Military Helicopter Exercises

Dynamic images of troops interacting with helicopters during training exercises, emphasizing readiness and teamwork in various operational contexts.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade provide UH-60M Black Hawk support to the 10th Mountain Light Fighters School on Fort Drum, NY Aug. 11, 2022. Soldiers from 10th CAB were also in the course to qualify for their Air Assault badge.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jason Sutherlin (right, kneeling) and LCPL Howard Miller, establish a hasty security perimeter around the landing zone, after disembarking from a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, during a simulated embassy reinforcement exercise, conducted at the Joint Forces Reserve Training Center (JFRTC), at Fort Irwin, California (CA). The exercise was part of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU) Special Operations Capable Exercise (SOCEX), designed to prepare Marines for an upcoming Western Pacific deployment. Base: Fort Irwin Jfrtc State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 23rd Wing prepare to load an HH-60W Jolly Green II onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 19, 2022. This is the first deployment for the HH-60W and it offers a range of improved capabilities over its predecessor including improved range and survivability. Moody Airmen set out on the first-ever operational deployment of the HH-60W to provide rescue services in support of contingency operations.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from D Company, 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, work on a UH-72 Lakota helicopter at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 14, 2017.

A U.S. Army National Guard Soldier from 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery, runs from a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter on Fort Drum, N.Y., June 9, 2017. The Soldier had helped hook up a M20A1 Howitzer to the Black Hawk and was making his way back to the rest of his team.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alastair Willix an expeditionary airfield systems technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, retracts a fuel hose during a forward arming and refueling point exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 2, 2022. A FARP is used to extend the capabilities of rotary or fixed wing aircrafts to allow rearming and refueling without having to fall back to a forward operating base. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Medical officers from the Azerbaijan army load a simulated casualty onto an Oklahoma National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter under the guidance of Maj. Carl Beyer, a medical officer with the Oklahoma National Guard, during a knowledge exchange held in Oklahoma City, April 1, 2022. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Anthony Jones)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade provide UH-60M Black Hawk support to the 10th Mountain Light Fighters School on Fort Drum, NY Aug. 11, 2022. Soldiers from 10th CAB were also in the course to qualify for their Air Assault badge.

Soldiers assigned to the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and its supporting elements conducted air assault operations via CH-47 Chinooks during their annual training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., July 19, 2021.

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, rehearses during fast rope training aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 5, 2022. Fast roping allows for fast inserts in a contested area. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

Airman 1st Class Christopher Gardner left, a flight member assigned to the 39th Security Forces Squadron, and U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Sean Brandt right, a UH-60 M Black Hawk pilot assigned to the Alpha Company, 3-227th Assault Helicopter Battalion Task Force Werewolves, prepare to attach cargo to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an Agile Combat Exercise at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, April 1, 2022. Task Force Werewolves delivered multi-capable airmen to a forward operating location on base to set up remote ACE operations. The Werewolves are one of many tenant units that partner with the 39th ABW to promote security and stability in the region. The concepts of ACE directly support Incirlik’s mission priorities to ensure readiness and develop people by building Airmen’s capabilities to perform outside their normal duties

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 21st Theater Sustainment Command, move away from a MEDEVAC UH-60 Black Hawk during the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Squad Competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 9, 2022. Teams across U.S. Army Europe and Africa test their tactical proficiency, communication, and overall cohesion as they compete for the title of Best Squad. Winners of this competition will advance to represent U.S. Army Europe and Africa at the U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina later this year.

U.S. Marines board a U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk Helicopter for aerial sniper training during an Urban Sniper Course on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 15, 2022. The aerial sniper training was led by Marines and military contractors with the Expeditionary Operations Training Group to enhance participating Marines' skills in urban environments through precision fire and engaging simulated targets from an aircraft.

060829-N-5624P-028. Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)

Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment , currently attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, maneuver off a V-22 Osprey during a simulated raid at Eisenhower Park , May 28, 2011. Various units from II Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Forces Reserve have organized under the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit to form the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - New York. The Marines embarked on the Navy's Amphibious Assault Ships, the USS Iwo Jima (LHD -7) and USS New York (LPD-21) to take part in Fleet Week New York 2011 from May 25 to June 1. The Marines will showcase the capabilities of the MAGTF, and also honor those who have served by participating in various events during the Memorial Day weekend.

