Military Helicopter Operations

Various military helicopters in action, hovering and transporting troops, illustrating operational readiness and search-and-rescue capabilities.

An HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron hovers overhead during a search and rescue training in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 13, 2022. For humanitarian operations, the Pave Hawk can perform a multitude of roles including civil search and rescue, medical evacuation and disaster response.

An HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron hovers overhead during a search and rescue training in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 13, 2022. For humanitarian operations, the Pave Hawk can perform a multitude of roles including civil search and rescue, medical evacuation and disaster response.

An Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew operates a Black Hawk on July 26, 2022, at the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis., during a training mission. Several Black Hawk crews and helicopters operated from the airport during July to support a myriad of training events at Fort McCoy, including for the 78th Training Division's Warrior Exercise 78-22-02.

A Finnish NH90 utility helicopter transports troops as part of a multinational hot and cold load training in preparation for exercise Vigilant Fox held at Niinisalo, Finland, July 25, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT, and Finish and British army units trained in Finland to further strengthen the relations and interoperability between the nations.

Staff delegation visits Fort Riley, Ks, on Aug. 10, 2022. Members of U.S. Senator Jerry Morans staff met with leaders of the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley, showcasing one of the Armys premier installations.

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.

An Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew prepares to hoist Air Force pararescuemen from the 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron during joint training at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 5, 2019. The rescue Airmen and Soldiers work and train together regularly to be prepared to save lives across the region.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter takes flight 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.

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter air lifts a large 155 MM Howitzer onto Forward Operating Base Shank. Now that the FOB houses more people, it will need a larger defense against enemy attack.

U.S. Army special operations Soldiers with 2d Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, participate in medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) training at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, April 24, 2022. The MEDEVAC training was a part of Southern Strike 2022, a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercise that emphasizes aero medical evacuation, air dominance, maritime operations, maritime air support, precision engagement, close air support, command and control, personnel recovery, and combat medical support.

An AH-1W Sea Cobra helicopter of Marine Utility/Attack Squadron 369 (HHLA-369) patrols an area near an aid station set up for Somali refugees during Operation Restore Hope relief efforts. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bardera Country: Somalia (SOM)

An Alaska Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter lifts a Small Unit Support Vehicle during sling-load training over Bryant Army Airfield at 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 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)

221022-N-LK647-1066 ATLANTIC OCEANAn MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the “Spartans” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 70 (HSM-70), takes off from the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) while Normandy is underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 22, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navy’s commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

Apache helicopter in flight

A CH-53E Super Stallion flies overhead carrying a Mk3 Merlin from a forward operating base June 26. This early-morning operation to recover the Merlin is a prime example of the joint operations now taking place between the United States and the United Kingdom in the region. The Super Stallion is with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, "Bigfoot," which is a Marine Corps helicopter squadron under 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) here. The Merlin belongs to the U.K.'s Joint Helicopter Force (Afghanistan) which is also currently operating under 3rd MAW(FWD) after the Joint Aviation Group joined the Wing June 1. The operation was also a testament to the work these "heavy haulers," have been performing in support of the Afghanistan National Security Forces and NATO forces in southern Afghanistan as they tote heavy cargo and troops across the area, under heavy enemy fire, on a daily basis.

A UH-60 BlackHawk from 2nd Battalion 25th Aviation Regiment 25th Combat Aviation Brigade creates a dust storm at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit Iraq. The UH-60 was training in a combat exercise with ground forces.

U.S. Army Pacific Best Warrior competitors conducted Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Systems training June 7 during the 2022 USARPAC Best Warrior Competition at the 25th Infantry Division's Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii. The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

970623-N-4724B-004. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Major Command Shown: USS TARAWA (LHA 1)

U.S. Army Sgt. Jon Baldwin, Crew Chief of the HH-60M Blackhawk, hoists a simulated casualty as part of Survive, Evade, Resist, Escape (SERE) recovery training during this years Joint Pacific Readiness Center excercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska March 29, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), fly over 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 UH-60 Blackhawk crew member looks down at Special Forces team members that conducted a search and rescue training during Vigilant Guard 17-03, a natural disaster response exercise, at Magen's Bay in St. Thomas, May 15.

