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Military Helicopters in Action

Dynamic images of various military helicopters, including CH-53, UH-1Y, and MH-60 models, showcasing aerial maneuvers, training exercises, and amphibious operations.

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 16, 2022) A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom lands at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 16. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

A United States Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter hovers above the Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, flight line as it positions itself in a hot pit refueling area. The AH-1W is assigned to the Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. USMC CH-46E Sea Knights and AH-1W's are being hot pit refueled by a USMC KC-130 of Marine Aerial Refueling/Transport Squadron Two Five Two (VMGR-252) from MCAS Cherry Point, NC. The hot pit refueling, where one or more aircraft refuel with their engines running, occured as the helicopters transited the area while deploying to Naval Air Station Atlanta, Georgia for an exercise, 14 August 2000. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

061114-N-8591H-448. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawks with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Division, prepare to take off during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, April 6, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division-led live-fire artillery event that tested the units abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario.

Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment FIRST STRIKE, 2nd Brigade Combat Team STRIKE, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and the 572nd Puma Squadron Conduct Fast-Rope Insertion and Extraction System hot load training on July 21, 2022, at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania. 101st units will support V Corps mission to reinforce NATOs eastern flank and engage in multinational exercises with partners across the European continent to reassure our Nations allies.

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with IFOR markings, B Co., 7/227 Aviation Battalion, hovers during its landing approach on to a field near an airbase outside of Tuzla (Dubrave), Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation Joint Endeavor. A parked UH-60 helicopter is seen in the background. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Sea Knight helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 (HC-11) flies a replenishment mission during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Country: Unknown

020530-F-4219L-006. Base: Dover Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

U.S. Army Soldiers and U.S. Air Force Airmen train with a New Jersey National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter with Detachment 1, C Company, 1-171st MEDEVAC during a Medical Simulation Training Center class on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 9, 2022. The Medical Simulation Training Center provides state of the art training to aid students in gaining proficiency in treating all areas of trauma and basic medical scenarios.

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.

A US Army AH-64D Longbow Apache helicopter prepares for takeoff during the Advanced Warfighting Experiment (AWE) at Fort Irwin, California. More than 6,000 soldiers took part in the six-week exercise that capped nearly two years of training. The AWE tested 72 initiatives ranging from new computer equipment like the Applique to reorganization of unit structure, 19 March 1997. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A South Carolina Army National Guard (SCARNG) UH-60L Blackhawk performs a high-speed low-altitude insertion (landing) during the Combined Arms Demonstration at the South Carolina National Guard (SCNG) Air & Ground Expo 2009, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, SC, on October 10, 2009. The Blackhawk belongs to the 59th Aviation Troop Command, SCARNG.

Sgt. Ty Dowdy, a plane captain, 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, conducts a hover test for a UH-1Y Venom at São Pedro da Aldeia, Brazil, during exercise UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 5, 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. Dowdy is a native of Cedartown, GA.

Aviators with 5th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, conduct Apache gunnery training and qualification at the Digital Multi-Purpose Range Complex, Fort Riley, KS., on August 11, 2022. 1st Attack Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, hosted the aerial gunnery that provided aviators stationed in Korea the opportunity to qualify on 1st Inf. Div. Apache helicopters as part of an annual certification requirement that keeps Army aviators at the peak of their ability to engage in large scale combat operations.

Serbian Air Force Mi-35M showing its wide range of weapons.

Sgt. 1st Class Joshua P. Hoffman, Staff Sgt. Ean M. Taft, Sgt. Donald B. Mims, Spc. Kyle R. Fulton and Pfc. Kevin J. Sutcliffe, air assault and sling load inspector certified members from 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, sling load a M113 to a CH-47 helicopter, Aug. 27, on Fort Stewart, Ga.

030323-A-XXXXX-6505. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Phillip Cain, 1-10 Attack Battalion commander, conducts his final flight in an AH-64D Apache helicopter on Fort Drum, NY Jun. 14, 2022. Lt. Col. Cain received a 'shower of affection' from Fort Drum Fire Rescue as he came back.

DN-SN-85-05641. Base: Natc, Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two US Army UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopters land during a search and rescue exercise conducted as part of the operation. This operation is a security mission to enforce the United Nations no-fly zone north of the 36 degree parallel from Iraqi air and ground incursion. A four nation coalition of US, Turkey, Great Britain and France has been actively protecting and supplying Kurdish refugees since Desert Storm in 1991.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

DF-ST-86-12194. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

2nd Lt. Scott E. Moore Jr., a flight school student has his first experience hovering the CH-47 Chinook helicopter with his father, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Scott E. Moore Sr., a CH-47 instructor pilot at Company B, 1st Battalion, 223d Aviation Regiment, before taking off for a training flight October 7, 2022.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade hover over the training area in an AH-64D Apache longbow at Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 28, 2022. 12th CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe. They work alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retain command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

Two Mi-24V Hind helicopters of the Macedonian Air Force.

A South Dakota National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter sits on display during the 2022 Ellsworth Air and Space Show on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 13, 2022. The Black Hawk has a cruising speed of 174 mph and a rate of climb of 1,315 feet per minute.