060114-A-5745M-077. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST ABN DIV

070126-A-5332O-072. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Logistic Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030401-F-2034C-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A group of U.S. Air Force Airmen approach a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 20, 2023. The 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, the 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, and members from the U.S. Army and coalition forces partnered together for a real-world simulation on patient loading and unloading from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. Airmen work in groups when moving patients from a helicopter to ensure the stability and security of the patient.

Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery regiment stand witness as the CH-47 Chinook Helicopter prepares to take off to conduct a sling load operation on Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash., April 1, 2023.

Cpl. Paul Regotti, a squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provides security for Marines exiting a MV-22B Osprey during an air assault on a Military Operation on Urbanized Terrain town. The training was part of the Marine Corps' Combat Readiness Evaluation Exercise, Jan. 16, 2015. (Marine Corps

Soldiers from 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) AH-64 apache helicopters at Oxford, MS, during a Large-Scale, Long-Range Air Assault (LLAASLT) into the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Johnson, LA. This exercise is intended to test and strengthen the unit's readiness. Close to 80 U.S. Army helicopters from Fort Campbell, KY will stop at several locations throughout the flight path to refuel and resupply before they assault onto the training objectives at Fort Johnson, LA. There are four FARPs: Millington, TN, Oxford, MS, Monroe, LA, and Alexandria, LA.

U.S. Army Spc. Ali Nasser, Apache helicopter repairer, assigned to Alpha Company, 1-3rd Attack Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade communicates with 1st. Lt. Jacob Kelley and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Joe Lorman Apache helicopter pilots assigned to 12 CAB during pre-flight checks at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, April 3, 2022. 12 CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe that works alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retains command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

Soldiers and Airmen of Joint Task Force-Nome board a CH-47 Chinook for transport to nearby villages for Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 21, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Bradford Jackson)

Al Qaim, Iraq, October 25, 2005 - A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter moves into position to externally lift a UH-1N Huey helicopter and return it to Al Asad, Iraq for repairs.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Corey Martin, 18th Air Force commander, walks with 6th Air Refueling leadership to a UH-60 Blackhawk assigned to the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 15, 2022. Martin received an aerial tour of MacDill while visiting the base to gain a better perspective of the bases layout and assets.

Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Kua Xiong, a services technician with the 176th Force Support Squadron, arrives in Toksook Bay, Alaska, via a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, to assist in debris cleanup as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 24, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

U.S. Marines with Helicopter Support Team, 1st Landing Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, stand by for the drop off of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 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. 23, 2022. The MAGTF Demo displays the coordinated use of close-air support, armor, 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.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade load training ammunition onto an AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter in preparation for a live-fire demonstration, at the Vaziani training area in the country of Georgia, Sept. 8, 2022. Exercises like Noble Partner enable 12 CAB Soldiers to learn and grow. Noble Partner 22 builds multinational interoperability between allied and partner nations, increasing readiness and improving multinational command and control capabilities. 12 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.

The incident command team receives a site brief during a readiness exercise at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, April 8, 2022. During the exercise, first-response organizations tested their capabilities, provided hands-on training, and evaluated safety procedures to optimize overall readiness in the event of a real-world incident. The 39th ABW stands ready to project global power through strategic deterrence, agile combat support, and enduring partnerships to defend U.S. interests and its allies along NATOs southern flank. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Araceli Donaldson)

U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 2d Marine Logistics Group, and a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct an external lift as part of Hide and Seek Exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 27, 2022. Hide and Seek Exercise is a field exercise hosted by 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division that trains participants on signature management, communication, electronic warfare, cyberspace operations and intelligence collection, processing and dissemination in order to enable future operations in a multi-domain contested environment.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast rope and extract during fast rope training aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 5, 2022. Fast roping allows for fast inserts in a contested area. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

U.S. Air Force combat controllers conduct fast-rope insertion training using a U.S. Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 84 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 2, 2014, during Emerald Warrior 2014. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored two-week joint/combined tactical exercise designed to provide realistic military training in an urban setting.