040330-F-7823A-017. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion, attached to 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), carries a Six Container Water Storage Module during an exercise on Hasto Buso Island, Finland, Aug. 12, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

A CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard starts its approach to drop off supplies, hanging from the hoist cable, to the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal team members at Lake Charles. Lake Charles, one of six lakes near the A-10 crash site at Gold Dust Peak, is the fourth lake being searched by the Navy team. Base: Lake Charles State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division begin All American Week with the Division Run, Sept. 26, 2022, on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. All American Week consists of many sporting events, the Old Timers Breakfast, a memorial ceremony, 10-miler, family fun run, 34-foot tower, Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, and concludes with the Divisions pass and review to celebrate Americas Guard of Honors culture and legacy.

DF-ST-88-03796. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Base: Goloson Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

070218-A-0575B-002. Base: Fort Pickett State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Bölkow Bo-105C van 299 squadron.

030206-F-7203T-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Lemonier Country: Djibouti (DJI)

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 2, 2022) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, lifts cargo from the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) during a vertical replenishment with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

An air-to-air left front view of a CH-34 Seahorse helicopter over the Cua Viet area. Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

030328-M-5972A-019. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Jalibah Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Germany, Berlin, ILA 2012, air display, military helicopter,

Military helicopter carrying out a medevac

U.S. Soldiers prepare to rappel 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 Army National Guard Warrior Training Center based out of Fort Benning, Georgia.

A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter with the New Jersey National Guard's 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion lifts off from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 16, 2022 in support of the 99th Regional Support Command's 2022 Effects Coordination Board.

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company and Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment FIRST STRIKE”, 2nd Brigade Combat Team STRIKE”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct tactical combat casualty care on Aug. 19, 2022 at Babadag Training Area, Romania. 101st units will support V Corps mission to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank and engage in multinational exercises with partners across the European continent to reassure our Nations allies.

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with the New Jersey National Guard's 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion flies into a landing zone to drop off Soldiers during the 1-254th Regional Training Institute's Infantry Advanced Leaders Course 22-02 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 9, 2022. The Infantry Advanced Leaders Course is a branch-specific course that provides Soldiers selected for promotion to Staff Sgt. an opportunity to enhance leadership, technical skill, tactical expertise and experience needed to lead squad-size units.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade provide UH-60M Black Hawk support to the 10th Mountain Light Fighters School on Fort Drum, NY Aug. 11, 2022. Soldiers from 10th CAB were also in the course to qualify for their Air Assault badge.

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducts drills during KAMANDAG 6, in San Vicente, Philippines, 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.

970409-F-7910D-506. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Pointe Noire Country: Congo (COG)

U.S. Marine Infantrymen with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provide ground security 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. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 prepare to fast rope out of a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469 during a Fast Rope Masters Course (FRMC) at Landing Zone Sterling, Okinawa, Japan, July 27, 2022. Fast roping allows Marines to enter landing zones that are too dangerous for helicopters to safely land. Fast Rope and Helicopter Rope Suspension Training teaches Marines proper knots and rappelling techniques, and builds confidence for maneuvering from air to ground.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Witts, a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief with the New Jersey National Guard, rides with a medical litter via hoist during training at the Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC) on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 6, 2022. The MSTC provides state of the art training to aid students in gaining proficiency in treating all areas of trauma and basic medical scenarios.

The submarine control helicopter de Westand Lynx mk.81 (SH-14C) No. 279.

