Military Helicopter Operations

Various images of military helicopters in flight, including UH-60 Black Hawks and CH-47 Chinooks engaged in training and support missions.

Czech Air Force Mi-171 Hips training for service with ISAF, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.

An aircrew with the Wisconsin National Guards 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment operates a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter May 18, 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.

A CH-47 Chinook carrying members of the Chief of General Staff Ambassadors and media outlets prepares to land prior to a media briefing during Exercise Swift Response on May 6, 2022, at Krivolak Training Area, North Macedonia. Exercise Swift Response 2022 is an annual multinational training exercise, which takes place in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics and Balkans from May 2-22, 2022.

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.

PEARL HARBOR (July 14, 2022) A UH-60 belonging to the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade lands near the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) camp to transport the wounded as part of Rim of Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 14. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Suga Tatsuya)

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 Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk from the 1-52d General Support Aviation Battalion transports U.S. Air Force tactical air control party specialists from the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron during a joint forces demonstration for Arctic Thunder Open House at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 31, 2022. This biennial event hosted by JBER is one of the largest in the state and one of the premier aerial demonstrations in the world. The event features multiple performers to include the JBER Joint Forces Demonstration Team, U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team, Pacific Air Forces C-17 Demonstration Team and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team.

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

030501-M-4588D-026. Base: Mcas, Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: HMH-463 MCB Hawaii

A US Army (USA) AH-64A Apache Helicopter flies over the city of Naray providing protective air cover for soldiers of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) during assault Devil Shock, in support of ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naray Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Czech Air Force Mi-171 Hips training for service with ISAF, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.

A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter assigned to 82nd Aviation Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division of Fort Liberty, North Carolina, flies over the Bombing Target 11 range on Piney Island, North Carolina, during a forward arming and rearming point exercise, Jan. 22, 2024. Soldiers used Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Points authentic training environment to refine tactical proficiency and adaptability.

US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 (HMLA-367) launches an AIM-9L Sidewinder Missile during Ground Air Integration Training (GAIT) held on the island range W-174 off Okinawa, Japan. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD0415730 or search 030114-M-9892R-007). State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

An aircrew with the Minnesota National Guard operates a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport on Oct. 27, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. 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. Five Minnesota National Guard Black Hawks were at the airport Oct. 27.

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-434-5. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, supporting the 4th Infantry Division, conduct a hoist operation with their HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during the Crystal Arrow distinguished visitors display to commemorate the 19th anniversary of Latvia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia becoming official members of NATO in Ādaži, Latvia, March 29, 2023. The 4th Infantry Divisions mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing approaches a landing zone during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region.

Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters are used in the evacuation of American students from the island. Base: Point Salines Country: Grenada (GRD)

A US Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra Flies Close Air Support Over Barwana, Iraq

040417-A-9157N-002. Base: Las Calderas State: Peravia Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

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

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter flies overhead, U.S. Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., June 14, 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.

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 formation of aircraft of the 82nd Airborne Division fly over a pass and review ceremony, Sept. 29, 2022, on Pike Field, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, marking the end of All American Week. AAW22 celebrated the Division's culture and legacy as America's Guard of Honor through a series of sporting and ceremonial events promoting comradery.

The Oberlausitz military training area opened its Tor tor to thousands of visitors for the Open Day at the Oberlausitz military training area to give them an insight behind the scenes of the Bundeswehr in Saxony. The soldiers present a variety of large and small equipment and impressively demonstrate what they are capable of. Sikorsky CH-53 transport helicopter with Bundeswehr identification 84+50, open day at the Oberlausitz military training area, Weißkeißel, Saxony, Germany, Europe

An MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor squadron 265, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, picks up tires from Combat Logistics Battalion 4 Marines standing by at Kin Blue, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 25, 2022. The purpose of the training was to increase Helicopter Support Team proficiency and to practice Expeditionary Advanced Base concepts in preparation for future operations. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

120820-N-YF306-533GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 20, 2012) An injured crew member from the Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier M/V Belde is hoisted up to an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 42, Det. 8, attached to the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81). The injured crew member was medically evacuated to a hospital in Oman. Winston S. Churchill is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 150, conducting counter-terrorism and maritime security operations in the Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Red Sea and Indian Ocean.

UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopters fly in formation during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

221117-N-EV253-1742 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 17, 2022) - A US Naval Aircewmen (Helicopter) practices dynamic hoisting techniques from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to the Merlins of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3 during a dynamic proof of concept course. During the course, which was overseen by HSC-3s Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Search and Rescue Model Manager (SARMM), aviators worked alongside representatives from Air Rescue Systems (ARS) who taught Navy pilots and aircrewmen the physics behind helicopter hoisting and new techniques in order to conduct safe and efficient dynamic hoisting evolutions. Other participants of the course included: Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC), Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Pacific, Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Atlantic, Lemoore Station SAR and Whidbey Island Station SAR. As the designated SARMM, the Merlins of HSC-3 ensure that SAR units are fully-qualified to perform lifesaving operations with the responsi

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

CH-53K King Stallions prepare to land at Bogue Airfield in Bogue, N.C., Jan. 27, 2022 prior to an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations demonstration. The EABO demonstration showcased II MEFs efforts to align with the Commandants Planning Guidance. As showcased, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing continues to develop best practices for establishing and defending forward refueling points and maintaining sustained combat operations from forward expeditionary advanced bases. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Lyden)

An aircrew flies a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over North Post during training operations June 14, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. 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.

MH-60S Knighthawks, attached to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, transport ammunition to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during an ammunition onload, Sept. 26, 2022. Ford is underway in Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall.

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.)

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, transports Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, during a battalion field exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 8, 2022. The purpose of the exercise was to strengthen the battalions capabilities and combat readiness.

Marine One, carrying President Joe Biden, approaches for a landing Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

A UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter test fires an AGM-114A Hellfire tactical air-to-surface missile over a range. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

230406-N-WM182-1032 EAST CHINA SEA (April 6, 2023) A helicopter air-lifts supplies from the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11) to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) during a replenishment-at-sea. 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.

Snow billows as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from B Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment lands on Ladd Army Airfield, Fort Wainwright, Alaska during exercise Joint Pacific Multinational Center-Alaska, 23-02, March 28, 2023, to support aerial movement of troops. JPMRC-AK 23-02 is a regional combat training center rotation focusing on large-scale combat operations including situational training and live-fire exercises designed to build cold weather and mountain-proficient forces prepared for employment within the U.S. Army Pacific area of responsibility.

A CH-53 helicopter drops an artillery cannon during CAPEX-92 (OV-92). Subject Operation/Series: CAPEX 92 Country: Unknown

A US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra flies over an 11th Marines Headquarters (HQ) Battery position south of Baghdad, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.

DM-ST-85-10301. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-365. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

EPITALIOU AIRPORT, Greece - A Greek pararescue member descends from an Agusta-Westland AW-139 Cyprus helicopter at Epitaliou Airport, Greece, April 5, 2022, during INIOCHOS 22. U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party operators, assigned to the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron, work alongside Greeks, Italians and Cyprions during a training exercise to practice rescuing a downed pilot in a non-permissive environment.

An air-to-air left side view of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter equipped with an AAR-46 Missile Warning Receiver. The helicopter is flying near the Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC), Point Mugu, California. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AW139 SAR helicopter of the Spanish Air Force loading a wounded warrior.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-41. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marine Infantrymen with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provide ground security during the Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration of the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. The MAGTF Demo displays the coordinated use of close-air support, artillery and infantry forces, and provides a visual representation of how the Marine Corps operates. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

Rescue Operation Over Mountains - Police Helicopter Activity

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom, assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-167 (HMLA-167) from Marine Corps Air Station New River, takes off after being refueled during Exercise Diavoli Vale, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb 26, 2024. The 621st Contingency Response Group conducted Exercise Diavoli Vale to show its interoperability with other forces as well as its self-sufficient capabilities which allow it to open, operate and/or close any airfield around the globe. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys from Marine Corp Base Hawaii, air inserts 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division opposing forces on Pohakuloa Training Grounds, Hawaii, Nov. 7, 2022. Bilateral and multilateral exercises strengthen relationships and enhance interoperability with allies and partners through shared experiences and tough, realistic training. We routinely invite and encourage allies and partners to participate in JPMRC rotations.