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Co. A, 53rd Aviation Bn., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), lands beside a group of soldiers from 4th Bn., 87th Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), during the joint Australian/U.S. exercise Kangaroo '89. Subject Operation/Series: KANGAROO '89 Base: Katherine Country: Australia (AUS)

DF-ST-88-10326. Base: Zambrano Country: Honduras (HND)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacqulyn Miller, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, signals to Marines during a helicopter support team training event at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 26, 2022. Landing Support Platoon, with CLB-22, conducted these external lift operations with a helicopter support team to improve their skills and ability to execute potential contingency missions in support of 2nd Marine Division and II Marine Expeditionary Force.

A U.S. Army cavalry scout assigned to the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, watches a UH-60 Black Hawk fly during an air-infiltration operation part of the multinational-training exercise, Vigilant Fox, held at Niinisalo, Finland, July 27, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT, and Finish and British army units trained in Finland to further strengthen the relations and interoperability between the nations.

030206-F-7203T-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Lemonier Country: Djibouti (DJI)

BOISE, Idaho - Soldiers of the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard rush from a UH-60L helicopter during Casualty Treatment and Evacuation (CT&E) training at the Orchard Combat Training Center at Boise, Idaho June 8, 2022 during Western Strike 22-06.

Members of the 316th Wing Critical Care Air Transport Teams walk towards a UH-1N Huey for highly specialized training exercises at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 1, 2022. CCATTs are composed of a physician, an intensive care unit nurse, and a respiratory therapist.

070305-M-7404B-241. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: HMLA-167

U.S. Army Soldiers run to UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters after conducting a search for weapons caches in Albu Issa, Iraq, March 12, 2008. The Soldiers are from 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, run towards CH-53E Super Stallions for extraction during a helicopter raid exercise on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 31, 2023. The Marines of BLT 1/4 were tasked with capturing and securing objective points from simulated enemy forces during the exercise. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, move simulated casualties onto an MV-22B Osprey during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 24, 2022. This training evolution tested the Marines' ability to provide timely aid to isolated personnel in potential search and rescue situations.

030420-M-5607A-026. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Nu'Maniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Paratroopers help their battle buddy climb from an artillery piece after hooking it up to a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during a field exercise between the 82nd Airborne Divisions 1st Brigade Combat Team and its Combat Aviation Brigade Feb. 2, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Paratroopers will retreat to the woodline before the helicopter lifts the howitzer into the air.

Several US Air Force members of the 353rd Special Operations Group aircraft maintainers, deployed to Taegu Air Base, Korea, from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, take cover in a simulated bunker near a USAF MH-53H Pave Low III helicopter during exercise FOAL EAGLE 2000 on October 26th, 2000. FOAL EAGLE is held annually in South Korea to demonstrate U.S. and South Korean military cooperation and is the U.S. Militarys largest Joint-Service, Multi-National field training drill. This year's drill involves about 25,000 active duty, Reserve, and National Guard troops from the United States and bases throughout the Pacific Command. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Taegu Air Base Country: Korea

030507-F-2034C-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 11, 2018) Explosive ordnance disposal technicians fast-rope from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Dragon Slayers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11 on to the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman's support of Operation Inherent Resolve demonstrates the capability and flexibility of U.S. Naval Forces and their resolve to eliminate the terrorist group ISIS and the they pose.

U.S. Army Spc. Austin Tippit, Public Affairs Mass Communication Specialist, records footage in preparation for a safety award ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, 11 May, 2022. Public Affairs Mass Communication Specialists provide written, photo and video journalistic coverage for print and online releases, telling the Army story.

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) operations on February 21, 2024. FARP provides fuel and ordnance necessary for fixed-wing operations. Army

Spur candidates from 1st Squadron, 32d Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pull security while awaiting their helicopter movement Nov. 2, 2022 at Fort Campbell, Ky. The helicopter moves Soldiers to one of the next stations where they will be challenged with a multitude of soldiering tasks over the course of the three-day event in order to be awarded their Spurs.

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Presutti, an air assault instructor with the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center, Fort Benning, Georgia, trains service members on rappelling out of a Black Hawk helicopter on day nine of Air Assault Schools Class 301-19, Feb. 14, 2019, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Instructors traveled to Kuwait from the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center and ensured more than 190 service members were able to successfully complete the air assault course.

