Military Helicopters in Action

Dynamic images of military helicopters including UH-60 Blackhawk and CH-53E, showcasing their readiness and training in various operational scenarios.

Air Defenders from 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery conducted a culminating Field Training Exercise with both their legacy Avenger and new Maneuver Short Range Air Defense systems at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany October 17-21, 2022. This FTX provided an opportunity for each platoon to react to mock contact, movement and maneuver techniques. During the exercise Air Defenders also conducted extraction of a stuck vehicle, calling up a 9-line medical evacuation request, evacuating personnel by air, navigation in low visibility conditions, and responding to enemy fire.

UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopters assigned to the 3-501st Assault Helicopter Battalion, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division prepare to land on Oct. 12, 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 Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs.)

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion (right) and UH-1Y Venom are positioned to take off during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 at Laguna Army Airfield, Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, April 2, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, which emphasizes the development of small task-organized unit experimentation across all warfighting functions, as well as enhance the battalion's ability to conduct command and control, fire-support planning, intelligence functions, and logistical support to distributed company level operations. This exercise continues support of 2d MARDIV's experimental battalion's assessment and mission essential task list-based pre-deployment training progression.

070219-A-8962K-002. Base: Fort Pickett State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from 101st Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB),101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), get in position to start their mission Operation Lethal Shadow, on September 27, 2022, at Ft. Campbell, Ky. The purpose of the mission was to test the capabilities of 101 CAB by conducting a long-range air assault.

U.S. Soldiers with Alpha and Charlie Companies, 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conduct water bucket training at the 28th ECAB's mobilization station. This training ensures aircrews are able to properly conduct aerial firefighting.

010526-A-6788L-005. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

120531-N-ZS026-142CORONADO, Calif. (May 31, 2012) An HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 15 lifts off from the flight line at Naval Air Station North Island. HS-15 provides combat-ready HH-60H and SH-60F helicopter detachments to operate aboard and supplement the ability of surface ships to execute their missions.

Air Defenders from 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery conducted a culminating Field Training Exercise with both their legacy Avenger and new Maneuver Short Range Air Defense systems at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany October 17-21, 2022. This FTX provided an opportunity for each platoon to react to mock contact, movement and maneuver techniques. During the exercise Air Defenders also conducted extraction of a stuck vehicle, calling up a 9-line medical evacuation request, evacuating personnel by air, navigation in low visibility conditions, and responding to enemy fire.

A left side view of a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 (HML/A-269). Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers from the 225th Engineer Brigade connect 1,500 pound super sacks to the bottom of a UH-60M Black Hawk to be sling loaded by pilots from the Army Aviation Support Facility No. 3 in Pineville, La., into Bayou Darrow south of Colfax in Grant Parish, La. The super sacks are being used to slow the flow of water where a control structure failed, March 14, 2016. More than 1,400 Guardsmen have supported the flood fight across Louisiana.

SA.330 Puma helicopters of the French army taxi on an airfield after completing a mission during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

A Marine CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopter prepares to take off from Landing Zone Buzzard during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

An aircrew with the Wisconsin National Guards 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment operates a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Nov. 16, 2022, at the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport 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.

A U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk crew with the New Jersey National Guard's Det. 2 , C Company, 1-171st Aviation Regiment, lift off from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. for a trip to North Carolina on Sept. 17, 2018. The New Jersey National Guard sent three pilots, two hoist operators/crew chiefs, and two Air National Guard Tactical Control Party Airmen to assist the North Carolina National Guard and local authorities in the wake of Hurricane Florence to move supplies, people, and conduct rescue operations as needed.

UH-60 Blackhawk and Apache. International Military Training Saber Strike 2017", Adazi, Latvia, from 3 to 15 June 2017. US Army Europe-led annual International military�exercise Saber Strike Field Training Exercise�in Latvia.

A UH-72 Lakota helicopter belonging to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Aviation Regiment, North Dakota Army National Guard, lands to start hot-cold litter carry during the Golden Coyote Training Exercise at Camp Rapid, South Dakota, June 14, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase, scenario-driven exercise conducted in South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables commanders to focus on mission essential task requirements, warrior tasks and battle drills, including performing a hot-cold litter carry.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, Marine Aircraft Group 41, refuel aircraft from Marine Light Helicopter Attack Squadron 775 at a forward arming and refueling point at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., during Integrated Training Exercise 4-22, on July 20, 2022. A FARP is a temporary facility organized, equipped and deployed to provide fuel and ammunition necessary for the employment of aviation maneuver units in combat. ITX provides the Marine Corps Reserve an opportunity to conduct force deployment planning, mobilization rehearsals, Active Component integration and increase combat readiness for all elements of the MAGTF.

