Helicopters Over Ocean Operations

Images of military helicopters, such as AH-1W Sea Cobras and MH-60S Sea Hawks, conducting flight operations over the ocean, showcasing action and military engagements.

An AB212 helicopter of the Spanish Navy landing aboard Principe de Asturias (R11).
An AB212 helicopter of the Spanish Navy landing aboard Principe de Asturias (R11).
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An Australian Border Force plane passes over the Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) as they participate in a multilateral formation sail leaving Cairns, Australia, on Sept. 6, 2022, with crews from Australia and Fiji as the other ships depart for Exercise Kakadu off Darwin. The ships include HMAS Melville, a Leeuwin-class ship, HMAS Wollongong, an Armidale-class ship, RFNS Savenaca, a Guardian-class ship, and the Oliver Henry. (U.S. Coast Guard photo Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Ray Blas)
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220421-N-SS350-1047 SAN DIEGO (April 21, 2022) Navy EOD technicians exit the back of a C-2A Greyhound, assigned to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30, during a static-line training jump run by Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit (EODTEU) 1, April 21, 2022. EODTEU-1 develops and provides realistic training to Navy EOD, and mobile diving and salvage forces to prepare them to support the fleet and joint force in accomplishing national objectives.
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An SH-3D Sea King helicopter hovers over a Sea and Air Rescue (SAR) aircrewman with a student from aviation cadet training group D-West. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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221002-N-XN177-1147 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 2, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Edward Thomas, from Surprise, Arizona, prepare to fold the rotors of an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Oct. 2, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Members of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) secure one of their MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS DULUTH (LPD-6) during MARCOT '93, a joint U.S. - Canadian fleet exercise. Subject Operation/Series: MARCOT '93 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
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180118-N-ZZ513-026PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 18, 2018) Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) help NASA engineers guide back the Orion test article towards the ship. Anchorage is underway to support NASAs Orion spacecraft Underway Recovery Test 6 (URT-6).
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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Roger Alvarez, an aviation maintenance technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Houston, renders a salute to the USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913) in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 11, 2022. The MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew departed the Mohawk for a two-day transit back to Coast Guard Air Station Houston.
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DN-ST-89-02866. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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040729-F-1166S-003. Base: Long Beach Island State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Three small boats manned by U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1 and San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) operate during NASAs Underway Recovery Test 11, Feb. 24, 2024. In preparation for NASAs Artemis II crewed mission, which will send four astronauts in Orion beyond the Moon, NASA and the Department of Defense will conduct a series of tests to demonstrate and evaluate the processes, procedures and hardware used in recovery operations for crewed lunar missions. Amphibious transport docks, like USS San Diego, have unique capabilities that make it an ideal partner to support NASA, including embarking helicopters, launching and recovering small boats, three dimensional air search radar and advanced medical facilities. Navy
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040720-F-0193C-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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BAB EL-MANDEB STRAIT (Jan. 20, 2019) U.S. Sailors chock and chain an MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37, to the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Jan. 20, 2019. The Chung-Hoon is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.
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DF-ST-85-11974. Base: Wallace Air Station Country: Philippines (PHL)
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SPLIT, Croatia (April 26, 2017) A Sailor assigned to the Ghostriders” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 conducts a search and rescue, survivor recovery demonstration in Split, Croatia.
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DN-SC-86-12428. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)
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A right rear view of three SH-3H Sea King helicopters from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 2 (HS-2) flying across the coast as they return from a Western Pacific deployment. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Special Forces soldiers conduct a search and rescue training during Vigilant Guard 17-03, a natural disaster response exercise, at Magen's Bay in St. Thomas, May 15.
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A Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter flies low over the water during mine-clearing operations in the gulf following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown
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Staff Sgt. Kevin Myerscough enters the water after jumping from an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter, while Master Sgt. Michael Atkins gives the safe thumbs-up and Senior Airman Brent Moore provides oversight. Exercise Resolute Angel, hosted by Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, was conducted May 29 to June 4 in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season. All individuals pictured are members of the 48th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.
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A CH-47 from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, drops off the Navy's Zodiac boat. The Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California will search the lake, one of six near the crash site, for remnants of the four 500 pound bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on Gold Dust Peak. Base: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A Detachment 1, 1ST Special Operations Wing UH-1N Iroquois helicopter transports medical personnel to an island during a search and rescue mission. Country: Costa Rica (CRI)
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990424-M-6446A-001. Complete Scene Caption: AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter provides some Air Support as an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) (left) opens a path with its M1 Mine Clearing Blade System. Behind the M1A1 and landing on the beach are AAV-7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicles while a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) provides cover for the ground troops (far right) as they take the beach in a simulated amphibious assault landing during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '99 aboard Camp Pendleton, California. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendle
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220816-N-MW880-2036 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2022) Four MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopters, attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46, fly in formation, Aug. 16 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat Americas adversaries in support of national security. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of CSG-10 and George H.W. Bush CSG. The George H.W. Bush CSG completed Fleet Battle Problem (FBP) 22-2 from August 14-19, 2022. FBP 22-2 integrated naval, marine and air capabilities to support Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) and test use of IAMD systems capability in a contested environment while providing vigorous Maritime Homeland Defense.
