Military Helicopter Operations

Dramatic images of military helicopters in action, including rescue missions and training exercises, showcasing dynamic aerial maneuvers against varied skies.

Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airmen with the New Jersey Air National Guard's 227th Air Support Operations Squadron, train with their Special Patrol Infiltration Exfiltration System (SPIES) at Coyle Drop Zone, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., to train for a SPIES demonstration at the 2017 Atlantic City Airshow above the Atlantic City, N.J., boardwalk Aug. 23, 2017. Two groups of TACP Airmen will be flown suspended by a SPIES system by UH-60 Black Hawks with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard. SPIES is used for extracting special operations personnel when an aircraft cannot land. The 1-150th is located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, while the 227th is located at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base. (New Jersey National Guard

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 perform a familiarization flight of ranges near Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 6, 2022. HMLA-167 trained with U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Air National Guard units during joint exercise Northern Strike 22-2. HMLA-167 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Rescue Squadron hoist up a simulated survivor during a training exercise over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 8, 2022. This exercise was to increase readiness and response time for rescue operations in the future.

220613-N-EU544-9959 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 13, 2022) An MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, conducts a vertical replenishment-at-sea drill aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6). Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain Division (LI) show their might during a live demonstration in front of the local community on Fort Drum, Ny. Aug 31, 2022. 10th Combat Aviation Brigade conducted aerial manuevers with UH-60M Black Hawks and AH-64D Apache helicopters.

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y 'Yankee' Venom helicopter launches from Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan.

Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airmen with the New Jersey Air National Guard's 227th Air Support Operations Squadron, train with their Special Patrol Infiltration Exfiltration System (SPIES) at Coyle Drop Zone, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., to train for a SPIES demonstration at the 2017 Atlantic City Airshow above the Atlantic City, N.J., boardwalk Aug. 23, 2017. Two groups of TACP Airmen will be flown suspended by a SPIES system by UH-60 Black Hawks with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard. SPIES is used for extracting special operations personnel when an aircraft cannot land. The 1-150th is located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, while the 227th is located at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base. (New Jersey National Guard

An Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew operates a Black Hawk on July 26, 2022, at the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis., during a training mission. Several Black Hawk crews and helicopters operated from the airport during July to support a myriad of training events at Fort McCoy, including for the 78th Training Division's Warrior Exercise 78-22-02.

Soldiers from the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade hold the UH-60 Black hawk steady as Soldiers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, rappel down during training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on August 3, 2022. The rappel training was practice and preparation for the Soldiers to rappel from the Black Hawk onto a building

030411-F-7187T-001. Base: Duluth Air National Guard Base State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from Hunter Army Airfield, G.A., conduct a training flight over Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 20, 2022.The training provided soldiers with additional flight hours as well as an opportunity to view the depot from a birds eye view.

DN-ST-87-03819. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

MUSCATATUCK, Ind. (May 7, 2022) Army Soldiers assigned to Task Force Aviation perform a simulated rescue as part of exercise Guardian Response (GR) 22 at Camp Atterbury, Ind., May 7. GR22 is a U.S. Army Forces Command-directed external evaluation and culminating training event for U.S. Northern Commands Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response Enterprise consequence management entities. The exercise is focused on the Defense Support of Civil Authorities mission sets.

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, transports Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, during a battalion field exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 8, 2022. The purpose of the exercise was to strengthen the battalions capabilities and combat readiness.

NASAs SpaceX Crew-6 Splashdown. The helicopter that will carry NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev is seen as it lands on the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida. Bowen, Hoburg, Alneyadi, and Fedyaev are landing in the Atlantic Ocean after nearly six-months in space as part of Expedition 69 aboard the International Space Station.

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A 413th Flight Test Squadron UH-1 Huey hovers as a 492nd Special Operations Wing Airman gets into the hoist device in the waters near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Aug. 16. The 413th FLTS, the Air Forces only rotary wing developmental test unit, provided an extra bit of realism to the survival, evasion, resistance and escape training letting the Airmen experience the feeling of a real water rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

20604-N-JO823-1399 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 4, 2022) An MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, an MH-60R assigned to the Saberhawks of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77, and a Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Lynx helicopter fly in formation during Carrier Strike Group Exercise 2022. Carrier Strike Group Exercise is a bilateral exercise between the U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea Navy. This exercise allows our navies to refine operations and engagement to strengthen future cooperation while supporting the alliance that remains vital to the security interests of both nations and to stability in Northeast Asia.

An Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew operates a Black Hawk on July 26, 2022, at the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis., during a training mission. Several Black Hawk crews and helicopters operated from the airport during July to support a myriad of training events at Fort McCoy, including for the 78th Training Division's Warrior Exercise.

DF-ST-86-07851. Base: Gabel Mamza Country: Egypt (EGY)

A New York Army National Guard CH-47 helicopter fassigned to B Company 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, lands at a training range during an exercise at Fort Drum, Jun. 30. During the exercise Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, occupied and defended a position against a hostile force. The 69th Regiment is conducting pre-mobilization training at Fort Drum in preparation of an upcoming deployment to the Horn of Africa.

An MH-60S Knighthawk, attached to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, transports ammunition during an ammunition on load for the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Sept. 26, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall.

A Roscommon County Sheriffs boat transports Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (SFG), Alabama National Guard, during helocast operations from a CH-47 Chinook operated by 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment, Florida Army National Guard, at Lake Margrethe in Grayling, Mich., Aug. 11, 2022. This years exercise brings over 7,400 people from 19 states and 4 coalition countries to northern Michigan.

