Military Helicopters in Action

Dynamic scenes featuring various military helicopters in diverse environments, showcasing operations, training, and disaster response preparations.

A hoist-capable UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and aircrew from the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, arrives in Bethel, Alaska, April 27, 2021, as part of the State of Alaskas effort to prepare for disaster response in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region during the spring flood season. While stationed in Bethel, the crew will continue to train on their federal mission and remain ready to respond to any requests for support from civil authorities through the State Emergency Operations Center.

An MH-53 Pavelow Helicopter from the 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, is used to test Hurlburt Field, Florida's, newly constructed clear water rinse facility. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020413-A-8359B-090. Base: Camp Barbuda Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest

020411-F-3805C-003. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2002 Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A hoist-capable UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and aircrew from the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, arrives in Bethel, Alaska, April 27, 2021, as part of the State of Alaskas effort to prepare for disaster response in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region during the spring flood season. While stationed in Bethel, the crew will continue to train on their federal mission and remain ready to respond to any requests for support from civil authorities through the State Emergency Operations Center.

Two crews with the South Carolina Army National Guards 2-151st Security and Support Aviation Battalion, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, S.C., fly the units last two OH-58 Kiowa helicopters to Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 24, 2013. S.C. Army National Guard Aviation has replaced the Kiowa with the LUH-72 Lakota helicopter to align with mission needs. (National Guard

DF-ST-86-07650. Base: Amman Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

220421-N-JX182-1130 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 21, 2022) Engineman 2nd Class Ivin Tyson, from Middletown, New York, chains an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, attached to the Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 23, assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6), to the flight deck. Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

041002-F-3431H-221. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030819-M-7837W-019. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 27th Special Operations Security Forces Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element fast-rope from a 512th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, during exercise Coyote Dicer at Melrose Air Force Range (MAFR), New Mexico, May 16, 2022. The multi-day joint exercise prepared U.S. Army personnel and members of Air Force Special Operations Command for a variety of combat scenarios utilizing large-scale training range support capabilities at MAFR.

Rotors Blow Dust as Sailors Perform Terrain Flight Training

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing conduct landing drills with MV-22 Ospreys at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Sept. 30, 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.

040117-F-5435R-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

A HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter hovers over the ground while being Piloted by Captain Garret Wells and 1st Lieutenant William Leshley, 66th Rescue Squadron, April 28, 2022, in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Pave Hawk mission equipment includes a retractable in-flight refueling probe, internal auxiliary fuel tanks, two crew-served 7.62mm or .50 caliber machineguns, and an 8,000-pound (3,600 kilograms) capacity cargo hook. To improve air transportability and shipboard operations, all HH-60Gs have folding rotor blades.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade take flight in a UH-60 Black Hawk while in support of 87th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade field training exercise at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Oct. 4, 2022. The 3rd CAB provided aerial views of the training site.

040414-A-2822P-017. Base: Camp Anaconda, Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060430-A-6365W-040. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

Alaska Army National Guard aviators assigned to Joint Task Force - Aviation depart Bethel, Alaska, in a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to recover service members from JTF - Bethel who were assisting the community of Nightmute, Alaska, with storm debris removal as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 23, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

A UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter flies over a flooded area as it arrives to make a supply delivery during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to aid victims of a cyclone which struck the area on April 30th. Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Sandwip Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD)

United Arab Emirates Presidential Guard CH-47 Chinook prepares to land during exercise IntrepidMaven 22.4 in the United Arab Emirates, Sept. 25, 2022. Intrepid Maven 22.4 is a U.S. Marine CorpsForces Central Command engagement series designed for bilateral and multilateral trainingengagements with partner nations and Marine Corps forces.

United Arab Emirates Presidential Guard CH-47 Chinook prepares to land during exercise IntrepidMaven 22.4 in the United Arab Emirates, Sept. 25, 2022. Intrepid Maven 22.4 is a U.S. Marine CorpsForces Central Command engagement series designed for bilateral and multilateral trainingengagements with partner nations and Marine Corps forces.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs hotel in Warsaw and flies to Szymany Airport, Szczytno to attend a Live-Fire Demonstration by eFP Battle Group NATO Troop.

