Helicopters in Military Exercises

Dynamic shots of military helicopters, including CH-53 and UH-60 models, conducting training exercises in diverse terrains.

Alaska Army National Guard aviators assigned to Joint Task Force - Aviation depart Bethel, Alaska, in a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to recover service members from JTF - Bethel who were assisting the community of Nightmute, Alaska, with storm debris removal as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 23, 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)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, 2nd Marine Air Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, prepares to land during Integrated Training Exercise 3-22 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, April 8, 2022. ITX is a live-fire event that increases unit readiness.  It teaches the tactical application of combined-arms maneuver as well as offensive and defensive operations during combat.

A CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopter Leaps Into the Air After Inserting Marines During a Training Exercise

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.

A UH-60 Black Hawk lands to drop troops on Forward Operating Base Sharana during a simulated air assault mission. The training was part of Task Force Attack's winter spur ride; a test of a Soldier's technical and tactical skills, leadership abilities, and teamwork culminating in the opportunity for cavalry Troopers to join "The Order of the Spur," and earn silver spurs. The Spur Ride tradition dates back to the beginning of the U.S. Cavalry.

Alaska Army National Guard aviators assigned to Joint Task Force - Aviation depart Bethel, Alaska, in a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to recover service members from JTF - Bethel who were assisting the community of Nightmute, Alaska, with storm debris removal as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 23, 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)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey assigned to the Aviation Combat Element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies over mountainous terrain in Norway during flight operations, April 19, 2022. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is participating in a bilateral training event with the Kingdom of Norways Armed Forces to strengthen U.S. and Norway interoperability, ensuring collective capabilities and steadfast partnerships among NATO allies and partners.

A Bell UH-1Y Venom flies above the flight line 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. 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.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), lands on the flight line during exercise Steel Knight 23 on Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 4, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 conducts low altitude tactics (LAT) training in vicinity of Northern 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.

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron descends in preparation for Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group to exit via rope during Emerald Warrior 2011 March 1, 2011, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Emerald Warrior is an annual two-week joint/combined tactical exercise sponsored by U.S. Special Operations Command to provide realistic training opportunities to conventional and special operations forces.

120704-N-PA426-495 FORWARD TRAINING AREA (July 5, 2012) U.S. Navy SEALs, partnered with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, conduct night sling load training with a lightweight tactical all terrain vehicle. Sling loading helps provide expedient delivery and extraction of equipment in hard-to-access areas for forward deployed locations.

Alaska Army National Guardsmen with the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion travel from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Nome, Alaska, via UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter April 11, 2022. The UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters will remain in Nome for Golf Company, Detachment 1, 2-211th GSAB to conduct annual training and aide in River Watch if needed this spring. Should there be significant flooding or other emergency in the vicinity, the helicopters will provide support as requested by the State. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda ONeal)

A flight of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters assigned to Bravo Company, 2-158 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, take off at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. on May 20, 2022. The unit was conducting a "show of force" flight to send off their Maintenance Test Pilot.

Silhouette Of A V-22 Osprey After Launching

An Alaska Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter flies between the Chugach Mountains while conducting sling-load training near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 28, 2024. U.S. Army Soldiers from the Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Battalion conducted the sling-loaded training to enhance their ability to operate in Alaskas harsh environment. (Alaska National Guard

Alaska Army National Guardsmen with the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion travel from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Nome, Alaska, via UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter April 11, 2022. The UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters will remain in Nome for Golf Company, Detachment 1, 2-211th GSAB to conduct annual training and aide in River Watch if needed this spring. Should there be significant flooding or other emergency in the vicinity, the helicopters will provide support as requested by the State. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda ONeal)

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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.

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, completes a low-level pass at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, Dec. 7, 2022. The A-10 offers excellent maneuverability at low airspeeds and altitude while maintaining a highly accurate weapons-delivery platform.

