Helicopter Operations and Exercises

Images of various helicopters in action, including cargo transport and rescue missions, highlighting military operations in diverse environments.

Training Exercise in Progress - Police Helicopter Activity

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 20, 2022) An AS332 Super Puma transports cargo onto the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9). Operating as part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, Abraham Lincoln is conducting training to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

NATUNA SEA (Mar. 27, 2023) An MH-60R SeaHawk, attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35, takes off from the flight deck aboard Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) as Oakland sails across the Natuna Sea, Mar. 27, 2023. Oakland, part of Destroyer Squadron 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Tech. Sgt. Alexander Graves, an Air Force Global Strike Command Det. 7 special missions aviator, helps steady an Airman and a litter on the side of the 413th Flight Test Squadrons 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.)

A member of Russian search and rescue exits a helicopter moments after landing at Zhezkazgan airport in Kazakhstan, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, a day ahead of the scheduled landing of the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft with Expedition 37 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA and Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency. Yurchikhin, Nyberg and Parmitano are returning to Earth after five and a half months on the International Space Station.

Training Exercise in Progress - Police Helicopter Activity

Coastal Search Mission - Police Helicopter Activity

220510-N-FO865-1060PACIFIC OCEAN (May 10, 2022) - A French Navy Dauphin helicopter with the 35F Air Naval Squadron approaches the flight deck aboard the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) for landing in support of Exercise Marara 22, May 10. Marara 22 is a multinational training exercise which enhances combined interoperability between the U.S. military and Frances Combined Joint Task Force Headquarters in French Polynesia.

120212-N-ED900-236 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2012) Flight deck personnel aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) connect a pallet to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 during a vertical replenishment. Pinckney is a part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group and is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations.

We remembered and honored the @10thMTN Soldiers from Task Force 2-14 by participating in the Mogadishu Mile on September 30, 2022. The original mile was a route taken by Soldiers from a Blackhawk helicopter crash site to a rally point held by the 10th Mountain Division on National Street during the Battle of Mogadishu on October 4, 1993.

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-433-145. Hurricane Katrina

A UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter crewed by U.S. Army soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, and firefighters from Westover Air Reserve Base Fire Department, hovers over a simulated fire during aerial firefighting training at Westover Air Reserve Base, Chicopee, Massachusetts, May 25, 2022. Westover ARB Firefighters created simulated fires using cones on the ground, which allowed crews to be graded on their accuracy with the Bambi Bucket.

Helo Air Station - 26-HK-147-71. Hurricane Katrina

Helo Air Station - 26-HK-147-75. Hurricane Katrina

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.

Arrival of an Alouette III SAR-Heli (with emergency system) at Terschelling. The motor and tail of the H-81 is visible in the foreground.

CAPE MAY, N.J. - Aircrews from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City conduct a formation flight over Training Center Cape May's parade field, June 27, 2022.As the only military service operating in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Coast Guard proudly enables the Nations economic prosperity, enforces our laws at sea, protects the marine environment, and performs vital lifesaving missions to ensure the safety, security, and resiliency of Americas far-reaching maritime interests.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy Tamargo

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-422-52. Hurricane Katrina

The Red Bull Air Force Team conducts an aerial demonstration during the 2022 Marine CorpsAir Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. The Red Bull Air Force Team is comprised of accomplished and experienced aviation experts whospecialize in highly-coordinated aerial jump demonstrations. The theme for the 2022 MCASMiramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win,” reflects the Marine Corps’ ongoingmodernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

Members of the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) along with their Ecuadorian Special Forces partners conduct a 2 rope Vertical Extraction ( VERTEX) from a MH-60 Blackhawk in Manta, Ecuador, May 20, 2022. Ecuadorian military and US forces are conducting routine military exchanges from May 6-27 between the cities of Manta and Latacunga. Bilateral exchanges allow both militaries to strengthen tactical readiness for future operations maintain readiness and support continue commitment in responding to emerging security crises and natural disasters.( U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Matthew Griffith)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Fire Rescue personnel assist a volunteer portraying an injured Huey II helicopter crew member participating in the aviation safety exercise during Emergency Response Safety Training at the Shuttle Landing Facility, Runway 33, at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida.The simulated helicopter mishap exercise was conducted to evaluate emergency response and mishap investigations of aircraft at Kennedy. Participants included Air Rescue Fire Fighters, Flight Operations, Disaster Preparedness, Security, and Safety. NASA mandates simulated aviation safety training take place every two years.