Luchs special operations group, Lucerne police during exercise, Eurocopter EC635, rescue team, Switzerland, Europe

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies over a tent city established near Zakhu established during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Soldiers from B Co. 3-2 General Support Aviation Battalion, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade participated in the 2nd Infantry Division ROK-U.S. Combined Division wet gap crossing on September 20-21, 2022 by sling loading sections of a pontoon bridge and lowering them into a river. The 11th Engineer Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade provided the pontoon bridge sections that were used to build the bridge.U.S. Army Photo by Capt. Frank Spatt

An Army UH-1 Iroquois helicopter, with acting patients aboard, arrives in air transportable hospital during Exercise Wounded Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: WOUNDED EAGLE '82 Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070502-A-2394G-091. Base: Paruns District Center State: Nuristan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

ARABIAN GULF (June 16, 2014) Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) guide a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), as it departs Mesa Verde to support ongoing operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

010526-A-6788L-009. Base: Hunter Army Air Field State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

040409-F-6911G-001. Complete Scene Caption: A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk, 66th Rescue Squadron (RS), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), makes an approach at days end during a live fire training exercise held at Ft. Bliss, Texas (TX). The exercise is part of the 57th Wing Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV, intensive five-month training program. The exercise concentrates on the HH-60 Weapons School Division students performing flying tasks while combining integrated training with the 66th RS as part of the course curriculum. The mission of the USAF Weapons School (USAFWS) is to teach graduate-level instructor courses that provides the world's most advanced training in weapons and tactics employment to officers of the combat air forces. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Rotary Wing Patrol

DN-SC-90-02293. Base: Chesapeake Bay Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-07317. Base: Raf Woodbridge Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

DN-SC-04-17191. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

The rappel master with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, directs the Soldiers beneath the UH-60 Black Hawk during rappel training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on August 3, 2022. The Soldiers from the 1-110th worked with the pilots and crews from the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade to rappel from the black hawk

Annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally "Ride for Freedom"--on behalf of the Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) cause--through Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the participants

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is observed in-flight as it ferries Soldiers with the 28th Combat Aviation Brigade on a flight training exercise near Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., July 17, 2022. This exercise maintained their combat readiness. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. John Trapani)

Kosovo Force (KFOR) Regional Command-East (RC-E) Soldier with the Medical Evacuation Detachment assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, Sgt. Jacob Anderson, with the Arizona National Guard, hoists Sgt. Kimberly Young during training at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo on Jan. 6, 2023.

F-15E Strike EagleBritish Royal Air Force

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conduct fast rope insertion exercises during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at K-9 Village, Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, April 2, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, 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.

020628-F-8156G-008. Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

Kosovo Force (KFOR) Regional Command-East (RC-E) Soldier with the Medical Evacuation Detachment assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, Sgt. Jacob Anderson, with the Arizona National Guard, hoists Sgt. Kimberly Young during training at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo on Jan. 6, 2023.

DN-ST-90-00498. Base: USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (Aug. 1, 2022) A UH-1Y Venom flies overhead during an amphibious raid for a multinational littoral operations exercise as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, Aug. 1. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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.

220127-N-MD461-1652 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 27, 2022) An SA 330, assigned to Henry J. Kaiser-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 9), transports cargo to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a vertical replenishment-at-sea, Jan. 27, 2022. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff D. Kempton)

Two US Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopters Roar into the Cold Heights

An Italian Air Force AB-212 ICO of 21 Gruppo Tigers departs the landing zone near Grazzanise Air Base, Italy, during a local training exercise.

220920-N-BR419-1131 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 20, 2022) Super Puma (EC-225) helicopters transport cargo to the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a replenishment-at-sea in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 20. Replenishments-at-sea increase the capabilities of the U.S. Navys carrier force, allowing ships to stay at sea indefinitely by providing, fuel, food and supplies anywhere in the world. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Shot of an AH-1 Cobra helicopter, roaming the area of Le Shima island, Okinawa, Japan, on a simulated missile attack. Marines from 2nd Platoon, 1ST Stinger Battery, are engaged in a day long exercise to sharpen their anti-aircraft tactics. The exercise was conducted to give young Marines the chance to gain field experience and develop leadership through hands on training. Base: Le Shima Island State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

020528-F-6655M-018. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2002 Base: Samesan Royal Thai Marine Base Country: Thailand (THA)

A U.S. Soldier from the 104th Aviation Unit out of Madison, Wisconsin is lowered to the roof of a six story building to perform a hoist rescue during a Wisconsin Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package exercise May 14, 2022 at the Fox Valley Technical College, Public Safety Training Center, Appleton, Wisconsin. The exercise included setting up a field medical site, providing search and rescue for casualties, and hoisting casualties via UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters to the field medical site to be treated.

