Military Helicopters in Action

A collection of military helicopters in flight, showcasing various models, including attack and transport helicopters, set against diverse skies.

221117-N-EV253-2078 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

030114-M-9892R-010. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

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

A UH-60 Blackhawk assigned to the 3-501st Assault Helicopter Battalion, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Brigade, prepares to land during wet gap crossing training on Oct. 11, 2022, near Petrochori Training Area, Greece. The United States commitment to defending NATO territory is ironclad and the United States will continue to bolster our posture to better defend our NATO Allies. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs.)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey helicopter with the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies off the coast of Ustka, Poland to support Marines and Sailors on the ground during BALTOPS 22 amphibious training, June 15, 2022. BALTOPS 22 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea.

An aircrew with the 106th Aviation Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, takes part in Army modernization efforts at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 4, 2022, by operationally testing the UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter while preparing for an upcoming deployment. As the newest helicopter introduced into the Armys inventory, the UH-60V began fielding to the 106th in 2021 following the units selection as the Armys first unit to be equipped with the new Black Hawk. According to the U.S. Army Operational Test Command, aviators, crewmembers, and support personnel with the 106th were at Fort McCoy operationally testing the UH-60V Blackhawk helicopter July 28 to Aug. 5, 2022. The 106th completed their testing operations from the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport. “Victor” model testing completes a 24-month process from conception to reality for the Illinois Guard unit, U.S. Army Operational Test Command officials said.

230118-N-FJ237-1104 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 18, 2023) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Screamin’ Indians” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6 flies above the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). 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.

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts close air support drills during Resolute Dragon 22 on Shikaribetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 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.

221117-N-EV253-2078 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

040617-F-6335P-225. Complete Scene Caption: A Colorado Army National Guard (COARNG) UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk), 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (2/135th AVN), Buckley Air Force Base (AFB), Colorado (CO), returns to base with a water buffalo after a sling load mission at Timerhri, Guyana, as part of Exercise New Horizons 2004-Guyana. NEW HORIZONS 2004 - Guyana is a joint service training exercise held in Guyana, South America co-sponsored by both the US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) in Miami, Florida (FL), and the Guyana Defense Force (GDF). During this four-month exercise, a combined team of GDF and US military personnel will be engaged in construction projects and medical training activities that directly benefit the local community. The exercise will include up to three construction projects and two Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETE). Base: Timerhi State: Mahaica-Berbice Country: Guyana (GUY)

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk, assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, with U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, assigned to the 52nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron conduct a joint service hoist training with U.S. Army Medical Evacuation aircrew members assigned to the 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade on July 6, 2022 at an undisclosed location. Joint service training allows for the sharing of best practices for patient and medic extraction and infiltration.

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.)

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.

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-433-115. Hurricane Katrina

Four U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters with the 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, perform a flyover during the 2022 New Jersey National Guard Military Review at the National Guard Training Center, Sea Girt, New Jersey, Oct. 16, 2022. The Military Review is a 130-year-old tradition that allows the governor as commander-in-chief to review the Soldiers and Airmen of the New Jersey National Guard. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)

220811-N-XN177-2116 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 11, 2022) - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 flies over amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) with a load of supplies during a vertical replenishment with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), Aug. 11, 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.

030211-M-3166S-019. Base: Angeles City State: Pampanga Country: Philippines (PHL)

UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion fly overhead during the 2022 New Jersey National Guard Military Review at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, New Jersey, Oct. 16, 2022. The Military Review is a 130-year-old tradition that allows the governor as commander-in-chief to review the Soldiers and Airmen of the New Jersey National Guard.

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.

Soldiers from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), conduct Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction (FRIES) training out of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to 2-158 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 18, 2022.

A CH-53E Super Stallion is used to lift a HIMARS launcher pod container during a helicopter support team training event at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 26, 2022. Landing Support Platoon, with CLB-22, conducted these external lift operations with a helicopter support team to improve their skills and ability to execute potential contingency missions in support of 2nd Marine Division and II Marine Expeditionary Force.

220917-N-NQ285-2080ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 17, 2022) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the Vipers” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48, prepares to land on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) during flight operations, Sept. 17, 2022. Ramage is underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group conducting Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercises to increase lethality, ensure combat readiness, and promote tactical innovation. SWATT is led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center whose mission is to increase the tactical proficiency and lethality of the surface force.

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom Helicopter Lifts Off After Inserting Troops During a Combat Operation in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

51st Wing's HH-60G helicopter during a Search & Rescue training mission lowers a practice load on a site on Osan Air Base. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

An Iowa Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk sling loads a trailer during 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. 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 aircraft for personnel and equipment.