030426-F-7924J-006. Base: Kirkuk Air Field Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020823-A-6414T-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Members of the USS Tripoli (LPH-10) beach detachment transfer a pallet of supplies from a forklift to a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 (HC-11) HH-46D Sea Knight helicopter during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter and an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft assigned to the 1st Expeditionary Rescue group conduct helicopter aerial refueling (HAAR) during a combat search and rescue (CSAR) agile combat employment exercise within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 1, 2022. The ACE exercise enabled pilots, loadmasters, and special mission aviators to increase their combat search and rescue proficiency by extending the reach of HH-60G helicopters in an austere, contested area.

New Zealand, Otago, Wanaka, Warbirds Over Wanaka, Iroquois (Bell UH-1H Iroquois 205) and Seasprite Helicopters (Kaman SH 2G Seasprite)

Eight AH-64 Apaches from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducted a ground support exercise outside Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 4. The 3-6 CAV helicopters were supporting M1 Abrams tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team.

October 10, 2009 - Marines are covered in desert dust as they wait for an Army CH-47 Chinook to land on the Barry M. Goldwater Range east of the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona. The Marines were dropped off by the Chinook and CH-46E Sea Knights for an assault training exercise.

An Air Force C-5A Galaxy transport aircraft from the 60th Military Airlift Wing recedes into the distance above an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter of the Army's 214th Aviation Regiment. These aircraft have been operating in support of joint military/civilia. Base: West Yellowstone Airport State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Slow Motion United States military helicopter in Vietnam Slow Motion United States military helicopter in Vietnam Copyright: xZoonar.com/StanislavxRishnyakx 14657368

A CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter touches down at Landing Zone Hawk for a simulated casualty evacuation during the MCCREE field excercise. The 6th Marine Regiment conducted a MCCREE (Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation) for the 1ST Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. A MCCREE encompasses an evaluation of the overall readiness skills of an infantry battalion. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

August 4, 2012 - Brigade aviation officer salutes as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lifts off from forward operating base Denver at the National Training Center.

070305-M-7404B-149. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: HMLA-167

Tikrit, Iraq - A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on the flight line at sunset

UH-60 Black Hawks taxi out for a mission over northern Iraq

Tikrit, Iraq - An OH-58D Kiowa sits on its pad at night

UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters from 2-2 Assault Helicopter Battalion quickly landed on Camp Humphreys to pick up Soldiers from 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division for an air assault in support of Warrior Ready Strike Training Exercise.

A right side view of an Egyptian (Soviet built) Mil Mi-8 (Hip-F helicopter is use during Bright Star '82, an exercise involving the U.S., Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Oman. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Country: Sudan (SDN)

A Tunisian Armed Forces helicopter crew, operating an UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, extracts a simulated VIP from an enemy compound via fast rope while U.S. Army soldiers and Marines support from the ground during a combined arms live-fire exercise at the Ben Ghilouf Training Area in Tunisia, June 25, 2022. African Lion 2022 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.

DA-SC-86-08933. Base: Chipyomg-Ni Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2022) A MQ-8B Fire Scout attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, takes off from a runway at San Clemente Island, Nov. 15, 2022. The Fire Scout is designed to provide reconnaissance, situational awareness, aerial fire support and precision targeting support for ground, air and sea forces.

DF-ST-89-00679. Subject Operation/Series: FLINTLOCK Base: Zaragoza Air Base Country: Spain (ESP)

060507-A-6365W-195. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

U.S. Marine Corps aircraft maintainers work on an engine of an MV-22 Osprey at Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan.

Navy personnel in a HH-60H Seahawk helicopter prepare to take off after extracting two survivors during a Combined Search And Rescue (CSAR) scenario for DESERT RESCUE IX exercise. Desert Rescue is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269 fly AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Y Venoms near Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 2022. This was the last flight for HMLA-269, which is deactivating in accordance with Force Design 2030. HMLA-269 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Marines with the Georgian Liaison Team and Georgian soldiers from the 31st Georgian Light Infantry Battalion quickly exit a CH-53E Super Stallion as they are inserted into a training area in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 2, 2014. The Super Stallions inserted the Georgian soldiers and Marines of the GLT at the training site as the sun sat just above the horizon, leaving behind a swirling cloud of dirt and rocks as they took off. For the platoon of Georgian soldiers, this was their first time conducting a training mission with a helicopter.