021021-F-1131H-007. Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

220608-N-BP862-3054 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 8, 2022) A Turkish SH-60B helicopter lands on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), June 8, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

UH-1 Iroquois helicopters depart to pick up prisoners of war held at Loc Ninh. Base: Tan Son Shut Airport, Saigon Country: Republic Of Vietnam (RVN)

Two Soldiers rappel from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during Air Assault School on August 11, 2022 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Air Assault School is a 10-day course designed to prepare Soldiers for insertion, evacuation, and pathfinder missions that call for the use of multipurpose transportation and assault helicopters.

Two HH-60 Blackhawks with C CO, 2-4 GSAB, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, provide support of the Jack L. Clark Jr., Army Best Medic Competition at Fort Hood, Texas 27 Jan.

CH-47 Chinook from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade carries a M777 Howitzer from the 25th Infantry Division Artillery (DIVARTY) at the Pohakuloa Training Area in Hawaii.

We remembered and honored the @10thMTN Soldiers from Task Force 2-14 by participating in the Mogadishu Mile on September 30, 2022. The original mile was a route taken by Soldiers from a Blackhawk helicopter crash site to a rally point held by the 10th Mountain Division on National Street during the Battle of Mogadishu on October 4, 1993.

221129-N-EV253-1541 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 29, 2022) - U.S. Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) Master Chief Ryan Grant, assigned to the Merlins of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3, is hoisted to a UH-1Y Venom helicopter, assigned to the Vipers of Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169 during a training event at Naval Outlying Landing Field in Imperial Beach, Calif., Nov. 29. During the evolution, which was overseen by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Search and Rescue Model Manager (SARMM) component of HSC-3, SARMM provided training on hoisting operations and other personnel recovery techniques to their U.S. Marine Corps counterparts. The evolution was a part of Exercise Steel Knight 2023 (SK-22), a 1st Marine Division-led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined forces-arms environment and enhances naval warfighting, tactics, techniques and procedures. As the designated SARMM, the Merlins of HSC-3 ensures that SAR units ar

U.S. Marines, piloting an AH-1Z Viper, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to take off at Marine Corps Outlying Field Oak Grove, North Carolina, Dec. 13, 2022. Marines with VMM-162 and the Battalion Landing Team 1/6 conducted flight operations heading to a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) during Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise I. FARPs are designed to supply fuel and ordnance necessary during helicopter and fixed-wing operations.

An aircrew with the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment of the Wisconsin National Guard operates a UH-60 Blackhawk 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.

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Alpha Company, flies over MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, during Operation Blue Horizon, Feb. 1, 2023. Service members from across the country came together during Operation Blue Horizon to reinforce core competencies for the country's top medical professionals. The course provided training on tactical casualty combat care, trauma nursing, K-9 first aid and aeromedical evacuation.

A Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma of the Swiss Air Force in flight over Locarno, Switzerland.

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.

221125-N-TC847-1046 IONIAN SEA (Nov. 25, 2022) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46, delivers pallets of supplies from the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) during a vertical replenishment, Nov. 25, 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, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, and HSM-46. The George H.W. Bush CSG is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

DN-SC-88-08561. State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Florida National Guard (FLNG) aviators with the 1-185th Assault Helicopter Battalion, piloting CH-47 Chinook helicopters, carry sling-loaded Humvees to Florida's barrier islands on Monday, October 3, 2022. As Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction, some of Florida's Southwest islands were left without a proper route to the mainland, enabling specialties of FLNG aviators to deliver much-need supplies. (U.S Army Photo by Pfc. Alexander Helman)

Medevac crews from the 28th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct hoist training at Muir Army Airfield located at Fort Indiantown Gap, May 9, 2014. This training helps crews maintain proficiency to respond to emergencies at home and abroad.

A group of Cobra AH-1 helicopters circle their objective during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, Sept. 14, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

A group of Cobra AH-1 helicopters circle their objective during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, Sept. 14, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

Special unit of police in exercise with helicopter, rescue team ropes off, Lucerne, Switzerland, Europe

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