Staff Sgt. August ONeil, an Air Force wounded warrior, and fellow pararescueman and wounded warrior, Staff Sgt. Nick Robillard, are hoisted from an HH-60G Pave Hawk during the opening ceremony of the 2016 U.S. Air Force Trials at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 26, 2016. The Air Force Trials are an adaptive sports event designed to promote the mental and physical wellbeing of seriously wounded, ill and injured military members and veterans. More than 100 service men and women from around the country competed for a spot on the Air Force team for the 2016 Warrior Games, which will take place in June at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.

A HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopter flys off the coast of Florida on June 16, 2022 during a Turkey Shoot Competition. During the competition aircrew members competed on skills such as aircraft weapons employment, helicopter air to air refueling, degraded navigation, degraded search, and confined hoisting.

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, take off during a Raid Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 30, 2022. The Raid was one of several training events part of Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Interoperability Course, an Expeditionary Operations Training Group led training and evaluation event focused on combining elements of the MAGTFduring the initial training phases of the 26th Marine Expeditionary UnitPre-deployment training program.

DF-ST-85-03618. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY)

020821-M-0175R-002. Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU

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.

050622-A-9665L-011. Subject Operation/Series: RED DRAGON Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAR

U.S. Air Force Combat Controllers take off in a U.S. Army Black Hawk to conduct a runway assessments in Jacmel, Haiti on January 17, 2010. Jacmel is located on the other side of Haiti with a city population of 50,000. Their Hospital was destroyed by the earthquake and are treating patients outside the hospital. About 350 people have lost their lives in Jacmel due to the earthquake according to Emmet Murphy Chief of Party ACDIL VOCA.

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-433-54. Hurricane Katrina

A Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter tows a Mark 105 hydrofoil minesweeping sled during the joint U.S. Canadian fleet exercise MARCOT '93. Subject Operation/Series: MARCOT '93 Country: Strait Of Juan De Fuca

Rotary Wing Patrol

Soldiers from 2nd General Support Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, hoist Maj. Gen. Michael Keating, deputy commander for support (U.K.) of III Corps and Fort Hood into an HH-60 MEDEVAC Black Hawk Helicopter during Guardian Response 22 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, May 11, 2022. Tough realistic training like this ensures 3rd CAB Soldiers stand ready to deploy, fight, and in this case, conduct rescue operations across the United States.

Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopters prepare to land and pick up their survivor during a survivor extraction exercise in participation with DESERT RESCUE IX. 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)

Military Helicopters Boeing Aviat USMC U.S. Marine Corps transport CH46 Sea Knight sky

Today the 10th Mountain Division honored the Soldiers from Task Force 2-14 by participating in the Mogadishu Mile. The original mile was a route taken by Soldiers from a Blackhawk helicopter crash site to a rally point held by the 10th MTN DIV on National Street during the Battle of Mogadishu on October 4, 1993.

BALTIMORE (Sept. 10, 2022) - Two MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadrons 14 & 15 (HM-14; HM-15) perform a flyover above Baltimores Inner Harbor for Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover 2022. Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover is the citys celebration of the sea services with this year marking the City of Baltimore's third time hosting Navy Fleet Week.

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 perform maintenance on a UH-1Y Venom at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 7, 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.

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.

DM-ST-86-08387. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A VM-22 Osprey flies overhead for a leaflet drop during the Information Warfighter Exercise (IWX) at Camp Upshur on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 16, 2022. The IWX is a training event that focuses on implementing all Information Related Capability requirements with the joint force, government agencies and partnering nations that provides accurate subject matter expertise to all Marine Corps operations.

DM-ST-86-08390. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands at Point Salines airfield during the multi-service, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. The airfield control tower is visible in the background. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

DA-SC-88-04594. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers and first responders-rescuers with the South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (SC-HART) conduct aerial-rescue training in mountainous terrain, Table Rock area, South Carolina, Aug. 22-26, 2022. The event included a variety of training scenarios emphasizing survivor extractions from mountain slopes and tops, as well as aquatic rescues from rivers and lakes. In addition, air crews and rescuers performed refresher and proficiency training for the ongoing hurricane season. SC-HART is a collaborative effort between the South Carolina Army National Guard and State Urban Search and Rescue Task Force (SC-TF1) under the direction of the Office of the State Fire Marshal, South Carolina Emergency Management Division. The South Carolina Army National Guard contributes to the program with instructors, crews, support personnel, and UH-60 Blackhawk and LUH-72 Lakota helicopters; all military personnel and aircrafts are assigned to 59th Aviation Troop Command,

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361 fly in formation during a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 23, 2022. HMH-361 launched 6 CH-53E Super Stallions in support of the squadrons required annual training.