Coast Guard Cutters - Spencer - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-332-25. Hurricane Katrina

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-68. Hurricane Katrina

During a 180-day corrosion control inspection on a CH-47F Chinook helicopter Spc. Kevin Thomson from Sacramento, Calif., a Soldier in Company D, 2nd General Support Aviation, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, removes a search light assembly to inspect flight controls for any corrosion and general wear on aircraft components, Hood Army Airfield, Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 14.

Aircrafts - Sand Baggers - 26-HK-57-77. HH-60 with sand bag flying over waterfront near row of sand bags and digger truck --050929. Hurricane Katrina

220915-N-XN177-2159 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 15, 2022) - An AS-332 Super Puma helicopter delivers a load of supplies to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) Sept. 15, 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.

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-201. Hurricane Katrina

220820-N-JR318-1278 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 20, 2022) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Dragonslayers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11, delivers supplies to the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), Aug. 20, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group 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.

An airman rappels from a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 16 (HC-16) UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during the station's annual open house and air show. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010519-F-2022C-002. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2001 Base: USS Essex (LHD 2) Country: Australia (AUS)

U.S. Army flight medics assigned to Company G, 3d Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, conduct medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) training in a UH-60 Black Hawk during Southern Strike 2022 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, April 24, 2022. Southern Strike 2022 is a large-scale, joint and international combat exercise, which features aero medical evacuation, counter insurgency, close air support, non-combatant evacuations, and maritime special operations.

An air-to-air left front view of a U.S. Army OH-58 Kiowa helicopter. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

040519-F-9232S-027. Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USCG Air Station Detroit

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-233. Hurricane Katrina

DA-ST-85-04878. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '84 Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A ground-to-air left side view of an SH-3 Sea King helicopter hovering over a target drone at Wallace Air Station, Poro Point, San Fernando. The helicopter is assigned to Fleet Composite Squadron 5 (VC-5), has just recovered the drone from the ocean. Country: Philippines (PHL)

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 26, 2022) A Sailor aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69), prepares to chock and chain an SA 330 Puma helicopter assigned to Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) while operating in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 26. Milius is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

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 Boeing MH-139 Greywolf helicopter is parked for a static display at Minot Air Force base, North Dakota, Oct. 29, 2022. The fleet of up to 84 MH-139s will assume the role of protecting U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) bases and the transportation of U.S. government and security forces.

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-8. Hurricane Katrina

Katrina Response Ops - Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - 26-HK-163-123. Hurricane Katrina

050902-N-5328N-460. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-12768. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Iraq to meet with Iraqi President Barham Salih and Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi, Baghdad, Iraq, May 7, 2019.

A Westland Wasp Mk.1, Series 2 & 2A (AH-12A) submarine control helicopter (1966-1981) exercises saving drowners.

Aircrafts - HH-65 Dolphin - 26-HK-54-54. HH-65 and other military aircraft and personnel on ramp. Hurricane Katrina

060724-N-6293B-257. Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

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.

240118-N-ED228-1144 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 18, 2024) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, prepares to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in the Pacific Ocean.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-422-45. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Navy Sailors with Expeditionary Medical Facility stationed in Jacksonville, Florid transport a casualty on the simulated battlefield with a litter during performing immediate life saving measures (PILM) training, June 16, 2022, at West Camp Rapid, South Dakota. PILM training allowed the trainees to respond to simulated stimuli of a battlefield in which they will have to utilize lifesaving and stabilizing measures on the battlefield to ensure the patient is secure.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-428-19. Hurricane Katrina

Miscellaneous - Security Photos - 26-HK-436-80. Hurricane Katrina

020309-F-6911G-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter aircrew Guardsman descends from a Sikorsky MH-60T Jayhawk at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 15, 2022. The helicopter aircrew assisted in the Water Survival Training by guiding pilots with hand signals, as a Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk hoisted members one by one out of the water and into the air.