CH-53 helicopter carrying a 5000-liter water tank during an exercise, fire truck, Laupheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

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

Artillery Soldiers with Alpha "Gator" Battery, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, "Task Force 82," conduct sling-load training at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Jan. 9, 2024. UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the 3rd Attack Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, supported the 101st Airborne Division Artillery Soldiers by moving M119 howitzers by air to increase proficiency in their warfighting tasks.

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

Italia, Emilia Romagna, Adriatic Sea, Military Helicopter

One CH-47 Chinook and two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters conduct water bucket training May 11 at Memorial Lake State Park and Fort Indiantown Gap in coordination with safety and conservation ground personnel. The crews take water from Memorial Lake and drop in in Fort Indiantown Gaps training corridor, providing essential training for pilots, increase capacity for future prescribed burns and wildland fire operations, and provide an opportunity for joint training among entities including the Pennsylvania National Guard, Fort Indiantown Gap fire and police, and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of State Parks.

An Iowa Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk crew air drops a box of Meals-Ready-to-Eat during an air drop and sling load exercise as part of a U.S. Pathfinder course at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Sept. 8, 2022. Nearly 30 Soldiers graduated the course, which was taught by a mobile training team at the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center in Fort Benning, Georgia. Each Soldier was assigned an MRE package and tasked with coordinating an air drop at a specific location. Army Pathfinders are trained to provide navigational aid and advisory services to military aircraft in areas designated by supported unit commanders. During the Pathfinder course, students are instructed in aircraft orientation, aero-medical evacuation, close combat assault, ground to air communication procedures, control center operations, all three phases of a sling load operation, helicopter landing zone and pick up zone operations, and drop zone operations dealing with U.S. military fixed and rotary wing a

Jordanian Armed Forces conduct air maneuvers and attack with the AH-6 Little Bird helicopter during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, Sept. 11, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

An explosive ordnance disposal team fast ropes from a U.S. Air Force MH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during this multi-national explosive ordnance disposal training exercise. Subject Operation/Series: BELL THUNDER '95 Base: San Clemente Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Iowa Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk crew air drops a box of Meals-Ready-to-Eat during an air drop and sling load exercise as part of a U.S. Pathfinder course at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Sept. 8, 2022. Nearly 30 Soldiers graduated the course, which was taught by a mobile training team at the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center in Fort Benning, Georgia. Each Soldier was assigned an MRE package and tasked with coordinating an air drop at a specific location. Army Pathfinders are trained to provide navigational aid and advisory services to military aircraft in areas designated by supported unit commanders. During the Pathfinder course, students are instructed in aircraft orientation, aero-medical evacuation, close combat assault, ground to air communication procedures, control center operations, all three phases of a sling load operation, helicopter landing zone and pick up zone operations, and drop zone operations dealing with U.S. military fixed and rotary wing a

A Nebraska Army National Guard UH-72 Lakota Helicopter, attached to D Company 1-376th Aviation Battalion, piloted by 1st Lt. Jacob Lee, rescues a simulated patient during National Guard training exercise PATRIOT North 2016 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisc., July 18, 2016. PATRIOT is an annual exercise held at Volk Field to test the National Guards capabilities and develop working relationships with first responders and government agencies.

An AH-1 Cobra Gunship helicopter fires two 2.75 inch FFAR's (Folding Fin Aerial Rockets) at the weapons cantonment area held by Somali Warlord GEN. Aideed. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 perform a familiarization flight of ranges near Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 6, 2022. HMLA-167 trained with U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Air National Guard units during joint exercise Northern Strike 22-2. HMLA-167 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct special patrol insertion and extraction (SPIE) training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 29, 2022. SPIE enhances Marines ability to maneuver through arduous environments, granting the Marine Air-Ground Task Force commander flexibility when inserting or extracting from complex terrain. The MSPF is preparing for a scheduled deployment as part of the 26th MEU.

