Military Helicopters in Action

Dynamic images of various military helicopters in flight, demonstrating operational capabilities during exercises and missions over diverse landscapes.

Police Helicopter Midair Rescue Operation

220917-N-NQ285-2256ATLANTIC 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.

030327-M-5150A-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

221013-N-XN177-2118 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 13, 2022) - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 flies over amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Oct. 13, 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.

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Police Helicopter Midair Rescue Operation

110217-N-8913A-073ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 17, 2011) MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 transfer ammunition between the aircraft carriers USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

230122-UI066-1142 IONIAN SEA (Jan. 22, 2023) An MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, delivers cargo to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), during a replenishment-at-sea with the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8), Jan. 22, 2023. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 and George H.W. Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, VAW-121, HSC-5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46. The George H.W. Bush CSG is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

The Missouri National Guard MedEvac Team lift a casualty in their Black Hawk helicopters during a MedEvac training exercise at Camp Clark, Nevada, Missouri, June 7, 2022. The 139th Medical Group Homeland Response Force and the 735th Search and Extraction Recon Team participated in the combined training exercise.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing transports Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division to a landing zone during Resolute Dragon 22 at 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.

A soldier from the South Dakota National Guards Company C, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, descends from an UH60 Blackhawk helicopter during Exercise Combat Raider 1701 near Belle Fourche, S.D., Nov. 16, 2016. The exercise simulated rescuing two injured pilots that ejected from their aircraft in hostile territory.

030827-F-6701P-030. Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE)

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.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 126th Aviation Regiment, Vermont Army National Guard, operate a medical UH-60 Black Hawk during the 104th Fighter Wing, Massachusetts Air National Guards exercise Eagle Claw, a readiness exercise, June 11, 2022, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts.Vermont Guardsmen conducted essential aeromedical evacuation training in conjunction with the 104FWs readiness exercise to simulate real-world evacuations to prepare both units to face real-world operations and challenges.

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-434-88. Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 463, performs a motovational flight at U.S. Army Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Jan. 27, 2022. HMH-463 provided aircraft support to the Army's 25th Infantry Division's Downed Aircraft Recovery Team (DART), this training provided both the Marines of HMH-463 and 25th ID DART the oppertunity to learn from one another and develop their skills in real world applications. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dalton J. Payne)

U.S. Army Soldiers from 19th Special Force, Utah National Guard board a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Integration Exercise on Camp Williams, Utah, Nov. 9, 2007. The search and recovery exercise expands the expertise and integration of Utah's 211th Aviation Group AH-64 Apache Joint Rotary Wing, 4th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon Striker assets, 19th Special Operations Forces and conducts extensive joint CSAR operations against surface to air threats.

Paratroopers with C Co. 1-143d IN REGT

Tech. Sgt. Michael Wright, a 459th Airlift Squadron special mission aviator evaluator, holds onto the cable as Master Sgt. Antonio Gueits, a 374th Operation Group resource adviser, is hoisted into a UH-1N Huey at a drop zone near Mount Fuji, Japan, Jan. 13, 2017. During the scenario, aircrew performed an alternate insertion of crew members, hoist insertion and extraction from 25-35 feet above ground and proper landing and takeoff techniques throughout various landing zones.

An MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter tows a Mark 105 hydrofoil minesweeping sled during the joint Thai/US combined exercise THALAY THAI '89. Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA)

DF-ST-85-03592. Base: Wadi Seidna Air Base Country: Sudan (SDN)

Support helicopters fly at dusk with Marine One en route to the South Lawn of the White House from Camp David, May 24, 2009.

030414-M-5654R-021. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tikrit State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MWSS-373

An AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) departs from Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Afghanistan to provide close air support on a joint Tactical Airstrike Request. The Cobra is one of several stationed at FOB Dwyer as part of a HMLA-169 detachment, which provides quick-response close air support for coalition and Afghan forces within the area.

