk Military Museum outdoor park. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - MSO St. Louis Operations - 26-HK-390-127. Hurricane Katrina

An Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter with Gulf Company, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment stands ready amidst heavy smoke at the Mulino State Airport, near Mulino, Ore. on September 8, 2020. Oregon Guard helicopters were called in to support state and local officials as unprecedented fire conditions forced evacuations across the state. The pink panels on the helicopter are added during the wildland fire season making it easier to see them among the trees. Guard helicopters have dropped more than 22,000 gallons of water on Oregon's wildland fires since mid-August. (National Guard

U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to the 5th Ranger Training Battalion conduct an airborne jump from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Stringer Drop Zone in Dahlonega, Ga., Jan. 2, 2024. The annual training event gives Rangers an opportunity to become proficient paratroopers while giving the local community a chance to see Rangers train in the Dahlonega area. Army Reserve

Fairchild Air Force Base partners with the 24th Special Operations Wing for Special Tactics members to receive their master certification at Long Lake, Washington, October 6, 2022. Fairchild provided the UH-1N Huey for Special Tactic members to test for their medevac and water operations certification.

070312-A-1526R-027. Base: Santa Cruz Balanya Country: Guatemala (GTM)

Soldiers from Headquarters, and Headquarters Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (AASLT) board a Chinook to be transported to the training area, kicking off Operation Lethal Eagle II, April 22, 2022, on Fort Campbell. Lethal Eagle is a division-wide training exercise designed to produce lethal squads and platoons grounded in fundamentals ready for contingency operations today's battlefields. (U.S. Army photos: Spc. Laura Hardin)

Royal Thai Army soldiers with the Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command, fast rope off a U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk assigned to 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, during fast rope insertion and extraction system (FRIES) training, Lop Buri, Thailand, Feb. 28, 2024, during annual Joint Exercise Cobra Gold 2024. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is a positive example of multilateral cooperation and stands in stark contrast to other examples in the region, which challenge the international rules-based order through expansive and assertive security actions. Army

020516-F-1644L-013. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Right side front view medium shot as US Marine CH-53 "Super Sea Stallion," from the HMH 772nd Naval Air Station, Pennsylvania, waits as a fast rope team runs to the aircraft for their flight, Sunday, March 5, 2000. The team consisting of Explosive Ordnance Disposal members are deployed to the Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, New Jersey, for the Phoenix Readiness Combat Course. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX READINESS Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, insert into a landing zone from two CH-53E Super Stallions during a helicopter raid exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 16, 2022. The exercise trained Marines to secure an objective from a simulated oppositional force. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

000320-F-5772H-010. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Country: Mozambique (MOZ)

051003-A-3780B-257. Base: Plaquemines Parish State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050107-N-0057P-051. Base: Banda Aceh State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

The Honorable Christine Wormuth, U.S. Secretary of the Army, arrives at the Grafenwoehr Army Airfield during her visit to Grafenwoehr, Germany, Feb. 15, 2024. While here, Wormuth met with U.S. and Ukrainian troops, observed the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine-led training of Ukrainians, and participated in U.S. and Ukrainian training sensing sessions. The 7th Army Training Command enables readiness for all assigned and regionally aligned United States Army Europe and Africa forces, Allies, and Partners by conducting live, virtually, and constructing training in a fully replicated, multi-domain battlefield. Army

An AH-64 Apache helicopter flies over Taliban fighting positions after engaging the positions with hellfire missiles near the village of Allah Say, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2007.

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct flight operations during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 13, 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.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-421-105. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-422-19. Hurricane Katrina

A BOEING CH-47D Chinook from the Klu 298 Squadron is unloaded during operation Allied Harbor in Albania.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 flies over the Rockie Mountains during a cold weather training exercise on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., Dec. 13, 2017. HMH-461 conducted cold weather training to increase the squadrons proficiency and overall combat readiness.

Two U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II jets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 taxi prior to flight operations in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24 in Norway, Feb. 22, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. Exercise Nordic Response 24 is VMFA-542's first overseas operational exercise as an F-35B Lightning II jet squadron. Marine Corps

An Army National Guard aircrew flies a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter over a training area during a training scenario on South Post as part of the Patriot North 2018 exercise July 17, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Patriot North is a joint agency civilian and military exercise, sponsored by the National Guard Bureau, that took place at Fort McCoy and Volk Field, Wis. It is a training exercise designed for civilian emergency management and responders to work with military entities in the same manner that they would during disasters. The exercise tests the Wisconsin Emergency Management and National Guards abilities to support response operations based on simulated emergency scenarios, such as an earthquake creating collapsed buildings, mass casualties, and the need for search and rescue along with evacuations of injured.

This image taken March 25, 2010 shows preparations for radar testing for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory. This day's work evaluated a setup for suspending a rover mock-up beneath a helicopter at Hawthorne Municipal Airport, Hawthorne, Calif.

A Green Beret with 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), climbs a ladder fixed to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter near Key West, Florida, May 3, 2022. Helocasting, or free-drop from a helicopter, was conducted in the Gulf of Mexico to familiarize Special Operations Forces personnel with insertion and extraction techniques in a waterborne environment often used in semi- or non-permissive areas.

Firefighting helicopter in action A military helicopter extinguishes fire on the ground with a helicopter bucket helibucket. Copyright: xZoonar.com/Cylonphotox 22094830

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Commander Brig. Gen. Kimberly Peeples, along with staff from the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division and the Louisville District, survey flood damage in eastern Kentucky, Aug. 12, 2022, onboard a UH-60 Black Hawk flown by the U.S. Army Reserve 244th ECAB out of Fort Knox. This flyover allowed division and district leadership to get a true perspective of the extent of damage left behind by the historic flooding, which impacted eastern Kentucky in July 2022.

An A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft maneuvers away from the launch site of a GTR-18A Smokey Sam training missile. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing transports Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division to a landing zone during Resolute Dragon 22 at Shikaribetsu 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.

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, operated by Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard, fly over the Fort Indiantown Gap and Harrisburg areas as they give an aerial tour to Ingrida Šimonytė, the Prime Minister of Lithuania.

A CV-22 assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron, prepares to land Oct. 27, 2022. The primary mission of the 8th SOS is to provide rapid global response supporting long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of Special Operations Forces in hostile or denied territories.

Two New York State Police UH-1 helicopters prepare to conduct wildfire operations in support of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation wildfire efforts in Minnewaska State Park, N.Y., August 30, 2022. The New York National Guard flew two aircraft to provide 80 bucket drops of water to battle wildfires throughout the day. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Col. Jason Lefton.

A Westland Gazelle helicopter with marines on exercise.

Turkish aircraft conduct a fly-by demonstration alongside San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) during EFES 2022 off the coast of Turkey, June 9, 2022. EFES 22 is an international Combined Joint Live-Fire Exercise focused on increasing force readiness, promoting stability and prosperity in the region, and interoperability between the U.S., Turkey, and allied nations.

DF-ST-86-09352. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '85 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections

030831-F-6701P-014. Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE)

050117-N-5362F-010. Base: Fajar State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

DA-SC-85-09882. Country: Panama (PAN)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections

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