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) operations on February 21, 2024. FARP provides fuel and ordnance necessary for fixed-wing operations. Army

Russian Search and rescue helicopters are seen as they prepare for the landing of the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft with Expedition 27 Commander Dmitry Kondratyev and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli and Cady Coleman in a remote area southeast of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. NASA Astronaut Coleman, Russian Cosmonaut Kondratyev and Italian Astronaut Nespoli are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 26 and 27 crews.

U.S. Soldiers competing in the Army Best Squad Competition rehearse loading procedures on a UH-60 Black Hawk on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 3, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests Soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events that test their physical and mental endurance, technical and tactical abilities, and basic warrior skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers participating in the Medical Simulation Training Center's Combat Lifesaver Course train with a New Jersey National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk MEDEVAC helicopter on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 25, 2022.

060419-N-7293M-059. Subject Operation/Series: TRICARB 2006 Base: Naval Base, Santa Rita State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Infantry Marines from 3rd Battalion (BN), 25th Marine Regiment (MAR REGT), Regimental Combat Team-2 (RCT-2), board a USMC CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764 (HMM-764), 4th Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA), on Al Asad Air Base (AB), Iraq, for Operation RIVER SWEEP in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Warrant Officer Jarred Barnes, a New York Army National Guard aviator assigned to the Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation, based in Rochester, N.Y., observes the departure of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a notional medical evacuation mission at the Army's Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., Saturday, July 23, 2016. The unit provided air movements of personnel, logistics and evacuation to more than 5,000 Soldiers from other state Army National Guard units, active Army and Army Reserve troops as part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Task Force Hunter, July 9-30, 2016.

Maintainers from the 151st Air Refueling Wing participate in an unprecedented joint force exercise on Sept. 8, 2022 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. The exercise provided an opportunity for cross-platform familiarization training for fuels and crew chiefs who were able to get first-hand experience with multiple platforms they usually would not obtain at their home station, adding to the war fighting efforts.

U.S. service members and first responders load a simulated casualty onto a UH-60 Blackhawk for an emergency air evacuation during Exercise Lethal Breeze 2022, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 23, 2022. The exercise was an aircraft mishap response scenario, which included entities from on and off the installation, an opportunity to increase interagency response capabilities.

The 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Utah National Guard and the Utah Air National Guard load four AH-64D Apache helicopters onboard a C-5 Galaxy, to be transported to Morocco in support of African Lion 22, a U.S. Africa Command annual exercise on Saturday, June 18, 2022.

030414-M-5654R-026. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tikrit State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MWSS-373

030330-M-8539K-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030217-M-7031A-010. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher Hansen, a Clifton Park, UH-60M Black Hawk Pilot and Aviation Mission Survivability Officer for Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, Assault Helicopter Battalion, attached to 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, and 1st Sgt. Amy Klemm, UH-60M Crew Chief and Flight Instructor for Bravo Company, 3-142nd AHB, adjust their night vision goggles to their optimal sight points at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Sept. 21, 2022. Hansen and his crew surveyed landing zones in the vicinity of Camp Buehring during a night flight. The night vision equipment aids the crew during flights in low light setting, allowing them greater visibility for nighttime operations. 3-142nd AHB, attached to 36th CAB, currently supports the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve across the Middle East.

060222-M-2806C-015. Base: Tacloban State: Leyte Country: Philippines (PHL)

060507-A-6365W-156. Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines arm 2.75 inch Hydra rocket on a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom at Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Sgt. Jerome M. Williams, crew chief with Archangel DUSTOFF, C CO, 2-4 GSAB, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade conducts hoist operations from a HH-60 Blackhawk during the Jack L. Clark Jr., Army Best Medic Competition 27 Jan. at Fort Hood, Tx.

Armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine rifles and FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), soldiers with "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, disembark a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assemble and take cover while participating in assault Operation Viper in Baghran Valley, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine rifles and FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), soldiers with "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, disembark a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assemble and take cover while participating in assault Operation Viper in Baghran Valley, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

Army Materiel Commands Best Squad arrives at a training area aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk during training on Fort Rucker August 22, 2022 in preparation for the upcoming Army best squad competition in September. Photo by Jay Mann.

Sergeants James T. Wilkins and Kevin J. Van Arsdale guide Marines as they exit an MV-22B Osprey Jan. 29 at the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Ospreys transported Marines into the training area to begin the culminating event of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group-sponsored corporals course. Wilkins and Van Arsdale are course instructors.