220806-A-EQ028-1366 RED SEA (Aug. 6, 2022) An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 carries a MANTAS T-12 unmanned surface vessel to the expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), in the Red Sea, Aug. 6. Lewis B. Puller is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

A pararescueman hoists a survivor into an HH-60 Pave Hawk during a terminal employment phase March 13, 2013, at the Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. The hoist is a quick, effective method of recovering survivors. The phase is one out of a series of advanced training programs administered at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

030525-M-9812M-044. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Base: U Tapao Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: USMC

220719-N-XN177-2131 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2022) - An AH-1Z Viper helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) flies over amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 19, 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.

DN-ST-89-02867. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-87-01602. Base: Camp Lejuene State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221029-N-LI114-1321 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 29, 2022) A Sailor assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, assigned to Commander, Task Force 70, conducts helicopter rope suspension technique training from an MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, on the flight deck aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 29. EODMU 5 and HSC 12 routinely conduct unit level training to ensure effectiveness during helicopter visit, board, search and seizure. 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.

Two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261), land on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4) during a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft personnel (TRAP) mission. Country: Adriatic Sea

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-346. shadowed view of personnel on HH-65 near rotor blade --050901. Hurricane Katrina

Tech. Sgt. Alexander Graves, an Air Force Global Strike Command Det. 7 special missions aviator, helps pull in Airmen on the 413th Flight Test Squadron UH-1 Hueys hoist at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Aug. 23. The 413th FLTS, the Air Forces only rotary wing developmental test unit, provided an extra bit of realism to the tactical air control party Airmens extraction training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Afghanistan, Kunar Province, Asadabad, United States Army AH-64 Apache Helicopter Gunship launching from forward operating base

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.

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepares to take off from a forward arming and refueling point during exercise Steel Knight 23 on Red Beach, Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 3, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

Silhouette of army soldiers hanging on a rope to a helicopter, SH-60 Seahawk, USS George Washington (CVN 73), US Navy

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.

220719-N-CM110-1395 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2022) - An UH-1Y Venom helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) prepares to land on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 19, 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.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines conduct an airlift of an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer at a helicopter external lift drill on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 19, 2022. 3/12 incorporates airlift training to improve rapid insertion and extraction of equipment, producing lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of operations across a wide range of missions.

A left front view of an AH-1 Cobra helicopter landing after a mission during exercise Bright Star '80. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '80 Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

120324-N-NL401-321 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 24, 2012) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) participate in a vertical replenishment. James E. Williams is deployed as part of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

970419-F-8006R-006. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS 97 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040212-N-0000V-001. Base: Coronado Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Armed policeman abseiling from helicopter onto roof, body armour, Lucerne police, Luchs special operations group during an exercise, Switzerland, Europe

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.)

Shot of two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from the 1ST Rescue Group, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, in flight. This image was used in the January 1996 issue of AIRMAN Magazine. Country: Unknown

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines conduct an airlift of an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer at a helicopter external lift drill on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 19, 2022. 3/12 incorporates airlift training to improve rapid insertion and extraction of equipment, producing lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of operations across a wide range of missions.

Miltary helicopter pair in flight

An aircrew with the Wisconsin National Guards 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment operates a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Sept, 1, 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. According to the Army fact sheet for the Black Hawk, its mission is to provide air assault, general support, aeromedical evacuation, command and control, and special operations support to combat, stability, and support operations. The UH-60 also is the Armys utility tactical transport helicopter. The versatile helicopter has enhanced the overall mobility of the Army due to dramatic improvements in troop capacity and cargo lift capability over the years as well. (U.S. Army Photos by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

DA-SC-88-04590. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-06285. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two people diving from a military helicopter, CH-46E Sea Knight, US Marine Corps

A CH-53 helicopter carrying a water container of 5000 liters

Air to air view of a U.S. Army UH-60 medical evacuation helicopter, flying over the Egyptian desert at dusk while participating in BRIGHT STAR '83, the joint U.S. and Egyptian military training exercise. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '83 Country: Egypt (EGY)

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.

Exercise of the search and rescue (SAR), Leeuwarden airbase. A crashed kite dobbert in a dinghy in the Wadden Sea after he managed to settle in safety with a parachute. The SAR helicopter is on site to save the unfortunate kite.