A US Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight Kicks Up Dust on its Approach to a Desert Helicopter Landing Zone

SH-60 Seahawk Flying American Flag

A USMC UH-1N Huey helicopter from Marine Helicopter Squadron Medium (HMM 262) makes a landing approach on the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2), during the Special Operations Capable Exercise (SOCEX). The Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit spent two months participating with various training operations on and off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sasebo, Japan, Pohang, Korea, and Hong Kong, China. Base: USS Essex (LHD 2) State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 24, 2017) An MH-60R Sea Hawk from the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 Blue Hawks” fires chaff flares during a training exercise near the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia Pacific routinely for more than 70 years.

U.S. Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and U.S. Soldiers upload an Apache helicopter onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 23, 2022. Aerial porters from the 386th ELRS and aviation specialists from the U.S. Army 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conducted relief in place/transfer of authority of Apache helicopters designated to the U.S. Army 101st Aviation Battalion.

U.S. special operations service members participate in Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System (FRIES) training at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, April 22, 2022. Southern Strike 2022 is a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercise that provides tactical level training for the full spectrum of conflict. It emphasizes air dominance, maritime operations, maritime air support, precision engagement, close air support, command and control, personnel recovery, aero medical evacuation, and combat medical support.

Airmen from the 54th Helicopter Squadron, 69th Bomb Squadron and U.S. Army Green Beret Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, participate in a group exercise at Minot, North Dakota, Sept. 29, 2022. The exercise involved convoy operations and testing the interoperability of the participating forces.

An aircrew with the Minnesota National Guard operates a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport on Oct. 27, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. 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. Five Minnesota National Guard Black Hawks were at the airport Oct. 27.

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

CH-53 Bundeswehr Bundeswehr CH 53 in flight during a maneuver with vehicles and soldiers Copyright: xZoonar.com/ThomasxFuhrmannx 20907042

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.

A line of U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions parked in a row at Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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

Two Mi-24V Hind helicopters of the Macedonian Air Force.

High dynamic range image of a stationary AH-64D Apache Longbow Block III attack helicopter

Airmen from the 54th Helicopter Squadron, 69th Bomb Squadron and U.S. Army Green Beret Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, participate in a group exercise at Minot, North Dakota, Sept. 29, 2022. The exercise involved convoy operations and testing the interoperability of the participating forces.

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 4th Recon Battalion demonstrate an amphibious assault at the Arch during Marine Week Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Mo., Jun. 24, 2011. Marine Week Saint Louis allows U.S. Marines a chance to interact with the community with volunteer work, physical fitness challenges, vehicle and equiptment displays, musical performances and tactical demonstrations.

041030-F-0692M-003. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220803-N-VJ326-3068 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 3, 2022) - An MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) flies over amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Aug. 3, 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.

DF-ST-86-08033. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

Marine Corps One, a VH-60N helicopter from the Executive Flight Detachment of Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1), Quantico, Va., waits to transport the president. Base: Mcdill Air Force Base State: Florida(FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squdron 166 (HMM-166) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter prepares to take off during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - The City - 26-HK-383-31. Hurricane Katrina

UH-60 Blackhawks on the air field at Camp Able Sentry II, Macedonia. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Skopje Country: Macedonia (MKD)

040627-M-8096M-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

A U.S. Army UH-1 Iroquois helicopter comes in for a landing near Howard Air Force Base during canal defense Exercise Kindle Liberty '86. Subject Operation/Series: KINDLE LIBERTY '86 Base: Panama Canal Country: Panama (PAN)

Katrina Response Ops - Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - 26-HK-163-51. Hurricane Katrina

Marines board a Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter parked on a flight line during exercise Cold Winter '87. Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER '87 Country: Norway (NOR)

An Alaska Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter flies between the Chugach Mountains during sling-load training near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 28, 2024. U.S. Army Soldiers from the Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Battalion conducted the sling-loaded training to enhance their ability to operate in Alaskas harsh environment. (Alaska National Guard

240210-N-FK754-1159 SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND (Feb. 10, 2024) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, performs a vertical replenishment during an expeditionary exercise on San Clemente Island. HSC 14 assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. Navy

DA-SC-85-13308. Subject Operation/Series: PROLOG Base: Fort Eustis State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, lands during the Red Bank Police Department's National Night Out at Count Basie Fields in Red Bank, New Jersey, Aug. 2, 2022. National Night Out is an annual event to enhance the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community.

A Nigerian Navy helicopter conducts flight operations during an anti-piracy exercise with USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913) in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 21, 2022. Mohawk is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

A left side view of an MH-53H Pave Low helicopter, background, an MH-53J Enhanced Pave Low III helicopter, center, and an MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter. The MH-53J and the MH-60G are the two latest additions to the Air Force's aircraft inventory. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Barack Obama walks to Marine One at the Rowley landing zone after addressing a rally in Bowie, Md., Oct. 7, 2010.