U.S. Army Special Operations Soldeir conduct fast rope insertion training aboard a black Hawk (UH-60) helicopter operated by pilots with the 8-229 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Expeditionary Air combat Brigade, during Operation Viking at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass.,July 18, 2022

A UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter from the New Jersey Army National Guard's 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment takes off at the Lawrenceville Armory, Lawrenceville, N.J., April 17, 2019. I

UH-60 Blackhawks assigned to the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, arrive at the Custer Hill helipad landing zone, Oct. 25, 2022, at Fort Riley, Kansas. The helicopters were escorting Undersecretary of the U.S. Army Hon. Gabe Camarillo, and 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley Deputy Commanding General-Support Brig. Gen. Niave Knell.

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-143-14. Hurricane Katrina

970628-N-9315S-009. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The package that is scheduled to hit Landing Zone Albatross is dropped from a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter for a cargo drop excercise 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. Country: Unknown

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook flies a M777 towed 155 mm howitzer and U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division to a tactical position during exercise Rolling Thunder on Fort Drum, New York, March 27, 2023. This exercise is a live-fire artillery event that tested the 10th Marine Regiments ability to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario.

040427-M-9362G-009. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two Bundeswehr helicopters with fire extinguishing tank 5000 litres, Aepfingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

An AH-1Z Viper and 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, take off for flight operations during exercise UNITAS LXIII, at São Pedro da Aldeia, Brazil, Sept. 11, 2022. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that 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 responsibility.

A US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 571st Medical Company, Fort Carson, Colorado takes off from 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)

NH90-NFH Caiman NATO Frigate Helicopter of the Belgian Army Air Component in flight during coastal search and rescue mission

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, hover over a Jalalabad Airfield landing zone in eastern Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2015.

Critical Incident Stress Management - Mississippi - 26-HK-140-43. Hurricane Katrina

UH-60 Black Hawk hoist training at Fort McCoy's Big Sandy LakeSoldiers with the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion and 1-168th Force Support Squadron with the Wisconsin National Guard training crew chiefs, medics and pilots live hoist training at Big Sandy Lake on June 7, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis.

U.S. Army HH-60M Black Hawk Helicopter assigned to Central Health Command prepares to take off during the mystery event the competitors participated in at Fort Hood, Texas, January 26, 2022, Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Texas to compete in the finals to be named the Armys Best Medic. The competition is a 72-hour arduous test of the teams physical and mental skills. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bradley McKinley)

A view of a soldier and an Army UH-1 Iroquois helicopter silhouetted against the horizon at sunset during exercise Border Star '81. Subject Operation/Series: BORDER STAR '81 Base: Mcgregor Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Eurocopter EC635 in air, Lucerne police, Luchs special operations group during an exercise, Switzerland, Europe

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 10th CAB conduct a flyover for the Boilermaker 15k race in Utica, Ny. July 10, 2022. The helicopter formation consisted of two Black Hawks and a Chinook.

A prolonged exposure shows streaks of light from the headlamps of a 10th Combat Aviation Brigade UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew while performing a preflight inspection on an aircraft prior to launching on a personnel movement mission Dec. 8, at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan.

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-434-82. Hurricane Katrina

Members of the Utah Army National Guard 2-211 Aviation Battalion assist in fighting fires in northern Utah, Aug. 12, 2013. The National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk dropped more than 8,500 gallons of water in one day on two separate fires in northern Utah.

The X-40 sub-scale technology demonstrator is suspended under a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter during a captive-carry test flight at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The captive carry flights are designed to verify the X-40's navigation and control systems, rigging angles for its sling, and stability and control of the helicopter while carrying the X-40 on a tether. Following a series of captive-carry flights, the X-40 made free flights from a launch altitude of about 15,000 feet above ground, gliding to a fully autonomous landing. The X-40 is an unpowered 82 percent scale version of the X-37, a Boeing-developed spaceplane designed to demonstrate various advanced technologies for development of future lower-cost access to space vehicles.

110604-A-6297J-025 DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. - A Vertol CH-47 Chinook” helicopter of the Illinois National Guard approaches the Helibase landing site in North Sioux City, S.D., Friday, June 3, 2011. The Chinook and three UH-60 Blackhawk” helicopters are delivering up to 350, 1-ton helibags per day to support levee construction at Dakota Dunes. (SDNG

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 78-22-02.

Marines of Co. C, 1ST Bn., 2nd Marines, of Camp Lejeune, N.C., cover from sand blown by a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter after being transported to a landing zone during an Operation Desert Shield exercise. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion conducts landing drills at Yausubetsu 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.

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.

