Military Helicopters in Action

Various military helicopters, including Black Hawks and Apaches, in different flying maneuvers, showcasing operational training and support missions.

A U.S. Army MH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, hovers over the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 10, 2024. The 160th SOAR actively seeks and assesses the most qualified aviators, crew members and support personnel in the Army.

070313-M-0948M-073. Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7TH IRAQI ARMY DIVISION

A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Guardian with 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division maneuvers during a Defender Europe multinational live fire exercise, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 27, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

An MH-60S Nighthawk, attached to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, approaches the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) flight deck during an ammunition onload, Sept. 25, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall.

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.

U.S. Soldiers rappel 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.

220917-N-NQ285-2244ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 17, 2022) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the Vipers” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48, takes off from 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.

Idaho National Guard 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion teamed up with the Idaho Army National Guards 1st of the 183 Assault Helicopter Battalion to conduct medevac training at the Orchard Combat Training Center on March 30, 2022. The training simulated emergency evacuations of sick or wounded Soldiers from a battlefield. Ground medics preformed medical care on the ground before rushing them to the flight medics aboard the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter who continued medical care while they were flown to the nearby medical facility. This training is a portion of combat training the 2nd of the 116th CAB conducted in preparation to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield later this year.

A section (two aircraft) of U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y 'Yankee' Venom helicopters launch from Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan.

A US Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra and a Marine UH-1N Huey Fly a Close Air Support Mission Over Barwana, Iraq

A U.S. Army MH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, hovers over the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 10, 2024. The 160th SOAR actively seeks and assesses the most qualified aviators, crew members and support personnel in the Army.

A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, demonstrates a Special Patrol Insertion and Exfiltration System with New Jersey Air National Guard Airmen with the 227th Air Support Operations Squadron during the 2022 Atlantic City Airshow at Atlantic City, New Jersey, Aug. 24, 2022. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter arrives over the grounds of the U.S. Embassy carrying a fuel bladder during Operation Sharp Edge. An amphibious ready group is on station off the coast of Liberia to provide support for the embassy and evacuate civilians caught in Liberia's civil war. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: Monrovia Country: Liberia (LBR)

An MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, flies a Combat Search and Rescue training exercise during HSC-5's training at Naval Air Station Fallon, April 22, 2022. 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; HSC-5; and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46.

060706-A-0559K-007. Subject Operation/Series: STARLIT Base: Cob Speicher State: Salah Al Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHWEST

CH-47 Chinook Heavy Lift Helicopters Approach A Landing Strip At Jalalabad, Afghanistan

U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 (HMLA-267), Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts a flight during Summer Fury 22 at Fort Irwin, California, August 02, 2022. By operating out of forward aviation nodes, HMLA-267 demonstrated expeditionary capabilities in an austere environment. Summer Fury 22 is designed to enhance Marine-Air-Ground Task Force integration and increase aviation operations proficiency with realistic, relevant training to ensure the Marine Corps largest aircraft wing remains operationally excellent, interoperable, deployable on short notice and lethal when called into action.

970628-N-9315S-020. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk assigned to 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, carries an M119A3 Howitzer during sling load training conducted by U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, and Soldiers from the 15th Unit Field Artillery Battalion, Tentara Nasional Indonesia, during Super Garuda Shield 2022 on Aug. 4, 2022 at Baturaja Training Area, Indonesia. Super Garuda Shield 2022, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. Military and Indonesian National Armed Forces, reinforces U.S. commitments to our allies and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

North Dakota Army National Guard Aviators operating two Black Hawk helicopters assisted in stabilizing Bourbanis Dam in Pembina County, ND by placing 119 1-ton sandbags on May 3, 2022 near Cavalier, ND.