A Lithuanian Armed Forces Enhanced Forward Presence aircraft prepares to land in the training range site during Exercise Iron Wolf 22 at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, Oct. 27, 2022. Lithuania proudly works alongside 1st Infantry Division, NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter airlifts an M-114 155mm howitzer during Exercise Ocean Venture '84. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Base: Vieques Island State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030426-F-7924J-003. Base: Kirkuk Air Field Country: Iraq (IRQ)

021021-F-1131H-005. Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

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CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter touches down on the LHA Deck to simulate a troop evacuation of the 1ST, 2nd, and 3rd Platoons of the 6th Marine Regiment during the MCCREE (Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation) field exercise. The 6th Marine Regiment conducted this MCCREE for 1ST Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. A MCCREE encompasses an evaluation of the overall combat readiness skills of an infantry battalion. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221018-N-PC620-0050REYNOSA, Mexico (Oct. 18, 2022) U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 520th Area Support Medical Company, 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 62nd Medical Brigade and Mexican army personnel assigned to the 19th Motorized Cavalry Regiment transport a simulated casualty to an HH-60M Blackhawk helicopter attached to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd General Support Aviation Regiment during medical evacuation training as part of exercise Fuerzas Amigas 2022 at Campo Militar Reynosa, Mexico, Oct. 18, 2022. This binational disaster-response exercise between the U.S. and Mexican militaries aims to improve readiness and strengthen the nations cooperative relationship. U.S. Army North, through Joint Task Force Civil Support will serve as the command-and-control element directing U.S. troops conducting a natural disaster response exercise with Mexican military forces.

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A North Carolina Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter waits refueling, prior to a damage asessment flight, at Wilmington Airport, Wilmington, North Carolina after Hurricane Bonnie. Base: Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 refuel an AH-1Z Viper at a forward arming and refueling point during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 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.

DM-ST-85-09386. Base: Dong Ha Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter with the New Jersey National Guard's 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion lifts off from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 16, 2022 in support of the 99th Regional Support Command's 2022 Effects Coordination Board.

A Minnesota National Guard helicopter lands in a field during a training exercise with the 123rd Airlift Wing Contingency Response Group at Camp Ripley, National Guard Base, Minn., Aug. 3, 2022. The 123rd CRG training consisted of many objectives to include convoy operations, reaction to fire and tactical combat casualty care. (Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Tylin M. Rust)

U.S. Army Col. Travis McIntosh, 10th CAB Commander, and Falcon Soldiers, welcomed Col. Michael Babin, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Commander, and Canadian Troops to Fort Drum, NY June 21, 2022. The RCAF 1 Wing Troops flew to Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield on their CH-147F, the equivalent to our CH-47F Chinook helicopter.

A U.S. Army CH-70 Chinook flies over Fort Carson, Colorado on May 24, 2022, during the Best Squad Competition. The Chinook was used to transport all five squads to their next objective, a range.

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the Iowa Army National Guard delivers a historic U.S. Air Force F-80 Shooting Star to the Air National Guard paint facility in Sioux City, Iowa on September 15, 2022. The F-80 had been on display at the Iowa National Guard headquarters at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa. The Iowa Air National Guards 174th Fighter Squadron had flown the F-80C during the early 1950s. After being repainted in Sioux City the aircraft will be returned to Camp Dodge for static display. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-59. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kiara Mazara, an avionics technician with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464, communicates with CH-53E Super Stallion co-pilots to prepare the helicopter for flight at an undisclosed location, Oct. 6, 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.

101118-N-0000X-003PATUXENT 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.

Left front view of an HH-53H Pave Low helicopter parked on the flight line after a flight from the Naval Air Rework Facility, Pensacola, Fla. Originally a CH-53 model, the helicopter was brought up to the HH-53H configuration as a replacement for a 20th Special Operations Squadron HH-53H that was lost in an accident. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SC-87-02063. Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lifts off during exercise Balikatan 22 at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Tarlac, Philippines, April 1, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

BABADAG TRAINING AREA, Romania-- A UH-60M Black Hawk of 3-227 AHB flies overhead during personnel recovery training with the U.K. 140th Expeditionary Air Wing, July 12, 2022.Regular interoperability training with NATO partners and allies builds trust and readiness, increasing the capacity for deterrence and defense.

