Helicopter Rappelling and Air Assault

Soldiers and Airmen practice rappelling and air-assault techniques involving UH-60 Black Hawk and UH-1 helicopters, showcasing teamwork and military training exercises.

U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Ryan Grant, a departmental leading chief petty officer, left, and U.S. Navy Lt. Amanda Graham, an MH-60S Seahawk pilot with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 3, observe a UH-1Y Venom take off during exercise Steel Knight 23 by Imperial Beach, California. Nov. 29, 2022. The exercise provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

An instructor at the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center based out of Fort Benning, Georgia, holds a cable as U.S. Soldiers and Airmen practice rappelling from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Sept. 14, 2022. Nearly 30 Soldiers and Airmen participated in a Rappel Master course hosted by a mobile training team from the WTC based out of Fort Benning, Georgia.

Soldiers of Co. C, 1ST Bn., 505th Parachute Infantry Regt., run toward a waiting UH-1 Iroquois helicopter during a joint Air Force and Army air-drop/air-assault exercise. Base: Darlington County Airport State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army Soldier surveys the area from a CH-47 helicopter before taking off from the Southwest Florida International Airport, Lee County, Florida, October 4, 2022. The Soldier is deployed to south Florida to respond to the devastation of Hurricane Ian.

U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Ryan Grant, a departmental leading chief petty officer, left, and U.S. Navy Lt. Amanda Graham, an MH-60S Seahawk pilot with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 3, observe a UH-1Y Venom take off during exercise Steel Knight 23 by Imperial Beach, California. Nov. 29, 2022. The exercise provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

020413-A-8359B-096. Base: Camp Barbuda Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest

Marines and sailors assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to board a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 Reinforced, at LZ Falcon, during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) mission at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 30, 2012. The scenario consisted of BLT 3/2 inserting into simulated hostile environment to recover two downed pilots. This training is part of the 26th MEU's pre-deployment training program. The 26th MEU is slated to deploy in 2013.

U.S. Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, exit a UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter during a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise with the Polish Army at Nowa Deba, Poland April 8. The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Abn. Div. is deployed in support of U.S. European Command to assure our Allies in the region and deter any future aggression.

An Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter hovers over a load of supplies destined for front line soldiers during a training exercise as soldiers attempt to hook up the cable which will attach the supplies to the helicopter. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trusting in British pilots in their Westland Sea King MK4 Helocopter, Marines from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, practice helicopter extract drills. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC), embarked aboard the USS PONCE (LPD-15), are participating in the NATO exercise, NORTHERN APPROACH, with British and Turkish forces. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Cape Ince Country: Turkey (TUR)

Vermont Army National Guard soldiers prepare to attach a sling load to an HH-60M helicopter at Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vt., May 3, 2013. Soldiers were conducting the hands-on training required to become certified sling load inspectors.

Members of the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Ecuadorian Special Forces load into a MH-60 Black Hawk before conducting HELOCAST training in Manta Ecuador, May 18, 2022. Ecuadorian military and US forces are conducting routine military exchanges from May 6-27 between the cities of Manta and Latacunga. Bilateral exchanges allow both militaries to strengthen tactical readiness for future operations maintain readiness and support continue commitment in responding to emerging security crises and natural disasters.( U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Matthew Griffith)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepare to conduct an external lift during Hide and Seek Field Exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 27, 2022. Hide and Seek is a field exercise hosted by 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division that trains participants on signature management, communication, electronic warfare, cyberspace operations and intelligence collection, processing and dissemination in order to enable future operations in a multi-domain contested environment.

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.

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Charley Company, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, move towards a CH-46 before flying to the Helicopter Assault Course in support of a Combined Arms Exercise at the USMC Air Ground Combat Center (MCAG) Twenty-nine Palms, California (CA). Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030413-F-2034C-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and U.S. Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 refuel a CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464, at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Oak Grove, North Carolina, Jan. 25, 2023. U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) demonstrated their capability to conduct distributed aviation operations, logistics, communications, and sustainment requirements necessary to fight in future battles in accordance with Force Design 2030. HMH-464 is a subordinate unit of 2nd MAW, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepare to conduct an external lift during Hide and Seek Field Exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 27, 2022. Hide and Seek is a field exercise hosted by 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division that trains participants on signature management, communication, electronic warfare, cyberspace operations and intelligence collection, processing and dissemination in order to enable future operations in a multi-domain contested environment.