Idaho National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, as well as active duty counterparts joined forces with a one-team, one-fight mentality for joint training during a mass casualty exercise on Feb. 4, 2023, near Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. Medical personnel from Gowen Fields 124th Medical Group and active duty medical personnel with the 366th Medical Group from Mountain Home Air Force Base teamed up for several mass casualty events, which also included the use of medevac Soldiers and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the Idaho Army National Guards 1st of the 168th Aviation Regiment to participate in the medical evacuation scenarios. Combat medics performed treatment and stabilized casualties at a field medical tent in a simulated deployed location. The focus for the combat medics during the mass casualty scenarios was an emphasis on Tactical Combat Casualty Care. The TCCC is the military guideline for trauma life support in pre-hospital combat medicine, designed to reduce preventable deaths while

A MV-22 Osprey from the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161), Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., conducts high-altitude landing at Mammoth Yosemite Airport in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. May 24, 2022. The VMM-161 conducted a logistics support mission and high-altitude flight trianing during an exercise at Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, exit an MV-22B Osprey during a battalion field exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 8, 2022. The purpose of the exercise was to strengthen the units capabilities and combat readiness.

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.

A US Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra Flies Above the Euphrates River During a Close Air Support Mission in Iraq's Al Anbar Province

DA-ST-85-04879. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '84 Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Squadron, 214th General Support Aviation Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, flies during a training at Tampere, Finland, Aug. 4, 2022. 12th Combat Aviation Brigade is one of the units to support U.S. European Command theater strategy by demonstrating U.S. commitment to European Allies and Partners and highlighting U.S. capabilities to diverse audiences. 12 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.

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.

A lone UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter leaves the Dust Bowl, National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. The helicopter resupplied soldiers who have been participating in Task Force exercise. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, foreground, and a CH-47F Chinook helicopter, fly between the Chugach Mountains during sling-load training near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 28, 2024. U.S. Army Soldiers from the Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Battalion conducted the sling-loaded training to enhance their ability to operate in Alaskas harsh environment. (Alaska National Guard

DF-ST-88-10336. Base: Zambrano Country: Honduras (HND)

A UH-1 Huey lands at Forward Operating Base Shukvani before a sandstorm in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 15, 2013. The Huey was flying in support or 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.

A Bolivian UH-1 Iroquois helicopter in flight during the joint Bolivia/U.S. exercise Fuerzas Unidas. Base: Trinidad Country: Bolivia (BOL)

DF-ST-98-04429. Base: Italian Alps, Aviano Air Base Country: Italy (ITA)

Tech. Sgt. Alex Landers, 40st Helicopter Squadron flight engineer, lowers Maj. Joyanne Tesei, 341st Medical Group flight doctor, out of an UH-N1 Huey during a search and rescue exercise August 2, 2022, in Sluice Boxes State Park. The purpose of the exercise was to practice SAR missions and hoist operations with guidance from ground units.

Members of 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, conduct hoist training near Knik and Colony Glaciers, about 50 miles north of Anchorage Aug. 23.

A C-17 Globemaster III takes off from a degraded airfield Dec. 6, 2014, during the U.S. Air Force Weapons School's Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 14B at the Nevada Test and Training Range. JFEX exercises participants' ability to synchronize aircraft movements from geographically separated bases, command large formations of dissimilar aircraft in high-threat airspace, and tactically deliver and recover combat forces via air drops and combat landings on an unimproved landing strip. The C-17 is assigned to March Air Reserve Base, Calif.

DF-ST-86-12301. State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

060919-F-9528H-007. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Alaska Army National Guardsmen with the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion fly across the Yukon River as they travel from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Nome, Alaska, via UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter April 11, 2022. The UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters will remain in Nome for Golf Company, Detachment 1, 2-211 GSAB to conduct annual training and aide in River Watch if needed this spring. Should there be significant flooding or other emergency in the vicinity, the helicopters will provide support as requested by the State. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda ONeal)

A UH-1N helicopter from the Colorado Army National Guard's High Altitude Training Site at Eagle sits at one of the pick up and drop off zones in support of the A-10 recovery effort. Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) 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

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthog with the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, conducts a show of force during a live-fire, close-air support exercise at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Gila Bend, Arizona, July 26, 2022. 1st ANGLICO trains to enhance proficiency in CAS and expand digital communications capabilities.