An HH-3 Pelican helicopter from the 106th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group flies over prior to picking up a "survivor" during Sentry Castle '81, a search and rescue exercise. Subject Operation/Series: SENTRY CASTLE '81 Base: Seneca State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Marine Safety and Security Team Houston K9 Simba and his handler conduct a helicopter to boat hoist in Galveston, Texas, May 18, 2022. These practice hoists are done to prepare the K9 and their handler for rapid deployments to vessels out on the water.

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter approaches to land to pick up U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division after conducting raids in Samarra, Iraq, June 11, 2007.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing transports U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, to an insertion location during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

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.

Airmen from the 132d Wing Operations Support Squadron participated in a joint exercise with soldiers from C Co 2-147th Air Assault Helicopter Battalion in Boone, Iowa, June 10, 2022. Intelligence Operations Specialists from the 132d Wing gathered and shared intel to support the various mission sets. (Iowa Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Victoria J. Hanson)

An AH-1S Cobra helicopter flies support for an air assault during a joint Air Force and Army air-drop/air-assault exercise. Base: Darlington County Airport State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-05005. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX Base: Fort Hunter Liggett, Jolon State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-03674. Base: Morris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010331-N-0271M-007. Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: South China Sea

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Blake Mason, a flight-line mechanic with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464, completes a final check on a CH-53E Super Stallion before takeoff at an undisclosed location, Oct. 11, 2022. HMH-464 provided assault support for Marine Forces Special Operations Command during Exercise Raven 23-1 to enhance combat readiness in an unfamiliar expeditionary environment. HMH-464 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey with 7th Special Operations Squadron lowers a combat rubber raiding craft during helicopter rope suspension techniques training with U.S. Marines and sailors from 2d Reconnaissance Battalion and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8 attached to Task Force 61/2, near Mildenhall, England, United Kingdom, June 16, 2022. Task Force 61/2 is executing the Commandant of the Marine Corps Concept for Stand-in Forces (SIF) to generate small, highly versatile units that integrate Marine Corps and Navy forces. Task Force 61/2 is deployed in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

U.S. Air Force tactical control party airmen from the 227th Air Support Operations Squadron descend from a 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during joint training for New Jersey Task Force One at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 28, 2017. The primary mission of New Jersey Task Force One is to provide advanced technical search and rescue capabilities to victims trapped or entombed in structurally collapsed buildings. Task Force One is made up of New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, as well as civilians.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 7, 2021: Avia parade in Moscow. Mi-26 and Mi-8AMTK helicopters fly in the sky on parade of Victory in World War II in Moscow, Russia MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 7, 2021: Avia parade in Moscow. Mi-26 and Mi-8AMTK helicopters fly in the sky on parade of Victory in World War II in Moscow, Russia Copyright: xZoonar.com/AlexanderxStrelax 20825815

Sikorsky Military Jets Helicopters Fixed Wing Fairchild Republic Aviat Airplanes HH-60G Pavehawk rescue A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog strike fighter USAF U.S. Air Force dust

A diver from the Nebraska Task Force One signals by waving at the crew chief of a UH-72 Lakota from the Nebraska Army National Guard's 1-376th Aviation Battalion during the two organizations joint open water rescue training at Branched Oak Lake State Recreation Area, near Raymond, NE on July 13, 2019. The training was to help both groups maintain their readiness for life saving evacuations like the ones that were needed during the March flooding in the state. (Nebraska National Guard

030324-A-7317P-025. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030730-M-3856H-015. Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A pararescueman fast-ropes from a helicopter Oct. 3, 2015, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Airmen demonstrated rescue capabilities of the 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadrons during Rescue Fest, a yearly rescue tactics education event.

A U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom 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, flies over the Brazil countryside after completing static and freefall parachute training at Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 6, 2022. The UH-1Y Venom supports integrated air and parachute operations from multiple partner nation forces participating in exercise UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS develops and sustains relationships that improve the capacity of our reemerging and enduring maritime partners to achieve common objectives. Additionally, the military-to-military exchanges foster mutual cooperation and understanding among participating navies and marine corps.