US Army Soliders from B Company, 5th of the 158th, employ static training with the UH-60A Blackhawk Helicopter. The goal of this training exercise is to enter a UH-60A and strap in within 30 seconds. Static training is part of the Lariat Response Exercise that will prepare the infantry for futher deployments. Subject Operation/Series: LARIAT RESPONSE Base: Caserma Country: Italy (ITA)

UH-60 Black Hawk pilots assigned to the Pennsylvania Army National Guards 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade wait their turn for takeoff while another Black Hawk begins its departure from Muir Army Airfield, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., July 17, 2022.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), stand by as a CH-46E Sea Knight, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-262 (HMM-262), Marine Aircraft Group-36, 1ST Marine Aircraft Wing, arrives to transport them to a new location during training Exercise CROCODILE 2003 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

A CH-47 Chinook crew member waits to board simulated patients for medevac on Fort Drum, NY, July 21, 2022. The medevac was part of eXportable Combat Training Capability 22-01.

Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Jessie Fox, an all wheeled vehicle mechanic with E Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment from Anchorage, arrives in Toksook Bay, Alaska, via a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, to assist in debris cleanup as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 24, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, North Carolina National Guard, conduct a sling load operation during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 14, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

U.S. Army Special Operations Soldiers conduct fast rope insertion training aboard a Black Hawk (UH-60) helicopter operated by pilots with the 8-229 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Expeditionary Air Combat Brigade, during Operation Viking at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass., July 18, 2022. Operation Viking is an intense joint task force exercise designed to prepare Soldiers with realistic training simulating deployment of civil affairs units in direct support of contigency operation in Africa.

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 lifts off after Marines from Helicopter Support Team connected a metal beam during external lift training aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 27, 2014. Marines with CLB-26 partnered with HMHT-302 to practice single and dual point cargo lifts. (Marine Corps

Guatemalan Naval Special Forces board a UH60 Blackhawk with Navy SEAL instructors for FRIES training during CENTAM Guardian 23 in San Jose, Guatemala on March 21, 2023. CG23 is an annual Army-led combined, joint, interagency, multi-national partnership-building exercise designed to build capacity, capabilities and interoperability with Central American partner nations.

Aircrew prepare an HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 66th Rescue Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, for its final flight before retiring to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 21, 2022. U.S. Air Force Col. Paul Sheets, 355th Wing vice commander, piloted the HH-60G Pave Hawk during its final flight over Tucson, Arizona.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a mission rehearsal exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, March 17, 2014. The exercise was conducted at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas in order to prepare subordinate battalions with the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade to deploy to Afghanistan to provide medical evacuation and combat support to the NATO International Security Assistance Force mission. The JMRC provides U.S. and European partner military units and personnel with realistic pre-deployment training scenarios in all aspects of armed conflict.

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) operations on February 21, 2024. FARP provides fuel and ordnance necessary for fixed-wing operations. Army

As part of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One's month-long Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course, Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 and 1st Marine Logistics Group, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif., participated in an airlift of two M777 Howitzers near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 5th. "My Marines are out here to get the best of what WTI has to offer," said Sgt. Steven Thouchalanh, a CLR-17 landing support specialist and native of Long Beach, Calif. "And to be sure that their every day training is being used to the fullest."

A Soldier from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for air movement to a live fire exercise during Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation 23-04, Feb. 19, 2023. United Arab Emirate soldiers from the 11th Mountain Battalion are participating in the training rotation alongside U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. UAE Soldiers will train alongside a U.S. Army brigade throughout this JRTC rotation to increase tactical interoperability and readiness.

030322-F-9629J-017. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

240129-N-LR905-3262LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (Jan. 29, 2024) - U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 conduct Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) training in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with Minnesota National Guards 2nd Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment as part of Snow Crab Exercise 24-1. SNOWCRABEX is an annual exercise designed to test and evaluate U.S. Navy EOD and Navy Divers capabilities and equipment in a simulated arctic environment and improve combat effectiveness. Navy EOD and Navy Divers are part of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Force (NECF), enabling the U.S. Navy Fleet by clearing and protecting the battlespace.

New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers, with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, conduct sling load training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 29, 2021. Sling load operation training builds and maintains readiness for transporting cargo tactically for rapid crisis response scenarios.

