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.

Combat control team members rappel from a hovering Army UH-1H Iroquois helicopter during training. The team members are from the 1ST Special Operations Wing. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

North Dakota Army National Guard Aviators operating two Black Hawk helicopters assisted in stabilizing Bourbanis Dam in Pembina County, ND by placing 119 1-ton sandbags on May 3, 2022 near Cavalier, ND.

Aircrafts - HH-65 Dolphin - 26-HK-54-38. Coast Guardsman working on HH-65 in hangar3. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Army pilots from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct tactical combat maneuvers with three UH-60 Black Hawks at Kasarna Manjaca, Dobrnja, Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 17, 2022. Guard members assigned to the State Medical Detachment and 1-169th Aviation Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard, trained alongside active duty Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina soldiers in tactics, aviation, medical, and non-commissioned officer development. The Maryland National Guard will celebrate 20 years of partnership with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina through the National Guard Bureaus State Partnership Program next year.

030703-F-5586B-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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.

An Alouette III Helicopter of the Search and Rescue (SAR) of the Leeuwarden airbase flies along the Jackpot Range van Terschelling.

Helo Air Station - 26-HK-147-3. Hurricane Katrina

Aircrafts - HH-65 Dolphin - 26-HK-54-10. HH-65 above military supply area with personnel and vehicles. Hurricane Katrina

Aircrafts - Sand Baggers - 26-HK-57-91. Military helicopter with two sand bags flying over waterfront near row of sand bags -- 050929. Hurricane Katrina

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk and MH-65 Dolphin helicopter are staged on the tarmac Sept. 27, 2022, at Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile, Alabama. Coast Guard assets are being staged outside of the predicted path of Hurricane Ian at Aviation Training Center Mobile.

Public Affairs - Rescue - 26-HK-418-47. Hurricane Katrina

A lone USAF Sikorsky MH-60 Blackhawk combat search and rescue/special operations helicopter in an unusual desert sand camouflage paint scheme flys past the control tower at Nellis AFB, NV.

A CH-53 Super Stallion with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit demonstrates a landing at Massapequa High School in Long Island, New York, May 26, 2016. The Marines are visiting the city to interact with the public, demonstrate capabilities and teach the people of New York about America's sea services.

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

Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-279-36. Hurricane Katrina

An AH-64 Apache Guardian attack helicopter assigned to Task Force Palehorse 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade of Polish BMP-1infantry fighting vehicles in support of a field training exercise with allied forces during Defender Europe at Mielno Range, Poland, May 14, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

A California National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk drops water near Pardee Reservoir in Ione, California, April 8, during the 2017 Wildland Firefighting Training between the California Guard and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE).

Paratroopers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1-73 Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct an Air Assault and run the "Last 100 Yards" lane for the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, GA, July 28, 2022. During the Best Squad Competition, competitors were tested on a wide range of subjects including land navigation, marksmanship, casualty care, physical fitness, small-unit tactics and endurance.

A scene of Equipment Park is shown Aug. 5, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

Members of the civilian media document the pararescuemen from the 58th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico as they load equipment from a Jeep into the UH-1N helicopter in preparation for their initial reconnaissance of the A-10 crash site near Gold Dust Peak. The helicopter belongs to the Army's High Altitude Training Squadron. Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A right side view of a Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 (HMX-1) VH-1N Iroquois helicopter arriving at a villa with President Ronald Reagan aboard. The president has just arrived to attend the Venice Summit. Base: Venice Country: Italy (ITA)

Commencement Address at United States Military Academy, West Point (New York), 10:01AM. President John F. Kennedy steps off a United States Army helicopter upon his arrival at the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, New York, for graduation exercises. Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, walks behind President Kennedy; White House Secret Service agent, Arthur L. Art Godfrey, stands left of helicopter. The Plain, USMA, West Point, New York.

Marines participating in Talisman Saber 2013 prepare to fast-rope from an HH-60H Sea Hawk assigned to the Firehawks of Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron (HSC) 85 at Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, July 15. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise that enhances multilateral collaboration between U.S. and Australian forces in support of future combined operations, humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters.

An Alabama National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with Bambi bucket assembly provides aerial water delivery,at the request of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, in support of forest fire suppression efforts in DeKalb County, Alabama, Nov.19, 2016.

Several Norwegian soldiers board a U.S. Marine UH-1N Iroquois helicopter for a joint forces airlift during cold weather training. In the foreground, a British field marshal directs other helicopters as they land. Country: Norway (NOR)

The North Dakota Guard assisted the Corps of Engineers in shoring up a levee in Minot, N.D., June 25, 2011, by dropping one-ton sandbags via helicopter. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is assisting the North Dakota communities in the Souris River basin fighting record flooding.

Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-279-14. Hurricane Katrina

South Carolina National Guard Soldiers and fire department/EMS rescuers with the S.C. Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (SC-HART) program, S.C. Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1 (SC-TF1), perform rescue training aboard an UH-60L Black Hawk medium-lift utility helicopter and a LUH-72A multi-mission, light, utility-helicopter at the S.C. Fire Academy campus, Columbia, South Carolina, May 30 through June 5, 2017. The event included both day and night operations, with focus on land and water-based rescue, along with incorporating a variety of additional challenges for crews and rescuers, such as extraction of survivors from tall-building and other constricted” scenarios.