030804-M-7837W-014. Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030324-M-9124R-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jourdan Fenwick, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, observes a mass flight at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, April 28, 2022. Fenwick is a Myrtle Creek, Ore. native. HMLAT-303 is the fleet replacement squadron for the H-1 series aircraft, responsible for training Marines to safely fly the Marine Corps attack helicopters. The Marines with HMLAT-303 demonstrated the tactical capabilities and combat power of the H-1 platform by completing this mass flight and continue to train the next generation of warriors.

A UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter prepares to take off to deliver food and supplies to survivors of a volcanic eruption in Alemero. Country: Colombia (COL)

DF-ST-88-10363. Base: Palmerola Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

An off-duty serviceman runs past a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter in the military compound beside a refugee camp during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Marines with Animal Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, exit a UH-1Y Venom helicopter to provide security during a raid exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 9, 2013. The Animal Co. Marines inserted into a training town by fast roping from the helicopters and engaged enemy role players while a designated team captured a suspected high-ranking insurgent. More than 20 Marines in the company were designated as enemy combatants and set up traps and obstacles throughout the town to challenge the assaulting Marines.

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, New York Army National Guard, prepares to land and insert Soldiers of Charlie Troop, 2nd Battalion, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, into their landing zone, Java Center, N.Y., March 10, 2018. The more than 40 Soldiers will spend two days training in harsh conditions on reconnaissance tactics, utilizing infiltration and exfiltration techniques by helicopter.

Soldiers from the 24th Aviation Battalion refuel an idling UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during the unit's rotation to the National Training Center. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970624-N-5121B-015. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: USS TARAWA (LHA 1)

A Chinook helicopter passes over an International Security Assistance Forces convoy in order to drop soldiers off outside Combat Outpost Johnston Jan. 31, in the Arghandab District. Soldiers are frequently transported by air throughout the battle space in order to fill the slots of other soldiers going on leave.

A Petroleum Supply Specialist assigned to Alpha Company, 615th Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade performs a hot refuel on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2-227th General Support Aviation Battalion, 1ACB at a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) during Combined Resolve 17, Hohenfels Training Area, May 26, 2022. Combined Resolve 17 is a United States Army Europe and Africa directed, 7th Army Training Command executed training event at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center to exercise combined arms operations in a multinational environment. The exercise features approximately 4,800 Soldiers from Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Lithuania, Moldova, North Macedonia, Poland, and the United States.

A U.S. Soldier holds a cable as Soldiers and Airmen practice rappelling 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.

20807-N-XN177-1179 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 7, 2022) - Sailors refuel an AH-1Z Viper helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Aug. 7, 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.

030822-A-8255A-016. Base: Policharki State: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

An AH-64 Apache assigned to 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division sits on the flightline at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, August 8, 2022.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-49. Hurricane Katrina

Spc. Riley Briggs, a helicopter repairer assigned to 214th Aviation Regiment, conducts perimeter security in front of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Saber Junction 22 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, September 11, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173d Airborne Brigade to execute unified and operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022.

An Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Detachment 1, Company F, 106th Aviation Davenport, Iowa, whips up a sand storm as the crew prepares to sling load a conex box, filled with equipment, for redeployment from the Malali site back to Camp Stephenson. As part of the 106th, helicoopters and river boars provided the only access to this site in the rain forest more than 100 miles from Camp Stephenson during this first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve and National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included .... Complete Scene Caption: An Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Detachment 1, Company F, 106th Aviation Davenport, Iowa, whips up a sand storm as the crew prepares to sling load a conex box, filled with equipment, for redeployment from the Malali site back to Camp Stephenson. As par

U.S. Marines with 1st Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1 and Combat Logistics Regiment 45, rig an M777 howitzer to a CH-53 Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, 2nd Marine Air Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, during Integrated Training Exercise 3-22 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, April 11, 2022. ITX is a live-fire event that increases unit readiness. It teaches the tactical application of combined-arms maneuver as well as offensive and defensive operations during combat.