LEEUWARDEN, THE NETHERLANDS - JUNE 11, 2016: Royal Navy (Black Cats Display Team) Agusta Westland AW-159 Wildcat HMA2 performing some flights at the Royal Netherlands Air Force Days

Oregon Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Dennis Cooper, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Logan Bass, pilots, and crew chief Spc. Beth Bechard, with Charlie Company, 7-158th Aviation, return to the Roseburg Municipal Airport in an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter after dropping water on target locations in support of fire suppression efforts at the Stouts Fire, Aug. 3, near Roseburg, Ore. The Black Hawk helicopter is equipped with a Bambi bucket” which carries approximately 500 gallons of water.

Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter of the Russian Air Force landing, Russia.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-40. Hurricane Katrina

Maryland Task Force 1 (MD-TF1) and Virginia Task Force 1 (VA-TF1) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) train during an Urban Search and Rescue Task Force exercise, at Montgomery County Airpark and Public Safety Training Academy (PSTA), Feb. 15, 2024. The training represents a new partnership for members of the D.C. National Guards Aviation Detachment, nicknamed District Dustoff, designed to improve interoperability and familiarity between partners involved in disaster response in the DMV. Air National Guard

A Tigre attack helicopter of the French Army.

Mi-24P attack helicopters of the Russian Air Force departing for a parade rehearsal.

OH-58D helicopters line up on the flightline at Rhein Main AB, Germany in preparation of being loaded onto Air Force cargo aircraft which are headed to bases in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

An HH-60H Seahawk helicopter heads back to home station after successfully hitting a simulated target at range B-17 during a Hellfire demonstration for DESERT RESCUE IX. Desert Rescue is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A service hatch is opened aboard an HH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopter for a preflight inspection during exercise Solid Shield '85. Subject Operation/Series: EXERCISE SOLID SHIELD '85 Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter collects water with a Bambi Bucket during a training mission in a body of water along the Rio del Hombre near Zambrano, Honduras, March 15, 2007. The 2,000-gallon bucket is designed to hang from the helicopter collect and disperse water at the touch of a button over a fire.

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

Katrina Response Ops - Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - 26-HK-163-56. Hurricane Katrina

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the Pennsylvania National Guards 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade flies over Philadelphia during a recent Dense Urban Terrain exercise. The exercise, which ran from July 25 to 29, was conducted by Task Force 46, a 600-personnel chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) response element, comprised of National Guard units from states across the country.

An AH-64E Apache Helicopter belonging to the 5-17 Air Cavalry Squadron, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, prepares to land on the flight pad during the combined units aerial gunnery qualifications, July 20, 2022, Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Republic of Korea. Pilots of the AH-64E are required to qualify on all of the Apaches weapon systems.

Sweden, Vastragotland and Bohuslan, Gothenburg, The Aeroseum, former underground jet fighter base built during the Cold War under rock, Swedish military helicopters

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.

U.S. Army pilots from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct tactical combat maneuvers with UH-60 Black Hawks at Kasarna Manjaca, Dobrnja, Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 17, 2022. Guard members assigned to the State Medical Detachment and 1-169th Aviation Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard, trained alongside active duty Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina soldiers in tactics, aviation, medical, and non-commissioned officer development. The Maryland National Guard will celebrate 20 years of partnership with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina through the National Guard Bureaus State Partnership Program next year. (Maryland Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Jasmine Mathews).

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, partake in multiple events during Eagle Week on Fort Bragg, NC, June 14, 2022. Eagle Week is a week-long event commemorating past and current 37th Engineer Battalion Paratroopers with activities to honor the history, tradition, and heritage of the37th Engineer Battalion.

Mi-24P attack helicopters of the Russian Air Force parked on tarmac in Kubinka, Russia.

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

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Captain Atkin Overview - 26-HK-364-48. MY HELO. Hurricane Katrina

An aircrew with the Minnesota National Guard operates a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport on Oct. 27, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. 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. Five Minnesota National Guard Black Hawks were at the airport Oct. 27.

021113-M-1037T-002. Base: Osan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: HMH squadron 463

020222-A-2511W-057. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

DF-ST-88-10425. Base: Zambrano Country: Honduras (HND)

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-9. Hurricane Katrina

Crew members with the Alaska Army National Guard Golf Company, 2-211th, General Support Aviation Battalion conduct training in a HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter at Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson March 30, 2023.

020425-F-0193C-031. Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

The Week of the Warrior continues as competitors from the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division finish the third day of events, May 3, 2022, on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea. The third day saw the Soldiers complete an air assault from Camp Casey to Camp Humphreys and complete a course that tested various warrior tasks and battle drills.

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-434-134. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-85-13467. Base: Raf Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

The aircrew members from the US Army's, A Company, 7th Battalion, 1ST Aviation Regiment, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Katterbach Germany, performing a preflight inspection on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with United Nation's designations prior to their mission at Camp Able Sentry II. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Camp Able Sentry State: Skopje Country: Macedonia (MKD)

011204-A-6788L-002. Base: Hunter Army Air Field State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Southeast

Katrina Operations - Venice, Louisiana - 26-HK-361-199. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - New Orleans - 26-HK-95-119. AIRSTA NOLA--CG air crews near HH-65s on ramp. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - Operations - 26-HK-96-147. AIRSTA OPS--HH-65 in hangar with Coast Guardsman walking nearby. Hurricane Katrina

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