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 19, 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.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Nov. 8, 2022) An MH-60S helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 departs from Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay as part of a training exercise. HSC-28 is at NSA Souda Bay participating in NIRIIS 2022 as part of a deployment to Naval Air Station Sigonella in support of Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-143-169. Hurricane Katrina

220728-N-XB010-1003 EAST CHINA SEA (July 28, 2022) - An MV-22B Osprey flies past the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

A US Marine AH-1 Cobra watching from a distance and providing cover for Marines (not shown) as they disembark during the Operation Kernel Blitz '99. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '99 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030412-F-2034C-022. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Aircrafts - Sand Baggers - 26-HK-57-50. HH-60 in flight with sand bag -- 050929. Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper flies overhead during a fire support coordination exercise on Camp Lejeune, Nov. 30, 2022. Marines conducted the FEX to enhance combat capabilities while maintaining operational readiness throughout the regiment.

U.S. Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team members rappel from a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter during tactical warfare training. Country: Unknown

Aircrafts - Sand Baggers - 26-HK-57-51. HH-60 in flight with sand bag -- 050929. Hurricane Katrina

US Marine Corps UH-1N Iroquois utility helicopter fitted with machine guns and rockets firing a Hydra 70 rocket at a target at Yodaville, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Arizona, USA

120604-N-YX920-428 ARABIAN GULF (June 4, 2012) Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2, climb a ladder into an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, during cast and recovery training. EODMU-2 is assigned to Commander Task Group (CTG) 56.1, which provides mine counter-measure, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage-diving, counter-terrorism, and force protection for the U.S. 5th Fleet. HSC-26 is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 53 providing fuel and supplies to U.S. Navy and coalition ships in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

SH-60 Seahawk US Navy

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 22, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) Airman Garrett Solomon, from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), salutes a CH-53E Super Stallion, attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, during flight operations aboard Essex, June 22, 2022. Essex is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Exercise Drenkeling pick up with the sling (hoisting cable) from the Westland SH-14D Navy Lynx helicopter with registration 283 (1981-approx. 2012) in May 1990. The Sling is completely retrieved a / b from the Lynx.

Yellow Sea, April 6, 2010 - Personnel from an SH-60B helicopter lower a litter during a medical evacuation training exercise.

American military helicopters flying in formation, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 conducts low altitude tactics (LAT) training in vicinity of Northern Japan, Oct. 13, 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.

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey, assigned to the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, travels from Parnu Airfield, Parnu, Estonia, back to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), during ship-to-shore movements, May 21, 2022. The 22nd MEU is participating in the Estonian-led exercise Siil 22 (Hedgehog 22 in English). Hedgehog 22 brings together members of the Estonian Defense Force and Sailors and Marines under Commander Task Force 61/2 to enhance allied interoperability and preserve security and stability in the Baltic region.

Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment of the Wisconsin National Guard participate in UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter 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.

US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Toby Snowden serves as safety observer for US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Terrence Hill as he hooks ordnance handling containers to a SH-60F Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Seven (HS-7) on the flight deck of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Truman is on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conduct flying maneuvers and day tactics drills during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 near Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 8, 2022. The WTI course is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

The TNI medical aviation team draws in the hoisted personnel into the helicopter l 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.

Air show By Air Force India ,17th october 2004 , Marine drive , Bombay Mumbai , Maharashtra , India Copyright: xAngeloxD Silva/DinodiaxPhotox

041220-F-2034C-042. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A right side view of an HH-53 Super Jolly helicopter from the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, involved in pararescue training. Country: United Kingdom (UK)

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.)

220612-N-KU796-1152 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 12, 2022) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, from the Indians of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6, fly alongside the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a strait transit exercise. Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations.

DN-ST-89-11363. Base: Nas, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

DM-ST-88-09852. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Raymond Luna with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, is hoisted into a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, during search and rescue hoist training at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Barrigada, Guam, June 15, 2022. Hospital Corpsman and nurses maintain proficiencies in search and rescue efforts while participating in exercise Valiant Shield 2022. Exercise such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache and a Czech Air Force Mi-24 training in the Czech Republic.

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