Military Helicopter Operations

Dramatic silhouettes of various military helicopters in flight against cloudy skies, depicting dynamic air operations and training scenarios.

UH-1H Iroquois helicopters flying in formation, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, USA

DM-ST-86-08393. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Shannon Kunz, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, speaks to pilots at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 8, 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.

DN-ST-89-02887. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) Explosive Ordnance Disposal team lower themselves from an SH-60B Seahawk during a fast rope training exercise. George Washington is operating in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq. Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carry a simulated casualty during a night casualty evacuation exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 12, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

The sun sets as UH-1Y Huey crews with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, the ÄúGunfighters,Äù fly across the flight line on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 1. The Gunfighters continued combat operations while celebrating their 40th anniversary.

An MH-60R Seahawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46 takes off from Nimitz -class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 18. 2024. George Washington is conducting Tailored Ships Training Availability and Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP). TSTA prepares the ship and crew for full integration into a carrier strike group through a wide range of mission critical operations. Navy

Steam rises from an extinguished fire on a mock helicopter during a training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., April 6, 2023. DM firefighters train regularly to maintain response readiness for a variety of incidents that could occur across base.

030117-N-4953E-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

050311-N-3436C-002. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

DA-ST-85-02265. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Grenville Country: Grenada (GRD)

Marines from Brazil, perform free fall parachute training from a UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, as part of exercise UNITAS LXIII at Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio De Janeiro, Sept. 6, 2022. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that brings together forces from 20 countries to include Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States. The exercise focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibili

Members of the West Virginia Army National Guard's (WVARNG) Company C, 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment completed Bambi Bucket training for three aircrews consisting of 12 Soldiers at Camp Dawson, West Virginia, Oct. 10, 2019. This type of familiarization training ensures that aircrew members can successfully link up with civilian firefighting agencies to provide response to wildfire incidents in the State of West Virginia.

ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 4, 2014) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Mitchell D. Crowther, from Perryville, Md., leaps into the water from a UH-1Y Huey Venom utility helicopter embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) to simulate a rescue. The aircrew is embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Transmission per helicopter of equipment from the Mariniers to H.M.s. Invincible.

Joint training exercise with Det 2. 6 Co. 3/238th AVN MEDEVAC, Cox Health and Missouri State Highway Patrol at Hercules Glade Wilderness, Bradleyville, Mo., Oct. 06, 2022. Multiple Missouri departments teamed up to practice life-saving MEDEVAC scenarios. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio.)

Bölkow BO-105C and Alouette III helicopter. Exercise together with the Royal Netherlands Army.

A head on view of a UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter from the 57th Medical Company, Fort Bragg, NC, being uploaded onto a C-5A Galaxy aircraft by the 68th Aerial Port Squadron, Kelly AFB, TX.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX SHARK Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060924-N-4772B-231. Base: USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49)

A French Armed Forces Aerospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter demonstrates casualty evacuation during French-Caribbean exercise Caraibes 22 at Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe, June 16, 2022. Caraibes 22 is a French-led, large-scale, joint-training exercise in the Caribbean involving naval, air, and land assets from the French, U.S., and regional forces focused on responding to simulated-natural disasters

A New Jersey Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion carries airmen from the 227th Air Support Operations Squadron on a Special Purpose Insertion Extraction system during a demonstration at the Millville Wheels & Wings Air Show, in Millville, N.J., May 27, 2017.

070216-N-8446A-004. Base: Unknown Country: Arabian Sea

An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, top, and a UH-60 Black Hawk take to the skies after collecting water from Paradise Lake in Butte County, Calif., July 11, 2008, during a firefighting mission. More than 1,000 Army and Air National Guardsmen and 20 aircraft have mobilized to help fight wildfires in Northern California. The Pave Hawk is from the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard out of Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., and the Black Hawk is from 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard out of Los Alamitos, Calif.

050305-N-5781F-112. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

A U.S. Soldier waits at parade rest for a four-star general to board a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 25, 2009.