Service members participate in an agile combat employment joint force exercise on Sept. 8, 2022 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. The exercise provided an opportunity for cross-platform familiarization training for fuels and crew chiefs who were able to get first-hand experience with multiple platforms they usually would not obtain at their home station, adding to the war fighting efforts.

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 21st Theater Sustainment Command, prepare to load a simulated casualty onto a MEDEVAC UH-60 Black Hawk during the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 9, 2022. Teams across U.S. Army Europe and Africa test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent U.S. Army Europe and Africa at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.

Members of the 1ST Royal Australian Regiment board a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE. They are escorting bags of grain donated by Australia being delivered to the village of Maleel. The grain is being flown in instead of driven because it is suspected that the roads leading to Maleel have been mined. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Baidoa Country: Somalia (SOM)

020528-F-6655M-025. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2002 Base: Samesan Royal Thai Marine Base Country: Thailand (THA)

New York Army National Guard Soldiers from C Troop 2nd Squadron 101st Cavalry, from Buffalo, simulate being inserted at a landing zone from a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion , 126th Aviation at the Youngstown Local Training Area in Youngstown, N.Y., Feb. 20, 2016. The Soldiers are training in preparation for larger scale exercises to be held throughout the year.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class José Zarate (right) an observer-controller-trainer assigned to the 7th Army Training Command instructs Chief Warrant Officer 2 Austin Reidy (left) and Sgt. Matthew Cullen (center) with the 214th Aviation Regiment, on medical evacuation training in front of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Saber Junction 22 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, September 11, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173d Airborne Brigade to execute unified and operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022.

September 28, 2009 - U.S. Marines prepare to attach an M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at the landing zone on Fire Base Fiddler's Green in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 1-21st Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conduct a battalion air assault exercise for a platoon situational training exercise (STX), on Oahu, Hawaii, May 24, 2022. The STX emphasized aspects of loading and unloading from aircraft then utilizing small team strategies to reach a destination in low visibility.

Soldiers conduct hot load rehearsals with a UH-60 Black Hawk during the Army's first-ever Best Squad Competition held on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 3, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests Soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events, evaluating their physical endurance, technical skills, and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

Members of the 1723rd Combat Control Squadron rappel from an MH-53H Pave Low III helicopter during a training exercise over the Florida panhandle. State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Corey Martin, 18th Air Force commander, walks with 6th Air Refueling leadership to a UH-60 Blackhawk assigned to the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 15, 2022. Martin received an aerial tour of MacDill while visiting the base to gain a better perspective of the bases layout and assets.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct pre-flight checks on an AH-64D Apache longbow helicopter at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 28, 2022. 12th CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe. They work alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retain command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), disembark a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th MEU, during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 20, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

020112-F-5872L-011. Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER 2002 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

During the U.S. - Norway Reciprocal Troop Exchange April 1, 2022, Norwegian and Minnesota National Guard Soldiers were transported to Landing Zone X-5A on Camp Ripley by CH-47 Chinook Helicopter to conduct joint training while Norwegian youth squads took part in aerial training on a UH-60 Blackhawk.

MH-53 Pave Low helicopter, and Special Operations, 20 S.O.S. The Pave Low's mission is low-level, long-range, undetected penetration into denied areas, day or night, in adverse weather, for infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 (CLB-6), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group and Finnish Soldiers with Helicopter Battalion, Utti Jaeger Regiment, finish cargo lift operations during a helicopter support team resupply in preparation for exercise Freezing Winds 22 in Syndalen, Finland, Oct. 18, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of CLB-6, is deployed to Finland in support of Exercises SYD 2022 and Freezing Winds 2022 to enhance U.S. and Finnish select interdependence in the maritime domain; solidify bilateral maritime maneuver within the Finnish littoral environment; and foster strong relationships between U.S. Marine Corps and Finnish Defense Force sustainment units.

Soldiers of the 4th Bn., 87th Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), move out of a landing zone as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Co. A, 53rd Aviation Bn., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), takes off behind them during the joint Australian/U.S. exercise Kangaroo '89. Subject Operation/Series: KANGAROO '89 Base: Katherine Country: Australia (AUS)

U.S. Navy Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 24, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, disembark a CH-53K King Stallion with a North American Rescue mannequin in order to bring the simulated casualty to a role one facility during CLB-24s field exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 20, 2022. CLB-24 worked with the Office of Foreign Disaster Agency, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in order to exercise simulated humanitarian assistance operations and a military-assisted evacuation and departure of U.S. citizens and other designated personnel in order to support and sustain Exercise Carolina Response.