Air show attendees watch a performer fly during the Thunder and Lightning over ArizonaAir Show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 26, 2023. Thunder and Lightning overArizona is an open house airshow for community members to be involved with and learn aboutthe mission at DM.

DN-SC-89-05557. Base: Naval Weapons Center, China Lake State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, flies into the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, Aug. 3, 2022. The Thunderbolt II's 30mm GAU-8/A Gatling gun can fire 3,900 rounds a minute and can defeat an array of ground targets to include tanks.

With Mount Susitna in the background, an Alaska Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter transports a Small Unit Support Vehicle during sling-load training over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 28, 2024. U.S. Army Soldiers from the Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Battalion conducted the sling-loaded training to enhance their ability to operate in Alaskas harsh environment. (Alaska National Guard

A MV-22 Osprey from the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161), Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., conducts high-altitude landing at Mammoth Yosemite Airport in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. May 24, 2022. The VMM-161 conducted a logistics support mission and high-altitude flight trianing during an exercise at Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif.

An air-to-air left front view of a 36th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130E Hercules aircraft. Mount St. Helens is in the background. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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A pair of Croatian Air Force OH-58 Kiowa Warrior attack helicopters captured in flight, Croatia.

An AAI RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle is launched by U.S. Army Soldiers of Delta Co., 104th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, at McGregor Base Camp, New Mexico, Feb. 19, 2024. The 44th IBCT is conducting training exercises at multiple sites on Fort Bliss, Texas in preparation for deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Army National Guard

Two A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron finish conducting strafing runs over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, Dec. 7, 2022. The A-10 is a simple, effective and survivable twin-engine jet aircraft that can be used against light maritime attack aircraft and all ground targets, including tanks and other armored vehicles.

A 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter prepares to transport patients simulating injuries during a mass casualty exercise at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida, Nov. 18, 2022. Airmen from across the wing worked to ensure pararescuemen and aircrew from HH-60G Pave Hawk and HC-130J Combat King II aircraft enhanced their abilities to treat critically injured patients in austere locations, support ground special operations teams, and conduct extended duration overland movement and in-flight patient care.

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II flies in formation with a P-51 Mustang over Klamath Falls, Oregon, June 24, 2022. Heritage Flights are flown with current and former U.S. Air Force aircraft that pay tribute to Airmen, past and present, for their service and dedication to ensuring national security.

An unmanned aircraft system, the RQ-21A Blackjack,” assigned to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, conducts its final flight, Landing Zone Westfield, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 24, 2022. U.S. Marines with VMU-3 conducted the RQ-21A Blackjack” final flight to recognize its four years of support to INDOPACOM, as VMU-3 transitions to the MQ-9A Reaper.”

HH-60Gs from the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev., fly above the ranges north of Nellis and areas of Lake Mead during training missions while participating in the extensive course. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Team Thunderbirds conduct a Mega Delta with the Blue Angels over Navy Air Facility El Centro, February 26, 2024. The Mega Delta is a rare opportunity to see both the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels fly their Delta maneuvers together. Air Force

U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper helicopters assigned to Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773 conduct flight operations 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.

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando IIs assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing, right, and a C-130H Hercules assigned to the Royal New Zealand Air Forces 40 Squadron, left, fly in a dissimilar formation over New Zealands South Island as part of exercise Teak Net 22, May 13, 2022. Dissimilar formation training hones each aircrew memberss ability to operate closely with different airframes, furthering the capabilities of both nations air forces.

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conducts an urban landing during Weapons and Tactics Instructor(WTI) course 1-23 near Playas, New Mexico, Sept. 30, 2022. 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.