Ground crewmen help guide the alignment of the X-40 technology demonstrator as the experimental craft is gently lowered to the ground by a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter following a captive-carry test flight at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The X-40 is an unpowered 82 percent scale version of the X-37, a Boeing-developed spaceplane designed to demonstrate various advanced technologies for development of future lower-cost access to space vehicles. The X-37 will be carried into space aboard a space shuttle and then released to perform various maneuvers and a controlled re-entry through the Earth's atmosphere to an airplane-style landing on a runway, controlled entirely by pre-programmed computer software. Following a series of captive-carry flights, the X-40 made several free flights from a launch altitude of about 15,000 feet above ground, gliding to a fully autonomous landing. The captive carry flights helped verify the X-40's navigation and contr

An MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 55th Special Operations Squadron is silhouetted by the sun during a training exercise on one of Eglin's test ranges with Army Special Forces personnel. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aircrafts - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-56-16. CG HH-60 in flight with streamer-like material in the air. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-88-05004. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX Base: Fort Hunter Liggett, Jolon State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Oklahoma Army National Guard UH-72 Lakota” helicopter and crew conduct water rescue training over the Oklahoma River in Oklahoma City on Thursday, April 5. Members of the Oklahoma City, Norman, Verdigris and Tulsa Fire Department rescue divers performed the roles of rescue swimmer and flood victim during the open water rescue exercise. The Fire Departments and Oklahoma Army National Guard Aviation are part of the Oklahoma Task Force One (OKTF-1).

221129-N-EV253-1542 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 29, 2022) - Lt. Amanda Graham (left), and U.S. Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) Master Chief Ryan Grant, both assigned to the Merlins of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3, are hoisted to a UH-1Y Venom helicopter, assigned to the Vipers of Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169 during a training event at Naval Outlying Landing Field in Imperial Beach, Calif., Nov. 29. During the evolution, which was overseen by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Search and Rescue Model Manager (SARMM) component of HSC-3, SARMM provided training on hoisting operations and other personnel recovery techniques to their U.S. Marine Corps counterparts. The evolution was a part of Exercise Steel Knight 2023 (SK-22), a 1st Marine Division-led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined forces-arms environment and enhances naval warfighting, tactics, techniques and procedures. As the designated SARMM, the Merlin

SH-60B SeahawkUS Navy

An aircrew with the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment of the Wisconsin National Guard operates a UH-60 Blackhawk 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.

Even before the sun has a chance to rise above Gold Dust Peak, an A-10 recovery team member is lowered to the mountainside by a hoist cable from the CH-47 assigned to. Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Company B, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment and other units from across the Wisconsin National Guard to conduct an air assault mission during annual training June 10 at Fort McCoy, Wis.

U.S. special operations service members participate in Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System (FRIES) training at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, April 22, 2022. Joint special operations teams conducted FRIES during Southern Strike 2022, which is a large-scale, joint and international combat exercise, which features counter insurgency, close air support, non-combatant evacuations, and maritime special operations.

DA-SC-89-00523. Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A UH-1N Huey helicopter from the 36th Rescue Flight, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, practices hoist training in the mountains of eastern Washington. The unit supports the Air Force's Survival School training program through vector training, hoist instruction and parachute demonstrations. The 36th Rescue Flight also assists local authorities in recoveries of injured or missing persons. Since 1971, the unit has saved 532 lives on missions ranging from medical evacuations to hoisting severely injured mountain climbersin hazardous conditions. Back cover photo of the November 1999 issue of AIRMAN Magazine. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, assigned to the 52nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron is hoisted up into a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk, assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, during a joint service hoist training with U.S. Army Medical Evacuation aircrew members assigned to the 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade on July 6, 2022 at an undisclosed location. Joint service training allows for the sharing of best practices for patient and medic extraction and infiltration.

Infantrymen with Company B. 1st Battalion 151st Infantry Regiment alongside mortarmen conduct urban training at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. A Black Hawk rescues a mock casualty as part of a medical evacuation exercise. Participating in realistic training scenarios is how the Indiana National Guard maintains a lethal fighting force.

MUSCATATUCK, Ind. (May 10, 2022) Members of the 2nd Battalion 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion conduct a search and rescue mission in a UH60 Blackhawk helicopter as part of exercise Guardian Response (GR) 22 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Muscatatuck, Indiana, May 10. GR22 is a U.S. Army Forces Command-directed external evaluation and culminating training event for U.S. Northern Commands Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response Enterprise consequence management entities. The exercise is focused on the Defense Support of Civil Authorities mission sets.

US Marine Corps AH-1W SuperCobra firing a Hydra 70 Rocket

A Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter tows a Mark 105 hydrofoil minesweeping sled during the joint U.S.-Canadian fleet exercise MARCOT '93. Subject Operation/Series: MARCOT '93 Country: Strait Of Juan De Fuca

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