Military Helicopter Operations

Various military helicopters in flight, showcasing advanced aerial maneuvers and operations. The images convey a sense of power and readiness against a dynamic sky backdrop.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain Division (LI) show their might during a live demonstration in front of the local community on Fort Drum, Ny. Aug 31, 2022. 10th Combat Aviation Brigade conducted aerial manuevers with UH-60M Black Hawks and AH-64D Apache helicopters.

030402-M-9124R-079. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

220917-N-NQ285-2256ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 17, 2022) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the Vipers” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48, takes off from the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) during flight operations, Sept. 17, 2022. Ramage is underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group conducting Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercises to increase lethality, ensure combat readiness, and promote tactical innovation. SWATT is led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center whose mission is to increase the tactical proficiency and lethality of the surface force.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain Division (LI) show their might during a live demonstration in front of the local community on Fort Drum, Ny. Aug 31, 2022. 10th Combat Aviation Brigade conducted aerial manuevers with UH-60M Black Hawks and AH-64D Apache helicopters.

Left side view of a US Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter on flight over the harbor. The helicopter is assigned to Mine Counter-Measures Squadron Fourteen (HM-14). Base: Hampton Roads, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-01392. Country: Unknown

An SH-60 Seahawk from the Helo Anti Sub 4 unit, piloted by Commander John Nulis and LT. Kevin Guth, look for survivors from a simulated fighter aircraft crash in the New Mexico desert. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS 95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

United States Marine Corps AH-1W SuperCobra, Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter Pilots assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment carry a M119A3 Howitzer assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team STRIKE”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during Elevator Drills as part of Sling Load Operations on July 18, 2022, at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania. The Screaming Eagles of today are ready to support our allies in order to preserve the long-lasting stability in Europe that our predecessors fought and died for.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - The City - 26-HK-383-32. Hurricane Katrina

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 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.

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.

A pair of California National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from B Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, land to refuel at Camarillo Airport in Camarillo, California, Sat., Dec. 9, 2017. The helicopters spent the day dropping water on the Thomas Fire, in coordination with CAL FIRE. By Saturday night, the Thomas Fire had burned 173,000 acres and destroyed over 500 structures since it started Dec. 4.

An aircrew with the 106th Aviation Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, takes part in Army modernization efforts at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 4, 2022, by operationally testing the UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter while preparing for an upcoming deployment. As the newest helicopter introduced into the Armys inventory, the UH-60V began fielding to the 106th in 2021 following the units selection as the Armys first unit to be equipped with the new Black Hawk. According to the U.S. Army Operational Test Command, aviators, crewmembers, and support personnel with the 106th were at Fort McCoy operationally testing the UH-60V Blackhawk helicopter July 28 to Aug. 5, 2022. The 106th completed their testing operations from the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport. “Victor” model testing completes a 24-month process from conception to reality for the Illinois Guard unit, U.S. Army Operational Test Command officials said.

220811-N-XN177-2132 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 11, 2022) - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 picks up a load of supplies from amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during a vertical replenishment with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), Aug. 11, 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.

U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment utilize a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter to transport the M119A3 Howitzer as part of Super Garuda Shield 2022 in Baturaja, Indonesia, Aug. 4, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military, Indonesia National Armed Forces, has now expanded to a multinational exercise encompassing 14 Nations. This exercise reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and other regional partners reinforcing joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

060828-N-9643K-001. Base: Ford Island State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

Military helicopter carrying out a medevac

low angle Military Helicopters Bell Aviat UH-1 Navy rescue

230406-N-MH015-1043 EAST CHINA SEA (April 6, 2023) A Super Puma (EC-225) helicopter carries supplies to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

220829-N-XN177-1181 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 29, 2022) - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 prepares to place a load of supplies on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during a vertical replenishment with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198), Aug. 29, 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.

040628-F-1351B-011. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper conducts close air support during exercise Mjolnir Strike on Atlantic Atlantic, North Carolina, June 27, 2023. Exercise Mjolnir Strike 3-23 is a fire support-focused training opportunity for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and Joint Fires Observers across II MEF to increase proficiency while incorporating multiple fire support capabilities, such as ground-based indirect fires and close air support.

Royal Navy Black Cat Lynx

An aircrew with the Wisconsin National Guards 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment operates a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Sept, 1, 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. According to the Army fact sheet for the Black Hawk, its mission is to provide air assault, general support, aeromedical evacuation, command and control, and special operations support to combat, stability, and support operations. The UH-60 also is the Armys utility tactical transport helicopter. The versatile helicopter has enhanced the overall mobility of the Army due to dramatic improvements in troop capacity and cargo lift capability over the years as well. (U.S. Army Photos by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

A U.S. Special Operations team member is hoisted into a UH-60 aircraft during a medical evacuation training evolution June 13, at Multinational Base Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Coalition Special Operations team members routinely conduct refresher training in medical evacuation evolutions to prepare for contingencies while operating in the field.