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the Thunderbirds, performed for Aviation Nation Nov. 4, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The Thunderbirds have been based out of Nellis since 1955.

U.S. Army soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division (1AD CAB), and Turkish civilians offload humanitarian aid from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Elbistan, Türkiye, Feb. 15, 2023. 1AD CAB provides a dynamic lift capability in direct support of USAID and Turkish relief efforts. 1AD CAB is one of several U.S. military units supporting Task Force 61/2 (TF 61/2), operating under U.S. Sixth Fleet, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR) and U.S. European Commanders part of the International Turkish disaster relief efforts.

A pair of Spanish Army NH90 transport helicopters during a training flight, Logrono, Spain.

U.S. Army Cpt. Dylan J. Benit and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Baxley, Apache Pilots, assigned to the 1-3rd Attack Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade engage a target during Gunnery Table V at Camp Adazi, Latvia, March 31, 2022. 12 CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe that works alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retains command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

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.

221116-N-VI040-1232 MOUNT FUJI, Japan (Nov. 16, 2022) MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to the "Warlords" ofHelicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 conduct flight operations near Mount Fuji, Japan during a flight exercise Nov. 16, 2022. Forward deployed onboard Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, the Warlords provide combat-ready, armed anti-surface and anti-submarine helicopter detachments to ships deploying in the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf regions.

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing conduct landing drills with MV-22 Ospreys 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.

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook and crew from the 2nd Brigade, 135th General Support Aviation, Colorado Army National Guard, perform water bucket drops over Chatfield Reservoir in Littleton, Colorado, April 17, 2021. LUH-72 Lakota, UH-60 Black Hawk, and CH-47 Chinook aircrews flew over the Denver metropolitan area as part of the annual wildland fire training conference.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines conduct aerial sniper drills from a UH-1Y Venom Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469 on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, July 20, 2022. The training focuses on proficiency and lethality while engaging targets from an aircraft in flight. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 6, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets land at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 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.

DF-ST-88-05629. Base: King Salmon State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

A left front view of an AC-130A Hercules gunship, followed by the other two Hercules, during a firing practice, a part of Exercise Brim Frost '81. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Country: United States Of America (USA)

Various aircrews attended the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Centers Advanced Tactics Aircrew Course in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, from April 11-15, 2022 including the U.S. Air Force Reserve Commands 302nd Airlift Wing, Rhode Island Air National Guards 143rd Airlift Wing, New York ANGs 105th Airlift Wing, the Royal Danish Air Forces 721 Squadron, and the U.S. Air Forces 517th Airlift Squadron. During ATAC, students spend their first week at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri, and their second week at Fort Huachuca.

EL CENTRO, Calif. (May 22, 2013) An HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Firehawks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85, lands in a designated area of recovery to retrieve pilots and air crewman participating in an escape and evade drill during an opposing forces exercise. HSC 85 is a Navy special warfare support squadron, providing aviation support to U.S. special operations forces.

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, air inserts 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division opposing forces on Pohakuloa Training Grounds, 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.

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew conducts a formation flight over Port Angeles, Washington, July 28, 2022. The air station is located at the end of theEdiz Hook peninsula inPort Angeles.

Cpl. Evangellos Kanellakos, a field radio operator with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches an RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aerial system during Exercise Alligator Dagger. The Raven provides aerial imagery up to 10 km away from its point of origin for close range surveillance, which can support forward observation of fires, identifying enemy locations, and to provide feedback for improving defensive and offensive positions.

Flying Over Djibouti

U.S. Army Utah National Guard Detachment 2, Company C, 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment from West Jordan, Utah, practices wildland firefighting by dropping water over West Jordon, Utah, April 17, 2012. Firefighting Aircraft means support of the firefighters on the ground fromaircraft in the air. Aircraft can access steep, rocky or unsafe areas beforeground forces are able to gain entry.

Bölkow BO-105C Helicopters from 299 Squadron on exercise in the area of 3GGW in Blomberg, West Germany.

