Military Helicopter Operations

Dynamic scenes of military helicopters engaged in operations, featuring the UH-60 Black Hawk in various settings, showcasing teamwork and tactical maneuvers.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 14, 2016) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 transfers munitions from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) to the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) during a replenishment-at-sea. Eisenhower, currently deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Rodrigo Andaya and Warrant Officer Matias Torres hook a super sandbag to the bottom of a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter from the California Army National Guards Army Aviation Support Facility #1 at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, while responding to a simulated breach of the Whittier Narrows Dam during a flood-fighting demonstration held in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, Oct. 8, 2020, in Montebello, California. The event showcased the joint capabilities of the Corps, the Cal Guard and other regional partners during a real-world flood event. The aircraft was flown by U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Austin Rompel and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Brandon Fields along with Sgt. Maj. Robert Pruitt, as Sgt. Anthony Orduno as crew chiefs.

DF-ST-88-03794. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Base: Goloson Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

Idaho National Guard 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion teamed up with the Idaho Army National Guards 1st of the 183 Assault Helicopter Battalion in the dark hours of the early morning on March 31, 2022, to conduct tactical air insertion missions. By using the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to provide movement of ground-based Soldiers, it allowed the Soldiers to seize and secure terrain on a simulated village located within the Orchard Combat Training Center. Soldiers used night vision goggles to maneuver through the darkness. This training is a portion of combat training the 2nd of the 116th CAB conducted in preparation to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield later this year.

040720-F-0193C-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A CH-53E "Super Stallion" helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, settles over two pallets of water to hook onto the cargo and transport it to Marines operating in remote areas of southern Afghanistan, Jan. 29. The squadron ended up moving more than 58,000 pounds of water in just a few hours.

An AH-64 Apache helicopter lifts off as the 82nd Aviation Brigade relocates in the desert during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

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 Kamifurano 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.

110308-A-WA427-079 SHORABAK, Afghanistan (March 8, 2011) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 26 depart a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in the Shorabak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan after placing an Afghan border police checkpoint. NMCB-26 is part of Task Force Overlord supporting Operation Paksazi Mojadad.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 14, 2016) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 transfers munitions from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) to the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) during a replenishment-at-sea. Eisenhower, currently deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.

051118-F-2729L-001. Base: Muzaffarabad Country: Pakistan (PAK)

Soldiers of the 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.

DF-ST-86-12125. Subject Operation/Series: BAHAMAS ANTILLES TURK Country: Bahamas (BHS)

020208-F-4816B-099. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

050622-A-9665L-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tikrit State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AA)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and Soldiers with 10th Air Support Operations Squadron, fast-rope from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 (HMH-772), 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, during exercise Gunslinger 22 in Fort Riley, Kansas, June 21, 2022. Exercise Gunslinger 22 is a joint exercise with the Kansas Air National Guard and U.S. Marine Corps designed to increase aircraft control and training for potential real-world contingencies.

030404-F-2034C-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53D Sea Stallion Helicopter Lands at a Landing Zone at a Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

Soldier rappelling from a military helicopter, Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Air Field, Nevada, USA

A HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter hovers over the ground while being Piloted by Captain Garret Wells and 1st Lieutenant William Leshley, 66th Rescue Squadron, April 28, 2022, in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Pave Hawk mission equipment includes a retractable in-flight refueling probe, internal auxiliary fuel tanks, two crew-served 7.62mm or .50 caliber machineguns, and an 8,000-pound (3,600 kilograms) capacity cargo hook. To improve air transportability and shipboard operations, all HH-60Gs have folding rotor blades.

A U.S. special operations service member descends from UH-60 Black Hawk aircraft during Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System (FRIES) training at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, April 22, 2022. Joint special operations teams conducted FRIES during Southern Strike 2022, which is a large-scale, joint and international combat exercise, which features counter insurgency, close air support, non-combatant evacuations, and maritime special operations.

A Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, configured for medevac operations, idles at a landing zone at 10,000 feet above sea level, in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. This aircraft is a U.S. Army UH-60 Dustoff Air Ambulance Medevac Blackhawk.

An Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk takes off for a medical evacuation mission as the sun sets over Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Although primarily used for combat search and rescue, the HH-60G supplements the Army's UH-60 Black Hawks in medical evacuations during night and marginal weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

030217-M-7031A-014. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

Soldiers and units from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) conduct sling load operations with CH-47s from Task Force Apocalypse, 3-501, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division in Romania on Oct. 27, 2022. The training built proficiency for PZ and sling load operations with numerous types of equipment in support of future collective training events and contingency operations. The United States commitment to defending NATO territory is ironclad and the United States will continue to bolster our posture to better defend our NATO Allies. (U.S. Army photos by MAJ Brett Sullenger, 2nd Brigade Combat Team "STRIKE" Public Affairs Officer)

A U.S. Army MH-47G Chinook prepares to receive fuel from a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron over an undisclosed location, Oct. 10, 2022. The joint training event, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, demonstrated day and night Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling capabilities.

A US Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight Makes A Dusty Approach On A Desert Helicopter Landing Zone

060701-N-4776G-347. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

German Tiger Eurocopters at Stendal Airfield, Germany, during Exercise Bora 2011 in preparation for Afghanistan deployment.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force conduct a fast rope exercise out of a CH-53E Super Stallion at Auxiliary Airfield 2, Yuma, Ariz., April 1, 2016. The exercise is part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 2-16, a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized 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.

A door gunner for a Huey, gives a thumbs up as the aircraft takes off, at Forward Operating Base Marjah, March 30. The construction of the base began in early March and serves as a key center of operations within the city of Marjah, Afghanistan.

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) fast rope from an MV-22B Osprey assigned toMarine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques(HRST) Master Course at Landing Zone Sterling, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 9, 2022. Fast roping allowsMarines to enter landing zones that are too dangerous for helicopters to safely land. Fast rope andhelicopter rope suspension training teach Marines proper knots, rappelling techniques, and buildconfidence for maneuvering from air to ground.

A US Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 (HS-4), Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., lands in the desert of New Mexico to pickup the survivors of a simulated F-18 crash during the annual air defense exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 10, 2022) A Sailor, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 3, is recovered by an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Chargers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, following ahelicopter visit, board, search and seizure (HVBSS) exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) in conjunction with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). 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.

US Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter sling-loading a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) over Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The CH-47F Chinook helicopter is the latest Chinook helicopter of its fleet and can sling-load more than 10 thousand pounds in one lift.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) John Ideus, Marine Wing Support Squadron Three Seven One (MWSS-371) waits to fuel aAH-1W Super Cobra helicopter at a Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP), at Tallil Air Base, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-89-00677. Subject Operation/Series: FLINTLOCK Base: Zaragoza Air Base Country: Spain (ESP)

A Marine light attack helicopter mechanic inspects the damage caused by enemy fire to his AH-1W Super Cobra's engine at a forward aircraft refueling point on Jalibah Air Base, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Jalibah Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Alpha Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade flies over the 28th ECAB's area of operations in the Middle East during a flight mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

CH-47 Chinook helicopters airlift artillery pieces in support of air-assault units 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)

Tikrit, Iraq - An AH-64D Apache Longbow Block III hovers above the runway

An Iraqi air force HH-60 Huey II takes off on an aerial gunner training mission over Camp Taji, Iraq, Wednesday, May 28, 2008. U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 770th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron train Iraqi air force members to provide security for their country as a self-sustaining force.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines approach a landing zone in a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during Fuji Viper 23.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Nov. 28, 2022. Exercise Fuji Viper exemplifies a commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 1/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

DN-ST-87-05875. Base: China Lake State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Maj. Gen. John V. Meyer III, 1st Infantry Division commanding general met with Col. John Gilliam, 3ABCT commander and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Hall along with GREYWOLF battalion commanders and command sergeants major.

050312-N-6363M-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Persian Gulf

041209-M-5607G-010. Base: Starlight Trainig Site State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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 11, 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.

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and U.S. Army Soldiers with Charlie Company, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, conduct a joint Helicopter Support Team exercise on Camp Pendleton, California, June 29, 2022. The training was conducted to increase interoperability in logistics and enhance force readiness between the Marines and U.S. Army.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isac Perez, left, and Lance Cpl. Nicholas Spero, both bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct Forward Arming and Refueling Point operations at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Sep. 30, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773 Detachment A, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, receives refueling within a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) at exercise Gunslinger 22 in Fort Riley, Kansas, June 22, 2022. Exercise Gunslinger 22 is a joint exercise with the Kansas Air National Guard and U.S. Marine Corps designed to increase aircraft control and training for potential real-world contingencies.

U.S. Air Force air commandos, assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron, participate in a training flight on a CV-22 Osprey Oct. 27, 2022. The primary mission of the 8th SOS is to provide rapid global response supporting long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of Special Operations Forces in hostile or denied territories.