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Exercise of the search and rescue (SAR), Leeuwarden airbase. A crashed kite dobbert in a dinghy in the Wadden Sea after he managed to settle in safety with a parachute. The SAR helicopter is on site to save the unfortunate kite.
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During an underway replenishment with the USS Arctic (AOE 8) (not shown) a CH-46 "Sea Knight" transports supplies to the flight deck of the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). ROOSEVELT and it's embarked air wing are participating in air strikes over the former Yugoslavia in support of the NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: NATO Country: Adriatic Sea
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An MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 �Wild Cards� transports a pallet of goods to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) with Dry Cargo/ Ammunition Ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) on July 11, 2010. Mercy is conducting Pacific Partnership 2010, the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors to strengthen regional partnerships.
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A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares to land in San Vicente, Philippines, during KAMANDAG 6, Oct. 2, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military, designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.
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Exercise with an Alouette III helicopter of the search and rescue (SAR) above Terschelling and the Wadden Sea.
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A CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron hovers over Lake Ogawara during helocast training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 10, 2022. Helocast, or free-drop from a helicopter, is a means of dropping combat swimmers, divers and maritime mobility craft into a waterborne environment, creating a realistic combat search and rescue training.
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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 10, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Dominique Simmons, a native of Suffolk, Virginia, signals to a CH-53E, attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), May 10, 2022. Essex is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.
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220516-N-PC065-1049 SKYROS ISLAND, Greece (May 16, 2022) - Two U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Rein.), deployed with the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), fly over a Greek (Hellenic) Zubr-class landing craft, air cushion, during joint training off the coast of Skyros Island, Greece, May 16, 2022. Arlington, with embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is participating in exercise Alexander the Great 2022 under the command and control of Task Force 61/2. Alexander the Great 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between the U.S., Greece, and Allied nations, enhancing strategic defense and partnership while promoting security and stability in the region.
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A Westland Wasp Mk.1, Series 2 & 2A (AH-12A) submarine control helicopter (1966-1981) during an exercise.
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DN-ST-86-01450. Base: Wallace Air Station San Fernando Country: Philippines (PHL)
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U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Sutton, an infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat team, 11th Airborne Division, releases a Black Hornet 3 drone at a remote fighting position during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 at Yukon Training Area, Alaska, April 3, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team of skilled, tough, alert, and adaptive warriors capable of fighting and winning anywhere.
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Connecticut Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company of the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation, conduct water bucket training over the Mohawk River, N.Y., May 6th, 2021. Connecticut Air Crews were working with N.Y. Army National Guard Soldiers and N.Y. State Forest Rangers to conduct training that would help them gain proficiency in fighting forest fires. (N.Y. Army National Guard photos by Sgt. Andrew Valenza)
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The view looking aft from the bridge as USS TUCSON (SSN 770) heads out to sea while participating in Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 off the coast of Chile. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: USS Tucson (SSN 770)
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Coast Guard Cutter Tybee, alongside a Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City MH-65 Dolphin, perform search and rescue demonstrations for onlookers at the annual Bethpage Air Show in Jones Beach State Park, New York, May 28. The Coast Guard was one of six military performances this year and performed to a crowd of over 100,000 attendees.
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Aircrafts - Sand Baggers - 26-HK-57-4. CG HH-60 flying above sand bags on waterfront --050929. Hurricane Katrina
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Air show By Air Force India ,17th october 2004 , Marine drive , Bombay Mumbai , Maharashtra , India
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Preparation for sinking of aircraft, C-130 Hercules, C130, transport aircraft, dive site, dive destination, Aqaba, Jordan, Asia Minor, Middle East, Asia
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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Falcon transports a container via sling load over eastern Afghanistan Aug. 24, 2013.
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Night shot of recovery operations of a US Navy (USN) SH-3G Sea King from the Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 (HC-1) "Fleet Angels," NAS North Island, California, that crash landed in the water. Marine and Navy personnel begin to tow the aircraft ashore. Country: Unknown
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Dec. 6, 2022) An MH-60S helicopter assigned to the "Chargers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 flies toward Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, after departing from the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) in support of Continuing Promise 2022, Dec. 6, 2022. Continuing Promise 2022 is a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.
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Three C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 37th Airlift Squadron out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, flew over the beaches of Normandy, France, June 3, 2022. The 37th AS participated in multiple flyover demonstrations to pay tribute to the 78th anniversary of D-Day.
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Paige Sportsman, a Crew Chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, walks to a group of reporters prior to take off at Ie Shima Island, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 24, 2022. III Marine Expeditionary Force hosted a media workshop event for Okinawan media representatives to provide a better understanding of what III MEF does in order to enhance relationships with their host nation. The media representatives had the opportunity to fly on military aircraft, observe live-fire ranges, and visit the Jungle Warfare Training Center.
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WA, Seattle, Seafair, US Army CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, Special Forces demonstration
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U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, conduct flight operations near the Christ the Redeemer statue at Corcovado Mountain, Rio de Janeiro, during exercise UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 12, 2022. UNITAS, which is Latin for unity,” was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since first conducted in 1960. This year marks the 63rd iteration of the world’s longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise. Additionally, this year Brazil celebrated its bicentennial, a historical milestone commemorating 200 years of the country’s independence.
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Team of the Securite Civile rescue organization preparing themselves for duty in Vallee d'Ossoue in the French Western Pyrenees, France, Europe, PublicGround, Europe