050907-N-5319A-023. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawks, with Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Three Seven, fly overhead during a 3d Marine Littoral Regiment Joint Terminal Attack Controller event at Pōhakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Jan. 10, 2023. 3d MLR partnered with Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Three Seven MH-60R Seahawks to increase joint-lethality and JTAC proficiency.

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.

New Caledonia, Grande Terre Island, Noumea. Army Day Festival, French Air Force PUMA helicopter with navy frogman rescue.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain Division (LI) show their might during a live demonstration in front of the local community on Fort Drum, Ny. Aug 31, 2022. 10th Combat Aviation Brigade conducted aerial manuevers with UH-60M Black Hawks and AH-64D Apache helicopters.

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

DF-ST-86-11940. Subject Operation/Series: FUERZAS UNITAS '85 Base: Cartagena Country: Colombia (COL)

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. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265, conducts an area and landing zone familiarization flight off the coast of Kanagawa, Japan, June 11, 2022. VMM-265 is supporting Fuji Viper Shinka 22 in order to enhance lethality and train with 4th Marine Regiment.

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.

Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra Fires 20mm Gun

A Marine slides down a rope suspended from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter as it hovers over the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1) during the NATO exercise Display Determination '91. Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION '91 Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

Virginia National Guard aviation crews and Chesterfield County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Scuba Rescue Team members train on rescue hoist operations Oct. 24, 2018, in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The VNG aviators and Chesterfield rescue technicians form the Virginia Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team to provide rotary wing aviation rescue hoist capabilities that can conduct aerial rescue evacuation. The Va. HART recently deployed to South Carolina to support flood response operations after Hurricane Florence and was on standby in Virginia after Hurricane Michael.

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.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Robinson III, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), observes the area while flying in a UH-1Y Venom during exercise Steel Knight 23, off the coast of San Clemente Island, California, Dec. 3, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I MEF and fleet maneuver. Robinson is a native of Sacramento, California.

VENEGUERA, GRAN CANARIA, CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN - MARCH 10 : Rescue helicopter training near Venguera, Gran Canaria on March 10, 2022. One unidentified person

Helicopter assists in alpine rescue.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - MSO St. Louis Operations - 26-HK-390-72. Hurricane Katrina

A Fleet Composite Squadron 9 (VC-9) SH-3G Sea King helicopter transports a target drone while flying near Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads. State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) UH-1N Huey helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169) prepares to land on the Expeditionary Air Field (EAF) at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ali Al Salem Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT)

One of two U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopters conducts a flyover 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.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-123-106. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 fly an MV-22B Osprey during Exercise Raven (RavenEx) 22-5 near Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, May 10, 2022. VMM-365 provided assault support for Marine Forces Special Operations Command during a predeployment training exercise to enhance combat readiness in an unfamiliar expeditionary environment. VMM-365 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Three Soldiers rappel from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on August 11, 2022 during Air Assault School 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.

Helicopters from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron conduct a fly over during Guam's Liberation Day parade July 21, 2022. This parade marked the 78th commemoration of Guam's liberation by U.S. military forces on July 21, 1944, which ended the Japanese occupation that had begun in 1941.

A Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) CH-47 Chinook from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, carries a M119A3 howitzer on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, April 2, 2022. HIARNG Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team executed the air assault sling load training as part of a battery level gunnery certification.

Exercises with the Konlandforce: descending from helicopters. Genius staff leaves the Lynx helicopter

060619-N-6074Y-109. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

170723-Z-PX072-252Soldiers with the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Indiana Army National Guard, being airlifted via a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Company C, 1st Battalion, 131st Aviation, North Carolina Army National Guard, at Forward Operating Forge at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana, July 23, 2017.

A 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron HH-1 Iroquois helicopter is sihoutted against the sky. The Air Force Reserve squadron is based at Portland International Airport. Base: Portland State: Oregon (OR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two HH-60W Jolly Green II aircraft take off for a mission during exercise Agile Flag 22-2 from Avon Park, Florida, July 23, 2022. Agile Flag 22-2 is Air Combat Command's first lead-wing certification event designed to demonstrate the 23rd Wing's capability to generate combat air power while continuing to move, maneuver, and sustain the Wing and subordinate force elements in a dynamic and contested environment.

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

The Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew conducts vertical replenishment (VERTREP) operations with the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 7, 2022. Mohawk is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

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 Russian MI-8 helicopter departs the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft landing site more than hour after the capsule landed with Expedition 60 crew members Nick Hague of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, along with visiting astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. Hague and Ovchinin are returning after 203 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 59 and 60 crews onboard the International Space Station. Almansoori logged 8 days in space during his first flight as an astronaut.

DF-ST-88-05006. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX Base: Fort Hunter Liggett, Jolon State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from Marine Utility/Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 (HML/A-167) hovers overhead during Exercise Ocean Venture '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Country: Caribbean Sea

030217-M-7031A-006. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

The XM157 Class IV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has a range andendurance appropriate for the brigade mission. It supports the BrigadeCombat Team (BCT) Commander with communications relay, long endurancepersistent stare, and wide area surveillance.

