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
UH-1H Iroquois helicopters flying in formation, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, USA
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A U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook operated by aviators from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, approaches the landing zone while conducting a night air assault mission during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 at Yukon Training Area, Fort Wainwright, Alaska 3, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02 helps Soldiers and leaders develop and refine the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to successfully operate in remote and extreme Arctic winter conditions and overcome environmental and military challenges.
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Aviation crews prepare to move an AH-64 Apache helicopter from the 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment on Ladd Army Airfield at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, as UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters from the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment prepare for an air assault mission in support of exercise Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 April 3, 2023. (Army photo/John Pennell)
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A U.S. Secret Service agent shines a flashlight for President Barack Obama as he walks from Marine One upon arrival at the Florento landing zone in Manila, Philippines, April 28, 2014.
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An SH-3 Sea King Helicopter is silhouetted by the sunset as it flies over Boca Chica. Base: Naval Air Station, Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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221106-N-DW158-1115 SAGAMI WAN (Nov. 6, 2022) The Honorable Rahm Emanuel, right, U.S. ambassador to Japan, and Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, prepare to greet Adm. Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), prior to a ship tour as part of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet Review 2022 in the Sagami Wan, Nov. 6. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
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A US Navy SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter, loaded with U.S. Navy SEALS, takes off to conduct Maritime Interdiction Operations. The training was conducted in Kuwait in support of the Southwest Asia build-up. Country: Kuwait (KWT)
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New Zealand, South Island, Arrowsmith Range. Helicopter arriving with a re-ration.
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DN-ST-88-04272. Country: Philippines (PHL)
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Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft shortly after it landed with Expedition 54 crew members Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei of NASA and cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 (February 27 Eastern time.) Acaba, Vande Hei, and Misurkin are returning after 168 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 53 and 54 crews onboard the International Space Station.
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050116-N-3823K-133. State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Major Command Shown: HSL-47
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Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-428-15. Hurricane Katrina
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Wiesbaden Celebrates Berlin Airlift Anniversary
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Katrina - General - 26-HK-403-52. Hurricane Katrina
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230326-N-YD731-1313 ADRIATIC SEA (March 26, 2023) An MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter, attached to helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, flies over Naples, Italy, March 26, 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 Strike Fighter Squadron (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.
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A U.S. Army UH-1H Iroquois helicopter picks up U.S. Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team members and Ecuadorian naval infantry commandos on the beach during exercise Unitas XXVI. Subject Operation/Series: EXERCISE UNITAS XXVI Base: Salinas Country: Ecuador (ECU)
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Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Katrina Overview - 26-HK-366-20. Hurricane Katrina
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Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-278-118. Hurricane Katrina
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DN-SC-89-09271. Base: New York City State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)