A Hellfire missile leaves the launching rail of an SH-60F Seahawk helicopter at the Naval Air Warfare Center during static test and evaluations to qualify the weapon for use on the SH-60.(Exact date unknown). Base: Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

110531-N-SB672-242 ARABIAN GULF (May 31, 2011) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Cole Henry, from Mesquite, Texas, waits in a 6K forklift for an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Wild Cards of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 to drop pallets onto the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a vertical replenishment. Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and are conducting close-air support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

Mock casualties are transported to CH-3 Sea King helicopters for evacuation as part of a simulated air crash rescue mission during exercise Brim Frost '87, a Joint Force-Alaska exercise incorporating units of the Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Na. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FORST '87 Base: Galena Air Force Station State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Filling Bucket with Water to Fight Fire

DN-ST-90-02386. Base: Gaeta Country: Italy (ITA)

110811-N-GC412-379PACIFIC OCEAN (August 11, 2011) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 sits on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf.

Two U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom helicopters with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, fly over the Atlantic Ocean after completing static and freefall parachute training at Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 6, 2022. The UH-1Y Venom helicopters provide support to integrated air and parachute operations from multiple partner nation forces participating in exercise UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS develops and sustains relationships that improve the capacity of our reemerging and enduring maritime partners to achieve common objectives. Additionally, the military-to-military exchanges foster friendly, mutual cooperation and understanding among participating Navies and Marine Corps.

NOME, Alaska, (Sept. 12, 2022) - A flight paramedic assigned to the Alaska Army National Guard is raised into a HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter utilizing a rescue hoist during a Casualty Evacuation/Personnel Recovery (CASEVAC/PR) rehearsal for Operation Noble Defender. Operation Noble Defender allows Special Operations Command North and the Guard to work together in rapid deployment and emergency response procedures.

040312-M-4626C-001. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-12560. Country: Unknown

AH-16 (Cobras) Attack Helicopters

SANTA RITA, Guam (March 28, 2019) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 prepares to replenish a Bambi bucket to help extinguish a grass fire near Nimitz Hill in Santa Rita, Guam, March 28, 2019. HSC-25 worked alongside first responders from Joint Region Marianas Fire and Emergency Services and the Guam Fire Department to extinguish a fire near Nimitz Hill. HSC-25 provides a multi-mission rotary wing capability for units in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations and maintains a Guam-based 24-hour search-and-rescue and medical evacuation capability, directly supporting U.S. Coast Guard and Joint Region Marianas.

DF-ST-88-09684. Base: Unknown

A UH-60 Black Hawk from Company A, 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation -- known as Task Force Storm during its current deployment in Iraq -- passes over Baghdad on a mission in March. After months of deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 3-158th and other elements of its parent unit, Task Force XII, are moving to new missions in Iraq.

Coast Guard on Scene Damages - 26-HK-82-37. CG On Scene Damages-Chinook helicopter in flight with sand bag, dated 9 3 2005. Hurricane Katrina

221024-A-NR779-1012 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 24, 2022) Sailors assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 participate in search and rescue training in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 24. HSC-26 trains pilots and aircrewmen to employ the MH-60S Sea Hawk worldwide in a variety of missions, including fleet logistics support, search and rescue, medical evacuation, special warfare support, anti-surface warfare, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

President Barack Obama can be seen reading through the window as Marine One lifts off from the South Lawn of the White House en route to Andrews Air Force Base, before heading to West Point, Dec. 1, 2009.

Apache Pilot say his prayers prior to mission.

Helicopter fighting wildfire in Yosemite area, California, United Staes

A Westland Lynx mk.27 (SH-14B) helicopter (1979-) picks up a drowning.

A CV-22 Osprey, assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, flies as part of a training sortie 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.

110713-N-RC734-026STRAIT OF HORMUZ (July 13, 2011) An AH-1W Cobra helicopter assigned to the Evil Eyes of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 163 flies past the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during a transit of the Strait of Hormuz. Green Bay is underway supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

A crewman is hoisted aboard a Helicopter Combat Search and Rescue (SAR)/Special Warfare Support Squadron 5 (HCS-5) HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter during SAR training off the coast of Southern California. HCS-5 is a reserve squadron that was activated for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, watch as MV-22B Ospreys take off from the flight deck of the USS Makin Island during Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) off the coast of San Diego, April 15, 2014. PMINT is a two-week predeployment training event focused on the combined capabilities of the MEU and Amphibious Ready Group, conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations.