Making a low pass over a forest fire, a Bell Jet Ranger helicopter conducts a recon of the area to gather information.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Cpl. Michael Lyons, the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, air noncommissioned officer, monitors the inbound descent of an AH-1W SuperCobra onto the Forward Operating Base Geronimo landing zone in Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2010. The helicopter transported Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369’s senior leadership to FOB Geronimo to attend a plaque dedication ceremony in honor of Lt. Col. Mario D. Carazo and Maj. James M. Weis, two pilots from HMLA-369 who were killed in action while supporting 3/3 combat operations in July.

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter delivers a load of grain donated by Australia to a field outside the village of Maleel during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. The grain is being flown in instead of driven because the roads to the village are suspected of being mined. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM)

EAST CHINA SEA (March 30, 2017) An AS-332 Super Puma helicopter delivers supplies to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a replenishment-at-sea. Bonhomme Richard is the flagship of it's expeditionary strike group, which is on a routine patrol operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

Emergency medical technicians participating in the 2016 EMT Rodeo exit a CV-22 Osprey at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., Aug. 25, 2016. Cannon Air Force Bases EMT Rodeo tests the skills of medical professionals from across the Air Force through a series of innovative, high-pressure scenarios.

Crews work around the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft landing site after the capsule landed with Expedition 60 crew members Nick Hague of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, along with visiting astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. Hague and Ovchinin are returning after 203 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 59 and 60 crews onboard the International Space Station. Almansoori logged 8 days in space during his first flight as an astronaut.

A right front view of a CH-53C Super Jolly helicopter from the 601st Tactical Air Support Squadron, as it airlifts a search operation module during Exercise UREX '82. Subject Operation/Series: UREX '82 Base: Rhein Grafenstein Country: West Germany (FRG)

Transmission of equipment from the Marines per helicopter to H.M.s. Invincible.

A Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) CH-47 Chinook from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, carries a M119A3 howitzer on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, April 2, 2022. HIARNG Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team executed the air assault sling load training as part of a battery level gunnery certification.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isac Perez, left, and Lance Cpl. Nicholas Spero, both bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct Forward Arming and Refueling Point operations at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Sep. 30, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual 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.

CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., and the 20th SOS at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., fly in formation over Hurlburt Field Feb. 3, 2017. This training mission was the first time in Air Force history that 10 CV-22s flew in formation simultaneously.

Two Westland Wasp Mk.1 Series 2 & 2A (AH-12A) Submarine booth control helicopters (1966-1981) Countries on the flight deck of the supply ship Hr.Ms. Poolster (1964-1994).

Right side front view medium shot from a low angle, looking up as US Marine CH-53 "Super Sea Stallion" from the HMH 772nd Naval Air Station, Pennsylvania, hovers near the drop zone, while deploying fast rope team, Sunday, March 5, 2000. The team consisting of Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal members from Charleston AFB, South Carolina, and Travis AFB, California, are deployed to the Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, New Jersey, for the Phoenix Readiness Combat Course. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX READINESS Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

230326-N-LK647-1303 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 26, 2023) A pilot assigned to the Tridents of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9 (HSC 9) lands an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) as the ship conducts a vertical replenishment while underway as part of the Ford Carrier Strike Group, March 25, 2023. The Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of the Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navys capacity to project power on a global scale.

DF-ST-88-05631. Base: King Salmon State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army National Guard Aviators from Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, N.Y. Army National Guard, based out of Rochester N.Y. land in a remote airstrip in Lewis, N.Y. to assist Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) members of the 274th Air Support Operations Squadron, 107th Attack Wing, N.Y. Air National Guard in departing the field during excercise Future Flag August 7, 2022. The Future Flag excercise allows special warefare airman the opportunity to test and evaluate their operational skills and technology. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Janker.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit Five, Detachment 33 personnel repel from the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during a training evolution at Orote Point, Guam. Base: Orote Point State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Helicopter fighting wildfire in Yosemite area, California, United Staes

060628-N-4856G-061. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Katrina Sector - 26-HK-306-3. Hurricane Katrina

Shooting Range Baumholder during an exercise with attacking NATO jet jet jet. On the foreground a Wessex helicopter of the British Royal Air Force.

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