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 29, 2022) Sailors stand by for cargo in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as an AS332 Super Puma helicopter transports cargo during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk and a Connecticut Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk sit on display during a search and rescue capabilities summit at Camp Nett in Niantic, CT on May 11, 2022. The summit brought together state, local and federal public safety professionals to build search and rescue interoperability.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pima County, Arizona for tours of the Mexican border area, discussions with local Interior staff and Customs and Border Patrol personnel

U.S. Army Pacific Best Warrior competitors conducted Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Systems training June 7 during the 2022 USARPAC Best Warrior Competition at the 25th Infantry Division's Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii. The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - MSO St. Louis Operations - 26-HK-390-126. Hurricane Katrina

DN-ST-90-01347. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Base: Minas Gerais (A 11)

Dave Williams snaps a shot of family and friends posing with a NHARNG Black Hawk helicopter from Charlie Company, 238th Aviation (Medevac) at a Berlin Regional Airport open house Sept. 16, 2022, in Milan, N.H. The event was conducted to answer questions about the aircraft and plans to build a Guard hangar there. A proposed lease agreement with the airport would support aerial rescue operations, maintenance, and training in the White Mountain National Forest.

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 UH-72 Lakota helicopter from from the Nebraska Army National Guard's 1-376th Aviation Battalion lowers a diver from Nebraska Task Force One with a rescue basket to assist the Hickman Fire District during Operation Titan Fall, a domestic emergency response exercise, Oct. 19, 2019, in Hickman and Lincoln, Nebraska.Operation Titan Fall was designed to test and improve emergency procedures and communication between the Nebraska National Guard, Nebraska Emergency Management Agency and Nebraska Task Force 1, as well as local civil authorities and first responders.(Nebraska National Guard

North Carolina Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jeremy Kagi (Center, facing camera), of the 449th Combat Aviation Brigade, explains the capabilities of a UH-72 Lakota helicopter to local employers during an Employer Support Guard and Reserve Boss Lift event at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Morrisville, North Carolina, Sept. 7, 2022. ESGR is a Department of Defense office that promotes cooperation and understanding between the Reserve Component service members and their civilian employers.

A Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew delivers a sandbag to a diversion dam breach on the Loup River near Genoa, Nebraska March 23. Nebraska Army National Guard helicopters have been conducting sandbag, air drop missions in support of the 2019 flooding.(Nebraska National Guard

A Pararescuemen assigned to the 55th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, is being hoisted into an HH-60G Pave Hawk to recover a simulated patient during a Red Flag-Nellis 23-1 combat search and rescue mission on the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, Feb. 9, 2023. The Nevada Test and Training Range is the U.S. Air Forces Premier military training area with more than 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land.

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter conducts a search and rescue demonstration in Seattle for Fleet Week, Aug. 1, 2022. Fleet Week Seattle is a time-honored celebration of the sea services and provides an opportunity for the citizens of Washington to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today's maritime services.

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-225. Hurricane Katrina

Sgt. Julian Ross, crew chief for Task Force Medivac, California Army National Guard, watches as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prepares to land at the Eel River Conservation Camp in Redway, California, Aug. 17 in preparation for a Northern California wildfire mission. The helicopter flew in from Redding, California.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Transportation Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepare a non-functional rescue helicopter for an external lift involving a CH-53E Super Stallion during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 near Yuma, Arizona on Oct. 12, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardized advanced tactical training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

A North Carolina National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk sits down at a makeshift landing zone not far from Margarette Falls in East Tennessee. The NCNG helicopter crew and a N.C. Emergency Management Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (NCHART) successfully rescued a stranded climber Friday afternoon. This mission is the fifth successful collaboration between the NCNG and NCHART since last July.

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-62. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

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 and saved the unfortunate kite.

S66-39713 (18 June 1966) --- Astronaut John W. Young, Gemini-10 command pilot, is hoisted up to a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. A team of Manned Spaceflight Center (MSC) swimmers assists in the exercise. The Static Article 5 spacecraft can be seen in the water.

