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Military Helicopters in Action

Images of military helicopters in flight conducting operations, highlighting air support and tactical maneuvers over diverse environments.

AH-64D Apache helicopter deployed to Europe for Operation Atlantic Resolve.
AH-64D Apache helicopter deployed to Europe for Operation Atlantic Resolve.
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An aircrew assigned to U.S. Army Air Ambulance Detachment- Yakima Training Center conducts a hoist of a simulated SKED litter patient with members of the Central Washington Mountain Rescue at Yakima Training Center, Wash. on Aug. 28, 2022.
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A Tiger attack helicopter of the German Army.
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U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery, Death Dealers, 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (2-174 ADA) operationally controlled by 1st Infantry Division (1 ID), simulates a hoist operation during Operation Close Encounters field training exercise at Camp Ādaži, Latvia, Nov. 9, 2022. The 2-174 ADA 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.
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A helicopter in a museum
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Ground crewmen look over a Soviet Ka-32 Helix helicopter during Airshow Canada '89. Base: Abbotsford State: British Columbia (BC) Country: Canada (CAN)
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ANDERSON AIR BASE, Guam (April 7, 2010) - Marines with Special Operations Training Group (SOTG) fastrope from a HH-60S Naval helicopter during a Realistic Urban Training Exercise (RUTEX) rehearsal at landing zone Pavilion, April 6. SOTG and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are working together to ensure a successful RUTEX.
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Civilian employers move onto the back ramp of a Pennsylvania National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter during Boss Lift at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Boss Lift is an event where service members the PA National Guard give civilian employers a first-hand experience of what kind of equipment and training their civilian employees work through during their military service
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A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey from the 8th Special Operations Squadron "Black Birds" lands during a local training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 1, 2011. The CV-22 Ospreys primary mission is insertion, extraction, and re-supply of unconventional warfare forces and equipment into hostile or enemy-controlled territory using airland or airdrop procedures.
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Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter of Russian Air Force taking off.
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A British Army WAH-64D Apache helicopter in front of a wall of fire.
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041014-M-3988H-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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220810-N-PC065-2042 BALTIC SEA (Aug. 10, 2022) - A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Rein.), launches from the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) during flight operations in the Baltic Sea, Aug. 10, 2022. Arlington and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.
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An Army UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter flies past a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, left, and another Black Hawk helicopter sitting idle on the ground. The helicopter are in Turkey to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees who have fled Iraqi government forces. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Diyarbakir Country: Turkey (TUR)
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An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 is towed across the airfield during the French-Caribbean exercise Caraibes 22 at Muniz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, June 15, 2022. Caraibes 22 is a French-led, large-scale, joint-training exercise in the Caribbean involving naval, air, and land assets from the French, U.S., and regional forces focused on responding to simulated-natural disasters. During the exercise, the 156th Wing was the main operating hub in support of VMM-266 by providing fuel, aircraft marshaling, security, hangar and office space. VMM-266 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.
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101118-N-0000X-001PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Nov. 18, 2010) A U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Blackjacks of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 tests a 50/50 Camelina seed-based biofuel blend at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. The test demonstrates another step toward the certification of fuels from non-petroleum sources for use in all Navy and Marine Corps aircraft.
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Italian Army Aviation UH-90A taken while landing.
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Mi-24P attack helicopters of the Russian Air Force taking off, Kubinka, Russia.
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A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), retrieves a Six Container Water Storage Module during an exercise on Hasto Buso Island, Finland, Aug. 12, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections
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A civilian search and rescue vehicle loads on board a CH-47F Chinook helicopter operated by New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment prior to a mission on Sanibel Island, Florida on October 2, 2022. At the direction of Governor Kathy Hochul, the New York National Guard deployed 2 CH-47F aircraft and 11 Soldiers to assist the Florida National Guard in responding to the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian. ( U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Samuel Sacco)
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220812-N-PC065-3055 BALTIC SEA (Aug. 12, 2022) - U.S. Marines attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) load into a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Rein.), on the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) during flight operations in the Baltic Sea, Aug. 12, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.
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220520-N-EU544-8405 GULF OF THAILAND (May 20, 2022) Engineman 1st Class Mark Placsencia, from Phoenix, holds training firefighting flags during a flight deck firefighting drill aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6). 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.
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An Italian Air Force AB-212ICO helicopter during a personnel recovery mission at NATO Tiger Meet 2011 in France.
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A Search and Rescue helicopter is seen grounded by low visibility at the Arkalyk Airport in Kazakhstan on Saturday, March 16, 2013. The Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft landed with Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford of NASA, Russian Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy and Russian Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Ford, Novitskiy, and Tarelkin returned from 142 days onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 33 and 34 crews.
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OH-58D Kiowa helicopters awaiting deactivation sit in a hangar at Kaposvar Airfield in Hungary. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Kaposvar Air Field State: Kaposvar Country: Hungary (HUN)
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A U.S. Soldier with 12th Aviation Battalion, prepares to fly on a UH-60 aircraft after helping deploy U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force to execute a mission readiness exercise at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 10, 2023. The exercise was conducted in order to practice realistic training to improve, sustain, and develop standards of procedures safely.
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Eighth Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Bill Burleson served as the keynote speaker Sept. 22, 2022, at DX Korea 2022 in Goyang, South Korea. The Defense & Security Expo Korea is a week-long land forces exposition where the latest combat equipment is displayed. The expo is at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX). Burleson discussed what the future looks like for land forces and what is required to be successful in future ground combat operations. He stressed the never-ending need to maintain readiness through training. The general and staff got to tour the expo. The event also featured a variety of Eighth Army assets to include UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, a AH-64 Apache, Bradley Fighting Vehicle, a Stryker and Paladin 155mm Howitzer. The expo continues through Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022.
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A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, California, Feb. 13, 2024. HMH-462 transported passengers from NAS North Island to the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, and provided assault support for routine operations in the Third Fleet area of responsibility. Landing on an aircraft carrier was a rare opportunity for the Marines of HMH-462, as CH-53E Super Stallions deploy at sea aboard amphibious assault ships. Marine Corps
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U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 prepare to operate an AH-1Z Viper to conduct aerial dive-fire drills during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 7, 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.
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An aircrew prepares a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft for take-off July 13, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. In a rare training event at Fort McCoy, aircrew with the Marine Corps Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 of Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., flew a pair of MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft July 12-14 at the installation for aerial gunnery training at the impact area on North Post.
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Museum exhibit of combat helicopters. Military Hill. Temryuk Museum exhibit of combat helicopters. Military Hill. Museum of Temryuk. Copyright: xZoonar.com/LeonidxEremeychukx 9891671
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As part of a community orientation program, 14 local educators visited the Nebraska National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility at the air base in Lincoln, Nebraska, June 1, 2022. The teachers, administrators and coaches learned about the history, mission and capabilities of the Nebraska Army National Guard and then toured Lincoln overhead from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter.
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A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 conducts low altitude tactics (LAT) training in vicinity of Northern Japan, Oct. 13, 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.
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Mi-35 and Mi-8 helicopters of the Russian Air Force await maintenance.
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LEEUWARDEN, THE NETHERLANDS - JUN 11, 2016: Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter flying a demo during the Royal Netherlands Air Force Days
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Marine commandos of Indian Navy doing mock demonstration how to rescue during flood situations at INS Kunjali at Colaba in Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox
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LEEUWARDEN, NETHERLANDS - JUNE 11 2016: Chinook CH-47 military helicopter in action during a demonstration flight on june 11 , 2016 in Leeuwarden