DF-ST-86-07629. Base: Aqaba Country: Jordan (JOR)

A CH-46 Sea Knight aircraft that dropped Marines off for their TRAPP (Tactical Recovery of Aircraft Personnel and Property) mission, during Korean Intergrated Training Program (KITP), takes off. KITP is a one and a half month joint training in conjunction with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines that takes place in Pohang, Korea, Marine Expeditionary Camp Pohang (MEC-P). Base: Mec-Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

The Washington Army National Guard's 96th Aviation Troop Command works through water bucket drills in preparation for wildland fire season. The guardsmen practiced both line drops and spot drops in order to assist the Department of Natural Resources during wildland fire season.

An MC-130P from the 67th Special Operations Squadron and an MH-53J from the 21st Special Operations Squadron demonstrate an aerial refueling over RAF Mildenhall during a practice for the base's Annual Air Fete for 2001. Hosted by the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Air Fete is Europe's largest military sponsored air show, with an expected audience of more than 300,000. This year's theme is "Silver Wings," as the show will celebrate its 25th Anniversary this year. Country: United Kingdom (UK)

Soldiers and National Park Service personnel offload equipment and supplies from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Kahiltna Glacier April 27, 2022. The Sugar Bears of B Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment fly out of Talkeetna, Alaska, each spring to assist the NPS setting up a base camp for climbers attempting to summit Denali. (Army photo/John Pennell)

A U.S. Coast Guard flight mechanic with Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point lowers a rescue swimmer down to a nearby cliff while stabilizing the line during vertical surface cliff rescue training at Pyramid Rock Beach, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 10, 2022. The Coast Guardsmen conducted vertical rescue training in order to evaluate the hazards, feasibility and techniques for recovering a survivor from a vertical surface.

A ground crewman marshals a C-130 Hercules aircraft into a parking position during Exercise Jack Frost '75. Subject Operation/Series: JACK FROST '75 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) 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

Virginia National Guard flight crews train with Chesterfield County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Scuba Rescue Team members on rescue hoist operations Nov. 19, 2020, in Chesterfield, Virginia. Together, the Virginia aviators and Chesterfield first responders form the Virginia Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team, or HART. Their training focused on conducting litter hoists and is part of an ongoing partnership that first began in 2011.

A U.S. Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, operates a R80D Skyraider small unmanned aircraft system during Marine Littoral Regiment Training Exercise (MLR-TE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 28, 2023. MLR-TE is a large-scale, service-level exercise designed to train, develop, and experiment with the 3d MLR as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, led by 3d Marine Division, operating as a Stand-in Force across a contested and distributed maritime environment.

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) wait for a helicopter to land to receive supplies during a recovery operation in Santa Fe National Park, Panama, Sept. 28, 2022. DPAA personnel conducted recovery operations in Panama in hopes of finding missing naval aircrew members lost during a training flight in 1985. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

030118-F-7203T-013. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

010628-F-2902B-001. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

September 24, 2013 - A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on the flight line as fire retardant foam is unintentionally released in an aircraft hangar, temporarily covering a small portion of the flight line at Travis Air Force Base, California. The non-hazardous foam is similar to dish soap and eventually dissolved into liquid, which was helped by high winds. The 60th Air Mobility Wing firefighters helped control the dispersion by using powerful fans and covering drains.

An Israeli Air Force UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 123 Desert Brids Squadron, flies in formation with U.S. Air Force helicopters during a combat search and rescue exercise in Northern Israel, Jan. 24, 2023. Juniper Oak is a large-scale bilateral multi-domain exercise aimed to enhance interoperability between U.S. and Israeli armed forces contributing to integrated regional security.

UH-60 Blackhawk and Apache. International Military Training Saber Strike 2017", Adazi, Latvia, from 3 to 15 June 2017. US Army Europe-led annual International military�exercise Saber Strike Field Training Exercise�in Latvia.

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