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-300. Hurricane Katrina

US Army CH-47s ferry in British Royal Marine Land Rovers during the helo insertion to Drop Zone Luzon near Fort Bragg N.C., where the British Royal Marines along with U.S. Marines from 1ST Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment were to conclude the CJTFEX '96. Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Camp Mckall State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - The City - 26-HK-383-40. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Personnel - 26-HK-413-74. Hurricane Katrina

Supplies - 26-HK-269-15. Hurricane Katrina

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President Kennedy departs White House via helicopter for Maine vacation. President John F. Kennedy (center, back to camera) prepares to board a helicopter for a weekend trip to Maine; President Kennedy shakes hands with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Carl T. Rowan. Also pictured: motion picture photographer for Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Tom J. Craven, Jr.; National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House photographer, Chief Robert L. Knudsen; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; White House Secret Service agents, Bill Payne and Win Lawson. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

The Alaska Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, supports the McKinley Fire suppression mission Aug. 19, 2019, with two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The helicopters dropped more than 100,000 gallons of water during a total of 9.5 flight hours in support of this mission.

California Department of Forestry firefighters suit up prepare to lift off Weed California

A Royal Canadian Air Force CH-149 Cormorant helicopter aircrew from 442 Transport and rescue squadron from 19 Wing Comox in British Columbia, Canada, land at Air Station Astoria in Warrenton, Oregon, Dec. 7, 2022. During the aircrews visit they were provided a tour of the air station and participated in joint search and rescue training.

070312-A-1526R-028. Base: Santa Cruz Balanya Country: Guatemala (GTM)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Dustin H. Blecha, center, an assistant detachment commander with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, speaks to attendees about the capabilities of a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during Fleet Week New York 2022 at Lincoln Park, New Jersey, May 26, 2022. Fleet Week New York has been held nearly every year since 1984 to celebrate the nations maritime services and highlight their innovative capabilities, while providing an opportunity for the citizens of New York City and the surrounding tristate area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen.

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Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-278-121. Hurricane Katrina

A CV-22 assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron, flies during a training exercise 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.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-83. Hurricane Katrina

A Westland Lynx Mk.27 (SH-14B) helicopter (1979-) practices with Marines.

Katrina - General - 26-HK-403-23. Hurricane Katrina

Visit in the early 1970s from Z.K.H. Prins Bernhard (1911-2004, second from the right front) to Denmark. The prince has been picked up with a Danish S-61A helicopter.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections

A 413th Flight Test Squadron UH-1 Huey leaves Anderson Pond to perform a water drop during a training mission June 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The water bucket operations training is required for flight crews to maintain their firefighting proficiencies. The 413th FLTS helicopters can be tasked by the 96th Test Wing to support Jackson Guard with fire management. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Katrina Operations - Venice, Louisiana - 26-HK-361-33. Hurricane Katrina

230409-N-OX847-1347 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 9, 2023) An MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter aircraft, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, flies over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during the Easter Sunday 5K run, April 9, 2023. 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 VFA 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, HSC 5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (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.

Incident Command Post - Control Post - 26-HK-153-7. Hurricane Katrina

President Kennedy departs White House via helicopter for Maine vacation. President John F. Kennedy (center, back to camera) prepares to board a helicopter for a weekend trip to Maine. Also pictured: National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; White House photographer, Chief Robert L. Knudsen; White House Secret Service agents, Bill Payne and Ernie Olsson. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wings 212th Rescue Squadron assist with recovering isolated flood survivors via a California ANGs 129th Wing HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter crewed by members of the 210th RQS near Sampson County, N.C., Sept. 17, 2018.

Celebrating Navy week gateway of india at Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

040312-M-1132B-001. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCB Camp Lejeune

An Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, carries a 2,000-gallon capacity Bambi Bucket above the Mount Jefferson Wilderness, in order to support firefighting efforts at the Whitewater Fire, August 9, 2017. The Oregon National Guard was called upon to assist following Governor Kate Browns emergency order on August 2. Two Chinook helicopters and more than 20 personnel from the Pendleton, Oregon, based unit are currently assigned to the fire.

Members of the Royal Australian Navy march in a parade in honor of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day in Darwin, NT, Australia, April 25, 2022. Anzac Day ceremonies and celebrations were held to commemorate the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War, and to join in recognition of the sacrifices and service of the ANZAC forces.

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crewed and piloted by Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, a unit based out of Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., touches down on Boston Common May 3 during an exhibition as part of Marine Week Boston. The squadron recently returned from a deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit in direct support of Haiti relief efforts in February.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-428-27. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-425-35. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-426-260. Showing the Admiral around. Hurricane Katrina

Sparky the fire dog, mascot for Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River Fire and Emergency Services Division, visited the main gate on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2022. Fire prevention month teaches fire safety, precautions and awareness while highlighting this years theme, the fire wont wait, plan your escape.

Skier does a final check of gear before helicopter take-off

A multidisciplinary team of engineers from the Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, performs an inspection of Cougar Dam, operated by the Corps Portland District, June 15 during a regional Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake response exercise. The team was flown by helicopter from Walla Walla to Portland Districts Cougar and Blue River dams, located about 38 miles east of Eugene, Oregon, to inspect the structures as part of the exercise. In the event of a real Cascadia megathrust quake, the Walla Walla-based team would travel to Portland Districts area of operations, if needed, to assist with infrastructure assessments in the aftermath.

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