A special operations instructor reaches the 413th Flight Test Squadron UH-1 Huey during a test of the hoist system above the waters near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Aug. 16. The 413th FLTS, the Air Forces only rotary wing developmental test unit, provided an extra bit of realism to the survival, evasion, resistance and escape training letting the Airmen experience the feeling of a real water rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

990426-M-6514O-004. Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Marine Safety and Security Team Houston K9 Simba and his handler conduct a helicopter to boat hoist in Galveston, Texas, May 18, 2022. These practice hoists are done to prepare the K9 and their handler for rapid deployments to vessels out on the water.

221018-N-PC620-0064REYNOSA, Mexico (Oct. 18, 2022) An HH-60M Blackhawk helicopter attached to the 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, from Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., lifts off carrying a simulated medical casualty during exercise Fuerzas Amigas 2022 at Campo Militar Reynosa, Mexico, Oct. 18, 2022. This binational disaster-response exercise between the U.S. and Mexican militaries will improve readiness and strengthen the nations cooperative relationship. U.S. Army North, through Joint Task Force Civil Support will serve as the command-and-control element directing U.S. troops conducting a natural disaster response exercise with Mexican military forces.

A U.S. Marine CH-53e Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), lands in a field for force rotation during exercise African Lion 22, Tunisia, June 22, 2022. AL22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

A medical evacuation helicopter approaches the training area for the1186th Military Police (MP) Company, Oregon Army National Guard, August 17, at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. The MPs also trained on how to interact with local national counterparts; room entry, clearing and securing; and movement and security drills.

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.

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-143-15. Hurricane Katrina

The TNI medical aviation team safely reel in the hoisted personnel during their medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) training as part of Super Garuda Shield 2022 in Baturaja, Indonesia, Aug. 6, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military, Indonesia National Armed Forces, has now expanded to a multinational exercise encompassing 14 Nations. This exercise reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and other regional partners reinforcing joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

Saudi Arabia. A US helicopter flies near a burning oil field in northern Saudi Arabia at the end of the fighting of Gulf War One.

U.S. Army Blackhawk Helicopter in Flight

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines conduct an airlift of an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer at a helicopter external lift drill on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 18, 2022. 3/12 incorporates airlift training to improve rapid insertion and extraction of equipment, producing lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of operations across a wide range of missions.

Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-141. Hurricane Katrina

Parachuting Rangers jump from an Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at the 6th Ranger Training Battalions open house event May 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate. The event displays showed equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo, face painting and weapon firing among others. The demonstrations showed off hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump, snake show, and Rangers in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

A Westland Lynx Mk.25 (UH-14A) helicopter (1977-) performs a dropping with marines.

CH-47 Chinook helicopters move guns and supplies in as joint Australian, New Zealand and U.S. soldiers participate in an airborne assault during exercise Kangaroo '81. Subject Operation/Series: KANGAROO '81 Base: Shoalwater Bay State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

Aircrafts - Sand Baggers - 26-HK-57-37. Helicopter flying with sand bag.jpe. Hurricane Katrina

Military helicopter in night sky

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.

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-143-23. Hurricane Katrina

CADDO PARISH - Louisiana Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawks carry water to a hot spot outside Shreveport, La., in Caddo Parish, Sept. 6, 2011. The LANG pilots worked in a racetrack pattern to dump water on the hot spots in the vicinity of Highway 1 and 528 using helibuckets large buckets carrying water suspended by cableto assist the Department of Agriculture and Forestry with the suppression of the wild fires.

UH-60 Black Hawk hoist training at Fort McCoy's Big Sandy LakeSoldiers with the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion and 1-168th Force Support Squadron with the Wisconsin National Guard training crew chiefs, medics and pilots live hoist training at Big Sandy Lake on June 7, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis.

Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB) conduct medical evacuation hoist training and certification during their annual training at the Vermont aviation facility August 4, 2017. Hawaii Soldiers train alongside Alabama, Connecticut and Vermont who will also prepare for a joint deployment.

220724-N-YN807-2064PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2022) - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter takes off from the flight deck of Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 24. 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 Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

A CH-53K King Stallion picks up a humvee during Exercise Potomac Restore on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 10, 2022. Exercise Potomac Restore is a scenario-driven regimental exercise designed to get the regimental staff to operate in tactical support environments and incorporate unique capabilities of subordinate battalions.

Air assets of the California Army National Guard along with California State Guardsmen team up with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to participate in an annual wildfire training exercise, Mather, Calif., Apr. 22-24, 2022. The three-day training kicked off Friday with classroom instruction and concluded with two days of practical water drop exercises at Pardee Lake near Mather, Calif., in preparation for heightened fire activity during the summer and fall months.

A U.S. Marine AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, flies toward its target during a fire support coordination exercise with Marines from 1st Marine Division as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 30, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore.

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