UH-60 Black hawks and an Apache AH-64 from the Utah Army National Guard brought in distinguished visitors to visit more than 200 service members across four major commands who participated in a one day exercise held at Dugway Proving Ground on Sept. 8, 2022. The joint force exercise prioritized the concepts of Agile Combat Employment and Multi-Capable Airmen.

U.S. Army Soldiers prepare to hook up a trailer to an Iowa Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk during a sling load exercise as part of 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.

A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter assigned to 1-229 Attack Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade flies with an AH-64E Apache helicopter assigned to 11th Squadron, TNI-AD (Indonesian Army) during a combined arms live fire exercise rehearsal near Baturaja, Indonesia on Aug. 11, 2022 as part of Super Garuda Shield 22. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military, Indonesia National Armed Forces, has now expanded to a multinational exercise encompassing 14 Nations. This exercise reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and other regional partners reinforcing joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

Two MH-60S Knighthawk helicopters attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 take-off from Naval Air Station Fallon. 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, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46.

A Eurocopter EC-635 for the Iraqi Air Force with temporary German military serial, Manching, Germany.

A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter prepares to drop a resupply bundle during mission rehearsal exercises at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030422-A-XXXXX-6522. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A scene of Equipment Park is shown Aug. 26, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - MSO St. Louis Operations - 26-HK-390-135. Hurricane Katrina

Tornado - Huntsville, Ala. , May 2, 2011 FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino tours the North Alabama counties that have been affected by recent severe tornados. PDA teams flew aerials over Cullman, Dekalb, Lawrence and Marshall counties while speaking to disaster survivors. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

A H-3 Pelican helicopter from the Italian Air Force gets ready to launch for a Combat, Search and Rescue mission at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The H-3 helicopters are part of VENETO RESCUE 2000. Veneto Rescue is a simulated non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) that simulates the extraction of American citizens and designated third-country nationals from a fictitious, politically troubled country. Subject Operation/Series: VENETO RESCUE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter prepares to take off 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.

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve's 2-135 General Support Aviation Battalion, lands at a forward arming and refueling point at the Chehalis-Centralia Airport, Wash. on Jun. 22, 2022. The aircrew were assisting training Regular Army, U.S. Army Reserve and U.S. Air Force servicemembers on helicopter refueling procedures.

Maj. Gen. John V. Meyer III, 1st Infantry Division commanding general met with Col. John Gilliam, 3ABCT commander and Command Sgt. Maj. Micheal Hall along with GREYWOLF battalion commanders and command sergeants major.

An MH-53J Pave Low III helicopter takes off for a demonstration during an air show. In the foreground a ground crewman services an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft of Thunderbirds, the Air Force's flight demonstration team. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An MH-60S Knighthawk assigned to the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, takes off on Northwest Field during a joint field training exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 29, 2022. The purpose of this exercise was to test the HSC community ability to operate from an Expeditionary Advance Base. The main focus was to look at maintenance practices and how to facilitate them away from a established air field and planning operations with limited communications. Throughout the four day exercise, HSC 25 flew 30 hours and 10 sorties conducting a wide variety of missions to include weapons employment, helocasting of personnel and systems, and combat search and rescue missions.

U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade provide fire support for U.S. Army paratroopers with 173rd Airborne Brigade during a combined arms live fire exercise on a maneuver range at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 22, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaisance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fast rope out of a UH-1Y Huey during the Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration of the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. The MAGTF Demo displays the coordinated use of close-air support, artillery and infantry forces, and provides a visual representation of how the Marine Corps operates. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

Aircrafts - HH-60 Jayhawk - 26-HK-53-63. HH-60s on ramp with personnel--050830. Hurricane Katrina

An AH-64 Apache helicopter, assigned to the North Carolina National Guards 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, parked on Muir Army Airfield.

National Guardsmen from across the country participate in the U.S. Army's Air Assault Course at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. The ten-day course teaches Soldiers how to conduct air assault operations to include rappelling from a helicopter.

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.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-422-42. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Hart, a CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, leads passengers to the helicopters 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

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, prepare a UH-60 Blackhawk for a familiarization flight during Air Assault University at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Jan. 16, 2024. The purpose of the class is to prepare Soldiers for the Cobra Gold training exercise in Thailand next month.