Katrina Response Ops - Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - 26-HK-163-92. Hurricane Katrina

Service members, veterans, their families, and supporters gather for the Minnesota State Fairs Military Appreciation Day Tuesday, August 30, 2022, in Falcon Heights. This years focus was to honor the thousands of employers of members of the Minnesota National Guard, reserves and their families. Employer Support of the Guard and Reserves, known as ESGR, is celebrating their 50th year of promoting cooperation and understanding between Reserve Component service members and their civilian employers and to assist in the resolution of conflicts arising from an employee's military commitment. To mark the occasion, Minnesota Governor, and Commander-in-Chief of the Minnesota National Guard, Tim Walz signed a statement of support for ESGR, service members and their families. Members of Minnesotas 34th Red Bull Infantry Division Band also performed sets both at Leinie Lodge and on the main stage in Dan Patch Park. #HatsOffToEmployers #MilitaryEmployers #MNStateFair22 (Minnesota National Guard pho

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-321. Hurricane Katrina

Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-29. Hurricane Katrina

DN-SC-87-06112. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

010205-F-1631A-004. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

GJILAN, Kosovo - U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia National Guard, conduct Bambi Bucket aerial firefighting training near Gjilan, Kosovo, June 2, 2022. Wildfires are common in the Kosovo region and the use of aerial firefighting helps local efforts when areas of a fire are not accessible for traditional land firefighting.

Air assets of the California Army National Guard along with California State Guardsmen team up with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to participate in an annual wildfire training exercise, Mather, Calif., Apr. 22-24, 2022. The three-day training kicked off Friday with classroom instruction and concluded with two days of practical water drop exercises at Pardee Lake near Mather, Calif., in preparation for heightened fire activity during the summer and fall months.

A spectator climbs a rock wall during the 2022 Thunder Over Dover Airshow, May 22, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The airshow gave visitors the opportunity to see Air Force aircraft spanning the last 75 years and enabled them to talk face-to-face with military personnel about how they execute and sustain rapid global mobility every day.

A ground-to-air view of an SH-3 Sea King helicopter airlifting a Firebee target drone back to the launch pad at Wallace Air Station, Poro Point, San Fernando. The helicopter is assigned to Fleet Composite Squadron 5 (VC-5). Country: Philippines (PHL)

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-434-170. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Army Col. Travis McIntosh, 10th CAB Commander, finishes his final flight in his Army career on Fort Drum, Ny. July 15, 2022. CW5 Rolando Sanchez, 10th CAB Command Chief Warrant Officer, also conducted his last flight with the brigade.

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - New Orleans - 26-HK-95-95. AIRSTA NOLA--air crew members beside HH-65 on ramp. Hurricane Katrina

Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-278-54. Hurricane Katrina

020426-F-1740G-006. Base: Hong Kong Country: China (CHN) Scene Major Command Shown: AFNEWS

An AH-1 Cobra helicopter provides close air support for a live-fire exercise at Nightmare Range during Operation BEAR HUNT '84. Subject Operation/Series: BEAR HUNT '84 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Katrina - General - 26-HK-410-51. Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, prepares to land during search and rescue hoist training at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Barrigada, Guam, June 15, 2022. Hospital Corpsman and nurses maintain proficiencies in search and rescue efforts while participating in exercise Valiant Shield 2022. Exercise such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. service members prepare to land a helicopter during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) underwater recovery mission in Wewak, Papua New Guinea, Aug. 29, 2022. DPAA personnel conducted an underwater excavation operation in an effort to find a U.S. aircraft crew lost over Papua New Guinea during World War II. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-14. Hurricane Katrina

Personnel from the 2952nd Combat Logistics Support Squadron disembark a UH-1 Huey helicopter to make repairs to an F-101 Voodoo aircraft, during a training exercise. A camera crew from the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is accompanying them. Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aircrew guides a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft in for a landing July 13, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. In a rare training event at Fort McCoy, aircrew with the Marine Corps Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 of Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., flew a pair of MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft July 12-14 at the installation for aerial gunnery training at the impact area on North Post.

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