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Military Helicopter Operations

Photos showcase various military helicopters in action, from refueling to operational maneuvers, emphasizing their roles in air support and logistics.

DA-ST-85-13082. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER Base: Amsterdam Country: Holland / Netherlands (HOL)
DA-ST-85-13082. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER Base: Amsterdam Country: Holland / Netherlands (HOL)
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Group photo of VSQ 860 staff (lynx helicopters) T.g.v the transfer of the Kltz A. Veenther command to LTZ1 H.W. Krijns. 23-07-1984
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DM-SN-89-05504. Base: Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)
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DN-SN-85-00760. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)
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An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 44 (HSL-44) launches an AGM-114 "Hellfire" air-to-ground missile at a training target during Joint Task Force Exercise 1-98 (JTFX 1-98). Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Country: Unknown
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A ground crewmen guides a group of civilians as they disembark from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter at the Lungi airport, just north of Freetown, Sierra Leone, during Operation Sharp Edge. The civilians, who were evacuated from the midst of the civil war in Liberia, were processed aboard a U.S. Navy ship off the coast of Liberia before being flown to Sierra Leone. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE)
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A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter flies past a group of Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24 MEU) as they wait for transportation to the humanitarian services support base set up in Silopi, Turkey. Marines of the 24th MEU are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, the multinational effort to provide relief for Kurdish refugees fleeing from Iraqi government forces. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Inskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR)
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NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (July 18, 2022) File photo from Feb. 13, 2004 captioned, Fleet Logistics Support Squadron FOUR ZERO VRC-40 ground maintenance personnel prepare to move their C-2A Greyhound aircraft, currently assigned to USS George Washington (CVN 73), into the protection of a hangar as a freak snow storm hits the largest Greek island”. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., Allied, and Partner nation forces to be where they are needed when they are needed to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.
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The Duke Of Edinburgh Reviews Empire Troops Here For The Coronation -- The Duke of Edinburgh, wearing flying glasses leaving his helicopter, accomplished by Major General Gascoigne. The helicopter landed on the parade ground about mile away from the troops lined up for inspection.The Duke of Edinburgh wearing the uniform of the Admiral of the Fleet today left Buckingham Palace by hoverplane for Pirbright, in Surrey, where he inspected the Empire Troops here for the Coronation. May 26, 1953. (Photo by Fox Photos).
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Two soldiers of the Air Force surveillance looking at a Northrop Grumman Fairchild) A-10 Thunderbolt during Mot & E on the Leeuwarden airbase.
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Two civilian journalists approach the ramp of a Marine CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter. They are covering exercise OCEAN VENTURE '92. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTUE '92 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Fog surrounds a crewman standing near an SH-3H Sea King helicopter on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) during the allied forces exercise Team Work '88. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM WORK '88 Country: North Atlantic Ocean
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Patrolman Tom Mildren and SGT Harry Christopher, Las Vegas policemen, take part in an air support mission around the blazing MGM Grand Hotel. The crew are members of the Air Support Unit Las Vegas Police Department. Base: Las Vegas State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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British troops head toward two of three C-130 Hercules aircraft to be loaded for a flight mission with U.S. 82nd Airborne Division troops. The troops will parachute into Arnhem, the Netherlands, to participate in an annual Market Garden (1944 Arnhem Drop) memorial service on Sept. 21. Base: Northolt Royal Air Force Base Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)
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Clarification of aircraft Tummeliten, 1962 . clarification of aircraft FVM Thumbsite labeled number 3656 at the flight days on Malmen 1-2 September 1962, when celebrating military flight 50 years. In the foreground, a man stands at a movie camera and a speaker with megaphone.
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A Westland Wasp Mk.1, Series 2 & 2A (AH-12A) submarine control helicopter (1966-1981) on the flight deck of a frigate.
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DN-ST-87-06241. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)
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Vintage Photograph. F9F blue angels flying in formation. Frame 1
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CAPT. Dennis V. McGinn, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61), center, poses for a group photograph with the crew members of a Russian Ka-27 Helix helicopter following its landing aboard the RANGER. The Helix is the first Russian helicopter to land aboard a U.S. carrier. Country: Northern Arabian Sea
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Crewmen from the ammunition ship USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29) and an SH-3A Sea King helicopter, from Fleet Composite Squadron 5 (VC-5), participate in search and rescue (SAR) operations for the beached and overturned Filipino frigate RPS DATU KALANTIAW (PS-76). The ship was overtaken by Typhoon Clara. Base: Calayan Island Country: Philippines
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A North Dakota National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carries 660 gallons of water in a Bambi Bucket to drop on an ice jam on the Missouri River in Bismarck, North Dakota, Feb. 29, 2024, to break up the ice and prevent flooding. Over 70,000 gallons of water were dropped in 4 hours.  National Guard
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The crew chief of a 45th Medical Company UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter stows a folded-up stretcher aboard the helicopter during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)
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041103-M-3658J-002. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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DN-SN-89-05085. Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT USHER 88 Base: Unknown
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Left Captain H.K. Faber (SAR kite) and Sergeant-Major R.Net.e. Grab for an Alouette III helicopter.
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DN-SN-85-11335. Country: Borneo
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DF-ST-87-12765. Subject Operation/Series: KINDLE LIBERTY '86 Base: Miguel De La Borda Country: Panama (PAN)
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Weekend at Hyannis Port: Departure via helicopter and aerial view of Hyannis Port, 9:12AM. President John F. Kennedy prepares to depart the residence of Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy via a United States Army helicopter, following a weekend in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. President Kennedy walks at far right with his daughter, Caroline Kennedy.
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A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter lands to pick up Seabees who are redeploying back to ships of Amphibious Squadron 4 at the conclusion of a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)
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Ex-POW and U.S.Navy CMDR James Glenn Pirie (Captured 22 Jun 67), at the flight line microphone, thanks the crowd of well wishers and press before departing for the United States on the C-141 Starlifter in the background. 13th Air Force Commander, LGEN William G. Moore Jr., stands in background near the ambulance bus that brought the ex-POWs to the flight line. CMDR Pirie was released in Hanoi by North Vietnam on 18 Feb 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)
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A Westland Lynx helicopter from the Royal Navy is checked by a number of spectators.
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DM-ST-88-06733. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Arrival ceremonies for William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman, President of Liberia, 10:00 AM. Arrival ceremonies for William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia. (L u2013 R): President Tubman; President John F. Kennedy; Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Secret Service Agent Gerald Jerry Behn (exiting United States Marine Corps helicopter). South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Technical Sergeant Charles Petter of the Air Force Weather Squadron instructs Sergeant Jim Fuller in the operation of the TMQ-22 Tactical Weather Set. Base: Fort Riley State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DF-ST-86-09811. Base: Palanquero Air Force Base Country: Colombia (COL)
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The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40284) nicknamed 'Tondelayo' of the 493rd Bomb Group.
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