UH-1A Iroquois Helicopters Arrive at a Landing Zone with Soldiers Conducting an Air-Mobile Assault

030805-F-7823A-006. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), carries cargo for helicopter support team training during exercise Alexander the Great 2022, Lido Beach, Greece, May 11, 2022. 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.

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk, assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, hoists a U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, assigned to the 52nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron during a joint service hoist training with U.S. Army Medical Evacuation aircrew members assigned to the 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade on July 6, 2022 at an undisclosed location. Joint service training allows for the sharing of best practices for patient and medic extraction and infiltration.

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter taxis out of Biggs Army Air Field, Texas, enroute to numerous air defense artillery sites. The Apache's are being used as close air support and aggressor aircraft during Roving Sands '99. Roving Sands is a one-of-a-kind event that is the world's largest Joint Tactical Air Operations exercise. It melds the Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Elements; Air Defense Artillery; and Aircraft; of the Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, and Multinational Forces, into a Joint Integrated Air Defense System (IADs). Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '99 Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Operators from the 20th Special Forces Group conduct an aerial assault mission during a training exercise near Chester Township, Michigan, on August 6, 2022. The mission was part of Northern Strike, an annual multinational joint training event headquartered at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in Michigan.

A U.S. Air Force Bell UH-1N Twin Huey with 40th Helicopter Squadron from Malmstrom Air Force Base Great Falls, Montana, lifts off from an observation point at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho, May 4, 2022. Garnet Rattler is a joint training exercise between elements of the 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force to conduct simulated sea control operations and joint time on target strikes.

Army National Guard officer candidates, enrolled in the Washington Army National Guards 205th Regimental Training Institute Officer Candidate School Phase III, execute a platoon raid and air extraction at the Leschi Town Collective Training Facility on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 24, 2022. A raid is a limited-objective, deliberate operation entailing swift penetration of hostile terrain. Squad and platoon missions help candidates to develop their leadership skills, and quickly make critical decisions based on an understanding of Army tactical doctrine.

020310-M-1499F-045. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

030428-M-9892R-001. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Fort Magsaysay State: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 11th Field Artille

Members assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command monitor the ground during a Special Operations Forces (SOF) demonstration in Downtown Tampa, Florida, May 18, 2022. SOF Week is the premier gathering for the SOF community and industry, bringing together more than 11,000 attendees, including representatives from more than 100 countries to collaborate on new initiatives and capabilities needed for SOF professionals to compete and win in the future.

040324-A-6414T-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Uruzgan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

February 29, 2012 - A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter comes in for a dust landing during an air assault training mission led by the Kandahar Air Wing and Afghan National Army in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

One of two U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopters conducts a brief landing at Udairi Landing Zone in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, October 17, 2022. The Apaches were flown by Task Force No Mercy pilots of the 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, Attack Helicopter Battalion, attached to the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade. The aircraft conducted a flyover with one U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter flown by Task Force Rough Rider pilots of 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, Assault Helicopter Battalion, attached to 36th CAB, and two Italian F-2000 Eurofighter Typhoons flown by jet fighter pilots from Task Group Typhoon, Italian National Contingent Air Command, stationed at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. The flyover followed a joint personnel recovery training mission conducted in the Udairi Range as a result of a month-long planning effort between the two partner nations supporting Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve mission in the Middle East. (U.S. Army Photos by Cap

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk receives fuel from a HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group during a night time Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling (HAAR) mission within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 7, 2022. The primary mission of the Pave Hawk is to conduct day and night combat search and rescue and personnel recovery operations in hostile environments enabling the recovery of isolated personnel during conflict. HAAR operations act as a force extender, keeping rescue assets in the air longer.

United States Marine Corps CH-53D Sea Stallion prepares to land with a United States Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey in the foreground at Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

A 301st Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter takes off from Bradshaw Army Airfield, Hawaii, during exercise Distant Horizon Aug. 7, 2022. Distant Horizon is an exercise designed to validate tactics, techniques, and procedures of personnel recovery and agile combat employment in the Indo-Pacific region.

A UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter of Co. A, 1ST Bn., 228th Aviation Regt., lands on a hilltop during a flight in support of Operation Just Cause. Subject Operation/Series: JUST CAUSE Country: Panama (PAN)

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.

September 27, 2006 - Soldiers prepare a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to be transported back to Al Asad, Iraq after hitting a land mine.