DN-ST-89-02900. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tripler residents participate in a 3-Day Trauma CAPSTONE event, at Schofield Barracks, where they participated in critical tactical trauma care prior to their graduation and departure from Tripler.

A flight deck crewman signals to the pilot of an HAS. MARK 2 LYNX Helicopter aboard the light aircraft carrier HMS INVINCIBLE (R-05) during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Caribbean Sea

DN-SC-87-12562. Base: Bay Of Palma State: Mallorca Country: Spain (ESP)

An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron takes off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 26, 2022. The Rescue Squadron conducts search and rescue missions, and provides rescue support in Alaskas arctic conditions.

220926-N-EV253-1755 SAN DIEGO (Sep. 26, 2022) - US Naval Aircrewmen assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Weapons School, Pacific, hoist a practice dummy to an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during a dynamic proof of concept exercise in Glorietta Bay off the coast of Coronado, Calif., Sep. 26, 2022. During the evolution, which was overseen by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Search and Rescue Model Manager (SARMM) component of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3, the practicality of using two rescue swimmers versus the traditional one was tested, as well as alternative litter deployment and recovery methods in an effort to decrease the time required to affect a rescue, and give future flight crews increased flexibility in a variety of different personnel recovery scenarios. As the designated SARMM, the Merlins of HSC-3 ensure that SAR units are fully-qualified to perform lifesaving operations with the responsibility for promoting policy and standardization in SAR training, equipment

A U.S. Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, flies over the Red Bank Police Department's National Night Out at Count Basie Fields in Red Bank, New Jersey, Aug. 2, 2022. National Night Out is an annual event to enhance the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to airlift cargo during a helicopter support team (HST) exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 19, 2023. The HST exercise was conducted to certify pilots in sling load operations and improve tactical proficiency. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans LA., 9/19/2005 -- Three Air Force helicopters return to New Orleans after a Congressional aerial tour of damages in Mississippi and Louisianna following Hurricane Katrina. Aerialooher/FEMA

A Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency team lowers from a helicopter to hoist a basket stretcher during a simulated search and rescue scenario as part of Gobi Wolf 2022 in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 8. Gobi Wolf is a disaster response exercise conducted as a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief engagement. The field training exercise focuses on hazardous material response, mass medical care, and search and rescue. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Navy officers cross the tarmac past a VH-3D Sea King helicopter from Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 (HMX-1). The officers are part of the official contingent on hand to meet the bodies of four Navy servicemen killed in the initial phase of the United States (US) military action in Panama. The four servicemen were members of a SEAL (Sea-Air-Land) team that secured Patilla Airfield in the early morning hours of December 20. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-88-09856. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Right side view of a Navy RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter from Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 24 taxiing to the runway. The helicopter is carrying relief supplies for rural victims of a major earthquake. Base: Naples Country: Italy (ITA)

110323-N-MU720-089MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (March 23, 2011) Sailors assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14 and Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 51 wash the exterior of an SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to HS-14 following an Operation Tomodachi humanitarian assistance mission.

Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-142. Hurricane Katrina

011001-A-5399B-061. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Flightline operations continue around the clock at Operation Sustain Hope and NATO Operation Allied Force. A close-up shot of the nose section on a US Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter is seen with a Red Cross patch on the front. A US Army UH-60 female crew member is about to enter the aircraft at the left of the frame. The helicopter crew flies daily missions to familiarize themselves with the terrain. Army Blackhawks fly daily missions, so the pilots can familiarize themselves with the terrain. Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPEALLIED HOPE Base: Rinas State: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB)

U.S. East-Coast based U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) and U.S. Army Green Berets from 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepare to hoist a simulated casualty to a U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter to strengthen interoperability and develop skills with Norwegian Special Operations Commandos in the extreme Arctic environment in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2024, during Arctic Edge 24. AE24 is an annual defense exercise for U.S. Northern Command emphasizing Joint Force operations in an extreme cold weather and high latitude environment and is designed to demonstrate the Commands ability to conduct Globally Integrated Layered Defenses in the Arctic. Navy

An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing conducts a mock water rescue during an aerial demonstration as a part of Air Force Week in New York City.

120117-N-MJ645-200PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 17, 2012) Sailors from the air department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) stand position as a UH-1Y Huey helicopter lifts off from the flight deck.

Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing conduct a water rescue demonstration with an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter on the Hudson River in New York City, Aug. 19, 2012. This demonstration was one of several during Air Force Week.

Firemen return to a UH-46A Sea Knight helicopter of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 (HC-11) on the helipad at the Naval Regional Medical Center after having delivered a patient during a medical evacuation drill during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040311-F-9796L-005. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040205-F-9232S-318. State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 127th Wing

Helicopter refueling with a C-130 Hercules from the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing at an undisclosed location, July 7, 2022. Aerial refueling expands the range of aircraft in an operational environment.

New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Division, fly over a forrest fire in Altona Flat Rock, N.Y., July, 13, 2018. The NYARNG responded to a forrest fire that broke out in Altona, N.Y., that spread across hundreds of acres, from July 13-15. (N.Y. Army National Guard

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter assigned to Task Force Guardian, flies over areas along the storm-damaged coast of New York on a mission from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. to Floyd Bennett Field, NY, Nov. 4, 2012. The helicopter is assisting with the movement of the National Urban Search and Rescue task force teams from JB MDL to storm damaged areas in New York and New Jersey.

Members of the Honduran military performed a demonstration for visiting officials during Fuerzas Comando 2022 Day 9 on June 21, 2022, in La Venta, Honduras. Fuerzas Comando is a Special Operation skills competition and a senior leader seminar supported by SOCSOUTH. The competition enhances SOF regional cooperation and exchanges best practices to combat transnational crime and counter illicit activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lionel Castellano)

060310-N-5384B-086. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Squadron, 214th General Support Aviation Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducts overwater training at Tampere, Finland, Aug. 4, 2022. 12th Combat Aviation Brigade is one of the units to support U.S. European Command theater strategy by demonstrating U.S. commitment to European Allies and Partners and highlighting U.S. capabilities to diverse audiences. 12 CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe. They work alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retain command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

AN H-46 helicopter from the Japanese Air Self Defense Force picks up a "survivor" from the water during Operation Cope Angel. Subject Operation/Series: COPE ANGEL Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Left side view of a UH-IN Iroquois helicopter from the 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron in flight near the steam rising from the crater several days after a large eruption. Base: Mount Saint Helens State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin, an asset from Coast Guards Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON), lands on the flight deck of USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) during deck landing qualification exercises, Atlantic Ocean, July 12, 2022. Deck landing qualifications allow for both the boat and air crews to successfully train personnel in landing a helicopter on board a vessel.

220831-N-XR893-1285 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 31, 2022) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Dragonslayers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11, transfers supplies to the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast-combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), Aug. 31, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group 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.

A front view of a Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter taking off during exercise Cold Winter '87. Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER '87 Country: Norway (NOR)

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 South Carolina Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift cargo helicopter and a UH-60L Black Hawk medium-lift utility helicopter from 59th Aviation Troop Command and crews support the South Carolina Forestry Commission to contain a remote fire near Table Rock, Pickens County, South Carolina, Nov. 20, 2016.

A US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 571st Medical Company, Fort Carson, Colorado, participates in a medical evacuation exercise at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. The 571st is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

An SH-3H Sea King helicopter of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 10 (HS-10) hauls a search and rescue (SAR) swimmer and a "downed pilot" from the waters of the bay during SAR training. Base: San Diego Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aircrafts - Sand Baggers - 26-HK-57-56. HH-60 lowering sand bag on waterfront near personnel and row of sand bags --050929. Hurricane Katrina

A mock drill of air lifting by a helicopter was conducted by the commandos at the Aerobatics show which was conducted by Sagar Pawan team of the Fly-In at Girgaum Chowpatty, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Naval Aircrewman (helicopter) 2nd Class Tyler Christoffer, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, performs hoist operations with a training Dummy aboard an MH-60S Knighthawk at Naval Air Station Fallon. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 and the George H.W. Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46.

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - New Orleans - 26-HK-95-29. AIRSTA NOLA-- air crew in and around HH-65 on ramp (5). Hurricane Katrina

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 7, 2022) A CMV-22B Osprey, assigned to the "Titans" of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, prepares to land on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

A UH-60 Medevac helicopter idles on a landing pad at Fort Sill's Henry Post Army Airfield July 12, 2022, while waiting to go on a simulated medevac mission.

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