Secretary of the Navy Ray E. Mabus boards a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft after speaking with Marines and Sailors at Patrol Base Jaker in Afghanistan Dec. 17, 2010. Senior leaders made a day trip to Sangin and Marjah to speak with Marines and Sailors in support of the International Security Assistance Force.

U.S. Air Force aircrew assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron prepare an HH-60G Pave Hawk for departure at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 29, 2023. The 33rd RQS conducts extensive training in various rescue scenarios, day and night, to ensure they are ready to effectively respond to real-world contingencies.

A helicopter support team member and a radio operator watch as a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 (HMH-466) sets down in a field during Exercise Gallant Eagle '88. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '88 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, watch a CH-53E Super Stallion take off during a helicopter support team training event at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 26, 2022. Landing Support Platoon, with CLB-22, conducted these external lift operations with a helicopter support team to improve their skills and ability to execute potential contingency missions in support of 2nd Marine Division and II Marine Expeditionary Force.

DF-ST-88-10305. Base: Judicalpa Country: Honduras (HND)

A U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division advances to a range while a Mil Mi-8 Hip” helicopter from the Polish air force flies over at Mielno range during Defender Europe at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 14, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s ability to conduct large scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

PEARL HARBOR (July 15, 2022) U.S. Navy and U.S. Army distinguished visitors board a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter prior to departing from a helicopter landing zone (HLZ) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, at Ford Island, Hawaii, July 14, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines embark on a CH-53E Super Stallion during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 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.

U.S. Navy Corpsmen with 3d Marine Division and Japan Ground Self Defense Force members conduct a mass casualty evacuation drill during Resolute Dragon 22 at Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 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.

A soldier signals the pilot of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to begin lifting an M998 high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) during a 7th Infantry Division exercise. Base: Coco Solo State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

CH-53D Sea Stallion US Marine Corps Schofield Barracks Hawaii, USA

020821-M-0175R-109. Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU

021021-F-1131H-012. Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

980311-F-7910D-005. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASAs Protective Services Training Academy at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, members of the Emergency Response Team, or ERT, participate in specialized training simulations as a helicopter hovers above. They are wearing full protective gear and carrying non-lethal firearms for the training exercises in order to keep their skills current.Recently, eight members of the ERT competed in the 31st Annual SWAT Roundup International competition in Orlando, Fla., and received recognition by placing in the top five overall. In keeping with NASAs commitment to safety and security of workforce and assets, the ERT is part of Kennedys security team and is trained to respond in the event of an emergency at the center.

An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk transports Airmen and Soldiers from Geronimo Drop Zone after successful airborne operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 31, 2022. Air Force special warfare and combat weather Airmen and Army paratroopers, supported by Alaska Army National Guard aircrew from the 207th Aviation Troop Command, conducted the training to demonstrate airborne and mission-readiness skills in austere conditions.

Det 2, C Co. 1-171st General Support Aviation Battalion Conducting Cold and Hot Load Training off Florida ave. on the JB MDL Fort Dix Base. (Images provided by the U.S. ASA Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Dan Amburg)

U.S. Army Soldiers participating in Jungle School perform medical evacuation and jungle penetrator training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Sept. 22, 2022. Jungle students learned how to load a casualty onto the HH-60M Blackhawk correctly and were shown how the jungle penetrator works.

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaisance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fast rope out of a UH-1Y Huey during the Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration of the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kevin Canovalle from Las Vegas, Nevada, a ground radio operator with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, communicates with a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) as they prepare to execute an external lift during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 near Yuma, Arizona on Oct. 12, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

QUEBRADILLAS, Puerto Rico (Oct. 6, 2017) An MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, assigned to the "Blackhawks" of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM-15), attached to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), transports a concrete barrier to help repair the Guajataca Dam in Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. Wasp is assisting with relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort.

030507-F-2034C-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Two Army CH-47 helicopters hover as they prepare to make an external lift of two sets of M-998 High-Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) and 105 towed howitzers during Operation Solid Shield '89. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: Camp Davis State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army and Air National Guardsmen from all over the nation rappel out of UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters on May 18, 2017, one of the culminating events before completing Air Assault school held at the Oklahoma National Guards premier training area, Camp Gruber Training Center, near Braggs, Oklahoma.