U.S. Marine Corps infantrymen with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, make their way to a UH-1Y Venom for extract during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at K9 Village training complex, Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, Oct. 8, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 prepare an MV-22B Osprey for stowage at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 30, 2023. VMM-363 will serve as the Aviation Combat Element for the upcoming iteration of Marine Rotational Force-Darwin.

Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah medics and Charlie Company 2-211th medical evacuation personnel transfer an Afghan man from a medevac helicopter to a base aid staton vehicle on FOB Farah, Dec. 26. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in Farah province, Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the Agency for International Development (USAID).

020207-F-4882M-021. Subject Operation/Series: RESCUE AIR Base: Camp Visoko Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

U.S. Army Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Infantry Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, exit a C-130 for Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Oct. 28, 2022. JPMRC 23-01 allows the rehearsal of strategic movement and maneuver, integration with allies and partners and demonstrates the unique contributions by the 25th Inf. Div. to the joint force.

DF-ST-85-13168. Subject Operation/Series: GRANADERO I Base: Cucuyagua Country: Honduras (HND)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 1, 2022) A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion prepares to land on the flight deck of Royal Australian Navy Canberra-class landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) to embark personnel as part of an air assault amphibious raid during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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. (Photo by Royal Australian Navy Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall)

U.S. Navy SEALs Fastrope onto Fantail of Guided Missile Destroyer

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Angel Segovia, an infantry Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, counts Marines entering the CH-53E Super Stallion during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 31, 2024. The TRAP exercise was conducted to evaluate the platoons rapid response and recovery tactics of downed aircraft personnel and equipment, as well as advanced trauma life support capabilities in isolated locations during deployment. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Military personnel near a Blackhawk helicopter

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) operations on February 21, 2024. FARP provides fuel and ordnance necessary for fixed-wing operations. Army

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to board a MV-22 Osprey during an Air Raid course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 17, 2022. The purpose of the Air Raid course is to test and refine unit standard operating procedures, enhancing tactics and techniques in order to prepare units for expeditionary operations.

040322-A-6414T-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

030404-F-2034C-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

060430-N-9866B-010. Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Super Stallion, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), lifts a flank armored High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) from the flightline of Al Asad Air Base (AB), Iraq, for delivery to infantry units inserted at a forward location for Operation RIVER SWEEP in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, offloads the gear needed to set up a forward arming and refueling point from a CH-53E Super Stallion, on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2024. A FARP is a point of operations to refuel and rearm U.S. aircrafts outside of a forward operating base. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo- Pacific region. Marine Corps

DF-ST-88-03792. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Base: Goloson Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

U.S. Army Capt. Andrew C. Pfeiffer, left, commander of Bravo Company, 1st Squadron, 214th General Support Aviation Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, talks to a Finnish public affairs specialist during a multinational media day held at Tampere, Finland, Aug. 3, 2022.

U.S. Soldiers from the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1-211th Aviation Regiment, Utah Army National Guard, unload an AH-64D Apache helicopter on June 20, 2022, at Agadir Al-Massira International Airport, Morocco. AL22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined 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.

U.S. Joint Military Forces and the Japanese Self Defense Forces explore a U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider gunship, assigned to Cannon Air Force Base while participating in the bilateral exercise Keen Sword 23 at Yokota Air Base, Nov. 14. Keen Sword is the latest in a series of joint-bilateral field training exercises designed to increase combat readiness and interoperability of the JSDF and U.S. forces. Service members from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Army, and Air Force conduct training with their JSDF counterparts throughout mainland Japan, Okinawa prefecture, and surrounding territorial waters to strengthen multilateral cooperation.

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division, Combat Aviation Brigade, conducted an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise on October 8, 2022, at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. EDRE is a rapid-deployment exercise that tests a unit's ability to alert, marshal and deploy forces and equipment to an emergency disaster or contingency operation.

DF-ST-87-09804. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Soldiers assigned to 603rd Aviation Support Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, secure ropes to a UH-60 Blackhawk during a Downed Aircraft Recovery Team Exercise at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, August 30, 2022. DART exercises prepare Soldiers to recover an aircraft in any condition safely and efficiently.

060401-N-5438H-067. Base: Monfia Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030329-M-2900S-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

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