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

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SANTA RITA, Guam (April 22, 2022) - An MH-60S Knighthawk of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 practices its firefighting capabilities during aerial wildland firefighting coordination training at the Naval Magazine in Santa Rita, April 19. HSC-25 and Navy Fire and Emergency Services are two agencies included in the mutual aid agreement between the military and the local government, which provides coordinated emergency response on Guam and in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Enhanced interoperability between JRM, NBG FES and HSC-25 will provide more efficient and effective response to natural and manmade wildfires on Guam.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Forward Support Medical Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 501st General Support Aviation Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment (2-501 AR) maneuvers a UH-60 Black Hawk for a simulated medical evacuation class during Operation Close Encounters field training exercise at Camp Ādaži, Latvia, Nov. 9, 2022. The 2-501 AR is among other units proudly working alongside 1 ID, NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe.

An MH-60S Nighthawk, attached to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, conducts an ammunition on-load to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), April 9, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and strike group integration as part of the ships tailored basic phase prior to operational deployment.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts an external lift during Hide and Seek Exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 27, 2022. Hide and Seek Exercise is a field exercise hosted by 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division that trains participants on signature management, communication, electronic warfare, cyberspace operations and intelligence collection, processing and dissemination in order to enable future operations in a multi-domain contested environment.

A French Aerospatiale SA-342 Gazelle helicopter prepares to land in the desert during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

060509-N-7981E-072. Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

061215-N-9708H-406. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

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.

A U.S. Marine assigned to the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast ropes onto the USAV Calaboza (LCU 2009) during a visit, board, search and seizure training off the coast of Kin, Okinawa, Dec. 7, 2022. VBSS training consists of boarding a vessel, systematically checking all compartments for enemy personnel, weapons or contraband. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a ready and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific.

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.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain Division (LI) show their might during a live demonstration in front of the local community on Fort Drum, Ny. Aug 31, 2022. 10th Combat Aviation Brigade conducted aerial manuevers with UH-60M Black Hawks and AH-64D Apache helicopters.

220804-N-XN177-1116 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2022) - A CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) flies over amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Aug. 4, 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.

Soldiers from B Co. 3-2 General Support Aviation Battalion, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade participated in the 2nd Infantry Division ROK-U.S. Combined Division wet gap crossing on September 20-21, 2022 by sling loading sections of a pontoon bridge and lowering them into a river. The 11th Engineer Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade provided the pontoon bridge sections that were used to build the bridge.U.S. Army Photo by Capt. Frank Spatt

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220609-N-LI114-1074 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 9, 2022) A member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, attached to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, deployed aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), fast ropes from an MH-60S Seahawk attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 while conducting a simulated Helicopter, Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65). 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.

030827-F-6701P-031. Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE)

Tunisian Armed Forces UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters circle the battlefield during a combined arms live-fire exercise at the Ben Ghilouf Training Area, 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.

050625-N-6616W-005. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DN-SC-86-03999. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

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.

US Marine Corps UH-1N Iroquois Utility Helicopter fitted with rockets and machine guns for an attack mission expends flares during close air support training at Yodaville, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Arizona, USA

A silhouetted left side view of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in use during Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

A HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopter is refueled by a 39th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II during a Turkey Shoot competition off the coast of Florida on June 16, 2022. 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.

Hurricane Gustav, New Orleans, LA, September 3, 2008 An Army Helicopter transports sand bags underneath to repair a broken levee. Jacinta Quesada/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

The Boise Fire Department conducted hoist training with the Idaho Army National Guard's state aviation group and their Black Hawk UH-60 helicopters Nov. 3rd, 2022, and throughout the week to facilitate future readiness for domestic rescue operations. The Boise Fire Department's Swiftwater/Dive Rescue Team joins the Idaho Army National Guard biannually for helicopter hoist training.

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

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) UH-46 Sea Knight helicopter lifts cargo off the deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) during vertical replenishment operations between the LINCOLN and the ammunition ship USS SURIBACHI (AE-21). The ships are underway off the Virginia Capes. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 fast rope out of a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469 during a Fast Rope Masters Course (FRMC) at Landing Zone Sterling, Okinawa, Japan, July 27, 2022. Fast roping allows Marines to enter landing zones that are too dangerous for helicopters to safely land. Fast Rope and Helicopter Rope Suspension Training teaches Marines proper knots and rappelling techniques, and builds confidence for maneuvering from air to ground.