Lithuanian Armed Forces land an Enhanced Forced Protection aircraft in the engagement area during Exercise Iron Wolf 22 at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, Oct. 27, 2022. Lithuania proudly worked alongside 1st Infantry Division, NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

051014-A-1327A-031. Base: Rawala Kot Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

The 99th Regional Support Command kicked off day 1 of "Operation Checkerboard," Aug. 10, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., as soldiers were air-inserted to a field training exercise via a CH-47 Chinook helicopter and practiced squad-level tactics, including moving as a squad, reacting to contact, establishing a perimeter, and conducting a tactical road march. Soldiers of the 99th RSC's Headquarters and Headquarters Company were joined by Soldiers of the 78th Army Band, also from JB-MDL; the 319th Army Band, from Fort Totten, N.Y.; the 94th Army Band, from East Windsor, Conn., the 198th Army Band, from Rochester, N.Y.; and the 380th Army Band, from Richmond, Va.

BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii (July 18, 2022) U.S. Marines and Australian Army Soldiers carry a combat rubber raiding craft onto a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion to conduct helicopter casting and amphibious operations, July 18. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Royal New Zealand Air Force photo by Cpl. Dillon Anderson)

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 4, 2005 -- Evacuees and patients arive at New Orleans airport where FEMA's D-MATs have set up operations.

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.

Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy (left), Army National Guard director, comes to the Army Aviation Support Facility at the Raleigh International Airport on Sept. 16, 2018, in North Carolina. Kadavy was surveying damage in the area and meeting with National Guard troops to discuss Hurricane Florence relief and recovery operations being conducted. (Nebraska National Guard

Kosovo Force Regional Command- East Task Force Aviation Soldiers, comprised of Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, Colorado Army National Guard, train personnel from KFOR RC-Es Maneuver Battalion, comprised of Soldiers from Delta Company, 2-162 Infantry Battalion, Oregon Army National Guard, on sling load operations on Camp Nothing Hill, Kosovo on May 8, 2020. Sling load operations enhance KFOR RC-Es ability to rapidly transport items such as equipment and sustainment supplies. KFOR RC-E maintains operational readiness and interoperability between its elements through joint training.

DA-SC-89-11594. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND)

A UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter crewed by U.S. Army soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, and firefighters from Westover Air Reserve Base Fire Department, prepares for takeoff during aerial firefighting training at Westover Air Reserve Base, Chicopee, Massachusetts, May 25, 2022. This was the first time joint aerial firefighting training was conducted by the Connecticut Army National Guard and Westover Air Reserve Base Fire Department.

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) exit a UH-60 Blackhawk during refueling procedures at Oxford, MS while conducting 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, Monroe, LA, and Alexandria, LA.

A U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force litter team carries a simulated casualty 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.

970626-N-3962B-005. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USMCR Alpha Co. 23rd Marines

U.S. Army Col. Mark H. Landes (Left), from Kingsport, Tenn., and 1st Lt. Josh Kopsie from Plymouth Meeting, Pa., assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division kneel on the landing zone while two UH-60 Black Hawks begin to land on Command Outpost Nerkh, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2012. Landes and Kopsie are conducting a battlefield circulation of the different Command Outpost around Wardak province.

Three U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawks land at the Grayling Army Airfield, Mich., during Northern Strike 22-2, Aug. 6, 2022. This years exercise brings 7,400 people from 19 states and 4 coalition countries to Northern Michigan.

MIHAIL KOGĂLNICEANU, Romania-- A UH60M Black Hawk with Bravo Company, 3-227 Assault Helicopter Battalion prepares to land during air movement and air assault training with Soldiers from the Romanian 9th Mechanized Brigade. Regular interoperability training with NATO partners and allies builds trust and readiness, increasing the capacity for deterrence and defense.

HH-60H Seahawk Naval Air Station Fallon Nevada USA

Army Special Forces personnel secure themselves to special patrol insertion-extraction (SPIE) rigging attached to the underside of an MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a training exercise. The helicopter is from the 55th Special Operations Squadron. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060613-F-5217O-466. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-86-11650. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California (Sept. 2, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Zachary Apperson, assistant air officer, left, and Australian soldier Maj. William Cariaga, logistics personnel exchange program, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, watch a CH-53E Super Stallion during an Evacuation Control Center exercise. A force in readiness, the 13th MEU trains to rapidly respond to crises across all domains. Marines and Sailors of the 13th MEU are embarked aboard the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) conducting integrated training operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

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