Two CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopters and their crews, stand-by for the completion of the 10th Marine Regiment field training exercise with the M-198 155mm howitzer. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-85-06434. Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4-84 State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040318-F-4441R-204. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

DN-ST-89-11369. Base: Nas, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Okeson, 51st Maintenance Squadron (MXG) aerospace ground equipment technician, signals a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter during an integrated sling load training at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 13, 2022. U.S. Army 2-2 Assault Helicopter Battalion from Seoul Air Base, combined with 51st MXG Airmen to conduct Osans first joint sling load training.

MI-24 Hind Czechoslovakian helicopters perform aerials. Subject Operation/Series: ALI SU AVIANO '96 AIR SHOW Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

020516-F-1644L-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 (HMH-366), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands on a beach during a helocast water insertion training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 26, 2022. Helocasting is an airborne technique used by small unit special operations forces to insert into hard-to-reach areas via bodies of water. This high-risk training prepares the MSPF for the upcoming 26th MEU deployment.

A member of Marine Utility/Attack Squadron 369 (HMLA-369) carries TOW missile tubes as he and another Marine run toward an AH-1W Sea Cobra helicopter during exercise Imminent Thunder, part of Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: IMMINENT THUNDERDESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

120316-A-UG106-069 U.S. Army Sgt. Paul Jordan, a medic assigned to the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, provides security as an UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter arrives to extract his team and members of 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Patrol Special Weapons and Tactics Team in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2012.

040504-F-6665C-003. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

Aftermath - Mississippi Aerials - 26-HK-39-3. aerial view of choppper near Gulfport Dam-by Andrea Booher-FEMA. Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Army Boeing AH-64 Apache from 2-6 Cavalry Squadron, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, at Pohakuloa Training Grounds, Hawaii, Nov. 5, 2022. The Apache is the Armys heavy division/corps attack helicopter.

A right front view of a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter in flight during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Two U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters blow up clouds of dust as they come into a landing zone in Samarra, Iraq, to pick up U.S. Army soldiers on March 3, 2007. The soldiers are from Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division.

AN AH-1 Cobra gunship helicopter takes part in an aerial firepower demonstration, attended by officials from the Egyptian government, during exercise Bright Star '80. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '80 Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

DF-ST-88-10314. Base: Palmerola Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter lands amid a cloud of dust at the Deadhorse, Alaska, airport. Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, along with two Chinooks and about 25 support personnel, staged from the Deadhorse Airport Aug. 17-26 while flying missions to increase the reach of 1-52nd General Support Aviation Battalion Flying Dragons beyond Interior Alaska and to focus on long-range organic logistics to support flight companies. (Army photo/John Pennell)

US Air Force Sikorsky MH-53 Special Operations helicopter makes a sunset departure during Red Flag exercises at Nellis AFB, NV

030924-F-7392S-006. Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040610-M-7514K-089. Base: Al Walbde Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Navy Sea Bees

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 24th Special Operations Wing perform hoist training over Long Lake in Spokane, Washington, Oct. 6, 2022. Airmen from the 24th SOW became certified on medical evacuation and water operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brandon Hallock, a landing-support specialist with 2nd Landing Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, talks over the radio to Marines in a CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Aug. 15, 2022. This was the first time the Marine Corps deployed the CH-53K King Stallion in an exercise. HMH-461 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

A member of the 1ST Bn., 35th Inf., 25th Inf. Div., exits a UH-1A Iroquois helicopter as an air-mobile assault takes place during Opportune Journey 4-83. Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4-83 Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-215. Military helicopters on ATC ramp --date stamped 9 2 2005. Hurricane Katrina

A member of the ground support crew signals to the pilot of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter attempting to hook a container during exercise Team Spirit '89. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Crew Chiefs stand beside their UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter

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