Members of C Btry., 1ST Bn., 319th Air Field Arty. Regt., secure M-102 105mm towed howitzers to the slings of 2nd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Brigade UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopters for a two-gun raid training mission during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

DF-ST-86-11341. Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter lands in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2008.

DEU, Germany, Essen, 23.11.2005 : SWAT team of NRW Police special forces at a fastroping training from a EC 155 helicopter. |

DF-ST-89-00678. Subject Operation/Series: FLINTLOCK Base: Zaragoza Air Base Country: Spain (ESP)

South Carolina National Guard Soldiers and fire department/EMS rescuers with the S.C. Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (SC-HART) program, S.C. Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1 (SC-TF1), perform rescue training aboard an UH-60L Black Hawk medium-lift utility helicopter and a LUH-72A multi-mission, light, utility-helicopter at the S.C. Fire Academy campus, Columbia, South Carolina, May 30 through June 5, 2017. The event included both day and night operations, with focus on land and water-based rescue, along with incorporating a variety of additional challenges for crews and rescuers, such as extraction of survivors from tall-building and other constricted” scenarios.

U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, deploy from UH-60 aircrafts before executing a mission readiness exercise at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 10, 2023. The 12th Aviation Battalion with The Army Aviation Brigade assisted the Marines in getting to their destination by air in order to begin executing training in command and control procedures in an expeditious manner.

An air to air right side view of an HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter from the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, Moffett Federal Field refueling from the refueling hose and drag chute of an aircraft over the Pacific Ocean just off the coast of Northern California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

An MH-60S Nighthawk, attached to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, transports ammunition to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during an ammunition on-load with USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), April 9, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and strike group integration prior to operational deployment.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, transports a steel I-Beam during Integrated Training Exercise 3-22 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, April 8, 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.

221104-N-EH998-1119 GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 4, 2022) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48, transports cargo alongside guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94), in the Gulf of Aden, Nov. 4. USS Nitze is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

An HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Keflavik NAS, flies a simulated rescue mission over coastal waters of Iceland. During the mission, the helicopter will locate the downed pilot and extract him from the water and fly him back to Keflavik NAS hospital for medical attention. The simulation is part of NORTHERN VIKING '95, an exercise to test the plans of the defense of Iceland should the country ever be attacked. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN VIKING '95 Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL)

U.S. Marines with 1st Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, begin rigging 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.

Straight on medium shot, up from a low angle as US Navy members of Seal Team 3 practice fast roping from SH-60B Seahawk helicopters, from HS-6 stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, California. This mission, at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, is in direct support of Exercise Desert Rescue VIII. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Pennsylvania National Guard CH-47 Chinook flies over a field during airborne operations at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The Soldiers from the PA Guard worked with Airmen from the 14th Air Support Operations Squadron, United States Air Force, to fly over the drop site

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 22, 2022) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 lifts cargo from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during flight operations. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Theodore C. Lee)

Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk

A CH-47 Chinook assigned to the 2-501st General Support Aviation Battalion, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, lifts a HMMWV with a Trailer during sling load operations on Oct. 10, 2022, at 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 Capt. Samuel Taylor.)

110708-N-XQ375-452GULF OF OMAN (July 8, 2011) BoatswainÕs Mate Seaman Lucio Robles, left, and Seaman Matt Binnie prepare to attach a cargo net containing empty wooden pallets to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during a vertical replenishment aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57). Mitscher is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (UMM) 263 (Reinforced) conducts training maneuvers for African Lion 22 at Ben Ghilouf Training Area in Tunisia, June 20, 2022. The exercise is U.S. Africa Commands largest and premier annual exercise, involving more than 7,500 service members from seven nations.

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

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepares to take off for a night operation during a mission rehearsal in support of Exercise Agile Spartan within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 21, 2023. Exercise Agile Spartan is a combined, joint training exercise that enhances international partnerships and regional security in the USCENTCOM AOR.