020821-M-0175R-010. Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Katrina Sector - 26-HK-306-1. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. and Portuguese Air Force carry a fuel hose at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, May 18, 2022. The 65th Air Base Group enables the Global Gateway mission by providing Europes only airlift, airdrop and aeromedical evacuation flying operations wing with a crucial stopover location.

U.S. Marines with 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, take off in a Japan Self-Defense Force CH-47JA helicopter in support of Keen Sword 23, on Okinawa, Japan, Nov 11, 2022. U.S. Marines flew to Yonaguni, Japan to participate in Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center operations in support of Keen Sword 23. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

A US Army OH-58D helicopter with the 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment hovers over the tree tops as it prepares to support armor belonging to C Troop of the 4-7 Cavalry during maneuvers and gunnery training at the Korea Training Center, Republic of Korea on Oct. 25, 1998. The center is manned throughout the year and various armored units rotate through training scenarios to meet yearly live gunnery training requirements. Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Korea Training Center Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A U.S. Army MH-47G Chinook helicopter taxis on the flight line at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan 20. 2023. About 70 members from the 4th Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, traveled to Grand Forks AFB with several Chinooks to conduct cross-arms training and operations in arctic conditions.

First responders conduct a pre-accident drill upon a Chinook on Desiderio Army Airfield, Jan. 23, 2024 on U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys. The installation conducts the drill on a regular basis and tests rescue and recovery operations.

A crew member boards a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter which will be taking part in the National Victory celebration, a day-long event being held in honor of the liberation of Kuwait by coalition forces during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

Hurricane Dolly, Welasco,TX, July 24, 2008 Four Black hawks from the Texas Army National Guard arrive at the Mid-Valley Airport in this Hildago County community. They immediately commenced flying operational sorties over the counties hit by Hurricane Dolly. Barry Bahler/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3D Marine Aircraft Wing, land a UH-1Y Venom in support of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise during Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 19, 2024. MWX is the culminating event for SLTE 2-24 that improves U.S. and allied service members operational capabilities and lethality as a MAGTF. Marine Corps

050718-F-7564C-091. Base: Volk Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

030115-A-2442C-026. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Heritage Drop Zone State: Kosovo

220907-N-RQ186-1070Norfolk, Va. (September 7, 2022) The Dragon Slayers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11 return home to Naval Station Norfolk during the squadrons homecoming, September 7. HSC-11, part of Carrier Air Wing 1, embarked on USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), returns to Naval Station Norfolk after 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.

Paratroopers with C Co. 1-143d IN REGT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A Huey helicopter from the Aircraft Operations branch at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida begins to fly out of a training area after Emergency Response Team officers from the Protective Services branch descended from the helicopter during a training exercise. The flight was the beginning of a training mission to simulate a situation the team and pilots could confront at the center.

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020222-A-2511W-059. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

030118-F-7203T-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Two U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade take-off for a formation flight with Finnish aircraft during a joint island seizure training on Russaro Island, Finland, Aug. 10, 2022. The training was part of a bilateral exercise between the Finnish military and U.S. forces with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and the U.S. Army. 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.

Soldiers attached to the Texas Army National Guard's 36th Combat Aviation Brigade as well as rescue swimmers attached to the Texas A&M Task Force 1 practice hoisting and rescue operations as part of a training exercise. The Texas National Guard's 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, in partnership with the Texas A&M Task Force 1, conducted a rescue swimmer hoist training in Austin, Texas, on June 24, 2020. This training is conducted once a month and allows the members of the Texas National Guard as well as state agency partners to retain optimal readiness to conduct search and rescue operations during a natural disaster or severe weather event.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned toMarine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to land 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.

A right side view of an OH-58 Kiowa helicopter in use during the US/Honduras training Exercise AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND)

U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Vipers assigned to the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to land during a homecoming aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Oct. 9, 2022. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 22nd MEU returned home after completing a seven-month deployment with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. Naval Sixth Fleet area of operations.

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron - 773, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, conduct preventative maintenance on a UH-1Y Venom at São Pedro da Aldeia, Brazil, during exercise UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 8, 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.

DN-ST-87-03182. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Right side view of an AH-1S Cobra helicopter in flight during exercise Ocean Venture '82. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers with Company B, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, worked alongside 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. (32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team photo by Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman/Released)

Aircrafts - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-56-82. Military helicopters on ramp. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-427-8. Hurricane Katrina

040318-F-4441R-213. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

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