020515-F-6655M-008. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2002 Base: Samesan Royal Thai Marine Base Country: Thailand (THA)

Aircrews from two Navy SH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopters from the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron, North Island, California, check the terrain of their landing site near Phillips Hills in the New Mexican desert during a familiarization flight. The SH-60's aircraft and crew's mission, as part of the Red Forces, includes searching for Scud missile sites on the Alamogordo bombing range, during the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040906-A-7306A-148. Base: Jagdalek Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

120728-O-ZZ999-003-CA1WAIMANALO, Hawaii (July 28, 2012) Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters approach for a landing at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows during the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The worldÕs largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worldÕs oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Canadian Forces

A Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, 3rd Marine Air Wing, carries a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle 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. 22, 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.

030301-F-2907C-513. Base: Meza State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force Bell UH-1N Twin Huey with 40th Helicopter Squadron from Malmstrom Air Force Base Great Falls, Montana, lifts off from an observation point at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho, May 4, 2022. Garnet Rattler is a joint training exercise between elements of the 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force to conduct simulated sea control operations and joint time on target strikes.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, transports a steel I-Beam 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.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, observe a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st MEU, lift a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle off the ground during helicopter support team training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 29, 2022. The HST enables the setup of an expedient landing zone for aircraft, and are able to secure equipment such as JLTVs for pickup. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 26th ERQS during a helicopter air-to-air refueling operation over the U.S. Central Commands area of responsibility, Jan. 3, 2021. The HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter delivers U.S. Central Command the ability to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations into hostile environments to recover isolated U.S., partner nation, and foreign-national forces.

DF-ST-87-07540. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Several OH-58 D Kiowa Warrior helicopters sit on the flight line of Jalalabad Airfield in Afghanistan Feb. 17, 2008, as two others depart on a mission.

020412-F-0675P-015. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Justice, Masirah Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallions assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, transport Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines to a landing zone during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 13, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Six UH-60L Black Hawks and two CH-47F Chinooks, assigned to Task Force Brawler, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Task Force Falcon, simultaneously launch a daytime mission Jan. 18 from Multinational Base Tarin Kowt.

A CH-53E lifts up and out of the zone after recovering a downed pilot. Subject Operation/Series: Revised Capabilities Exercise (RCAPEX) Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters lift off a dirt runway after inserting troops and vehicles during an airborne amphibious assault raid near Mang Bang Ri Beach, South Korea as part of Exercise Team Spirit '93. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '93. Country: Korea

As Samawah, April 11, 2004. © Henry Westendorp / Royal Navy. Recording's for internet. Also on 6x6 for Open Day KL, KLU note: The description with this photo is the original description by the photographer. At a later stage this description will be revised if necessary.

A U.S. Air Force pilot from the 55th Rescue Squadron, assigned to the 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, flies an HH-60G Pavehawk towards simulated targets at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho, Sept. 15, 2022. Members from the 55th RQS and the 34th Weapons Squadron, assigned to the USAF Weapons School, stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada utilized an Army tank gunnery range for terminal employment training.

Two U.S. Marine AH-1Z Viper helicopters with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, fly together during a close air support exercise over Naval Air Facility El Centro, California, June 16, 2022. Marines with HMLA-775 trained to conduct offensive air support in support of expeditionary advanced base operations to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness.

Two SH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopters from the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron, North Island, California, come in for a landing near Phillips Hills in the New Mexican desert during a familiarization flight. The SH-60's aircraft and crew's mission as part of the Red Forces, during the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise includes a search for scud missile sites on the Alamogordo bombing range. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook Helicopter from Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, deploys Soldiers into the Persian Gulf during a Helocast exercise May 2. Helocast is a method of inserting teams of troops into combat zones that might not be otherwise accessible.

110608-F-BU557-106 A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the Illinois Army National Guard hooks on to two large sandbags that will be delivered to residents living along the flooded Missouri River in Iowa on June 8, 2011. Additionally four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the Minnesota and Iowa National Guard delivered sandbags to many other of the critical areas along the river. Over 400 National Guard members were activated to provide support to communities along the Missouri River in danger of flooding.

Equipment is off loaded from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a supply operations at Landing Zone Brown. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

UH-1Y Attack Helicopter Flies Through Dust and Smoke

An AH64E Apache, from 7-17th Air Cavalry Squadron, takes off from the Port of Corpus Christi to get fuel at Corpus Christi International Airport before continuing to Fort Hood, Texas.

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