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.

Members of the 101st Airborne Division deploy from a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter during an exercise. Country: Unknown

Herat, Afghanistan - 07 June 2014: Aerial view of an A129 'MANGUSTA' helicopter of the Italian Army with anti-tank functions during training in Afghanistan.

German Special Forces attached to a H145M helicopter.

A UH-60 helicopter delivers an all-terrain vehicle to a modular urban training site in support of a 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company (911th TREC) exercise at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2022. The purpose of the training is to validate platoons on supporting collective rescue tasks, enhance mission readiness postures and prepare the 911th TREC for mission essential task validation during Exercise Capital Shield 2022.

A U.S. Marine CH-53e Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), lands in a field for force rotation during exercise African Lion 22, Tunisia, June 22, 2022. AL22 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.

U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conducts an emergency exercise with the Udairi Landing Zone emergency medical technician team Dec. 16 2020 at an airfield in the Middle East.

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 (HC-5) HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter carries a load of cargo to the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) as a vertical replenishment is conducted during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

030207-F-2185F-003. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90-TTH sling loading a L119 light gun 105mm howitzer, New Zealand.

U.S. Representatives Steven Lynch (Mass.), Todd Platts (Pa.), Joe Donnelly (Ind.), Betty Sutton (Ohio), and Bob English (S.C.) arrive at Foward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, Jan. 31, 2010.

220516-N-PC065-1142 SKYROS ISLAND, Greece (May 16, 2022) - A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Rein.), deployed with the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), flies near the coast of Skyros Island, Greece, during joint training with Hellenic Armed Forces, May 16, 2022. Arlington, with embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is participating in exercise Alexander the Great 2022 under the command and control of Task Force 61/2. Alexander the Great 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between the U.S., Greece, and Allied nations, enhancing strategic defense and partnership while promoting security and stability in the region.

A pararescueman rappels out of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron, during training at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Feb. 22, 2018.

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7 (MAGTF-7) "Ripper", load a CH-53E Super Stallion during deck landing qualifications aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD2), in the Pacific Ocean, June 22, 2022. MAGTF-7 provides realistic, relevant training that increases participants' abilities to plan, communicate and conduct complex maritime operations efficiently and effectively.

Aircrafts - Sand Baggers - 26-HK-57-84. Military helicopter in flight with sand bag -- 050929. Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Air Force 51st Maintenance Squadron maintainer prepares to hook cargo to a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter during an integrated sling load training at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 13, 2022. Sling load operations can be used as a contingency to disperse assets to smaller forward operating locations.

U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter performs a flyover of Udairi Landing Zone in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, October 17, 2022. The Black Hawk was flown by Task Force Rough Rider pilots of 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, Assault Helicopter Battalion, attached to 36th Combat Aviation Brigade. Flying alongside the Black Hawk were two U.S. Army AH-64E Apaches flown by Task Force No Mercy pilots of the 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, Attack Helicopter Battalion, attached to the 36th CAB, and two Italian F-2000 Eurofighter Typhoons flown by jet fighter pilots from Task Group Typhoon, Italian National Contingent Air Command, stationed at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. The flyover followed a joint personnel recovery training mission conducted in the Udairi Range as a result of a month-long planning effort between the two partner nations supporting Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve mission in the Middle East. (U.S. Army Photos by Capt. Steven Wesolowski)

Disaster Area Reconnaissance - Police Helicopter Activity

An HH-60 Pave Hawk returns from an exercise mission July 12, 2016, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., as part of Red Flag 16-3. The exercise is one of four Red Flags at Nellis AFB, with this iteration focusing on air, space and cyberspace operations.

U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the 10th Mountain Division (LI) show their might by performing a live demonstration in front of the pubic on Fort Drum, NY Sep. 1, 2021. The demonstration included UH-60M Black Hawk and AH-64D Apache helicopters.

060507-A-6365W-197. Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps UH-1N Iroquois Huey Gunship

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).

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