A U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter from 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, waits as paratroopers from the Dutch military load up for a night mission during exercise Falcon Autumn 22 at Vredepeel, Netherlands, Nov. 9, 2022. 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.

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) CH-47J performs an aerial demonstration during the Misawa Air Fest at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2022. The air show gave community members an opportunity to see various aircraft, meet military personnel and observe ground and aerial demonstrations, encompassing the power of the joint and bilateral forces. This years aerial demonstrations included the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and JASDF F-35A Lightning II, Mitsubishi F-2, a CH-47J and UH-60 helicopter alongside a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon and U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler.

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.

220907-N-RQ186-1070Norfolk, Va. (September 7, 2022) The Dragon Slayers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11 return home to Naval Station Norfolk during the squadrons homecoming, September 7. HSC-11, part of Carrier Air Wing 1, embarked on USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), returns to Naval Station Norfolk after a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

DN-SC-04-17192. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

An AH-1 Sea Cobra helicopter stands on the Mall in preparation for the National Victory Celebration to be held on June 8. The parade is being held in honor of the Allied forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off to conduct a simulated raid during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 22, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

Marines perform maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, assigned to the Red Dragons of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 268 Reinforced, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island is on its maiden deployment conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of the Navys Maritime Strategy. Makin Island is the Navys newest amphibious assault ship and the only U.S. Navy ship with a hybrid electric propulsion system.

A right side view of an HH-53 Super Jolly helicopter and two H-46 helicopters in flight during Operation Cope Angel. Subject Operation/Series: COPE ANGEL Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

A Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter tows a Mark 105 hydrofoil minesweeping sled during the joint U.S. Canadian fleet exercise MARCOT '93. Subject Operation/Series: MARCOT '93 Country: Strait Of Juan De Fuca

DF-SD-03-17788. Complete Scene Caption: As the Kaman HH-43F Huskie (Pedro) hovers, AIRMAN First Class (A1C) William Hart Pitsenbarger, USAF, Pararescue Crew Member, Detachment 6, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (ARRS) is extracted while holding a wounded Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) soldier from the burning minefield. The soldier lost a foot when he stepped on a landmine. Nobody could figure out how to extract the wounded soldier without tripping the mines. A1C Pitsenbarger said, "No problem, just lower me down on the penetrator, Ill straddle the guy, pick him up, and then you can lift me up." Risky as everyone knew that the prop wash could also setoff the mines. A1C Pitsenbarger earned the Airmans Medal and Vietnam's Medal of Military Merit and the Gallantry Cross with Bronze Palm for this action. Base: Bien Hoa Air Base Country: Republic Of Vietnam (RVN)

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An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The NICHOLAS is en route to its home port at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., after serving in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A member of the Pacific Fleet Audio Visual Command films an SH-3 Sea King helicopter as it takes off from the helipad at Wallace Air Station. The helicopter, assigned to Fleet Composite Squadron 5 (VC-5), has just returned a target drone to the launch pad. Country: Philippines (PHL)

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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Matthew Hood, the company first sergeant for 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, posts security during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 18, 2022) CH-53E Super Stallions assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7, take-off during helicopter cast training in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 18, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 2022 from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC 2022 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Aircrafts - HH-60 Jayhawk - 26-HK-53-17. Coast Guardsman on top of HH-60 on ramp--050924. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Army Pacific Best Warrior Competition participants utilize the Special Patrol Insertion Extraction System during the 2022 USARPAC BWC at the 25th Infantry Division's Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii, June 7, 2022. 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.

DA-ST-87-12920. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Two Filipino UH-1 Iroquois helicopters prepare for takeoff after picking up several cases of ordnance provided by the U.S. government. The ordnance is being provided to help the Filipino government put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

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Aircrafts - HH-65 Dolphin - 26-HK-54-88. HH-65 and crew on ramp --- 050924. Hurricane Katrina

U. S. Coast Guard crew and Eurocopter MH-65 performing rescue training exercises

A 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) soldier jumps out of a CH-47 Chinook assigned to 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Ohio National Guard, into the water of Lake Margrethe at Camp Grayling, Michigan, during a helocast exercise for soldiers supporting the unit through Northern Strike 22, August 11, 2022. A helocast is an insertion method used by special operations forces in which a helicopter will fly over a body of water to drop off a boat and soldiers who will jump out, swim to the boat, and move to their on-shore target.

Three UH-1N Huey helicopters from the United States Air Force's First Helicopter Squadron (1 HS), Joint Base Andrews, Md., prepare to land on the National Mall, Washington, D.C. during a routine training flight, 6 April, 2023. 1 HS's mission is to provide priority airlift for national-level civil and military senior leadership in the National Capital Region.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel Sebastian, a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter mechanic, assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, observes CH-53E Super Stallions refueling during Korean Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) on the 1st Republic of Korea Marine Corps Division Base in Pohang, Republic of Korea, July 20, 2022. KMEP is a bilateral training exercise that increases interoperability and strengthens the combined capabilities of Republic of Korea Marines and U.S. Marines.

The Indiana Helocopter Aquatic Rescue Team participated in a multi-agency exercise in College Station, Texas, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Despite the Texas-summer heat, Indiana HART showcased their aquatic rescue skills alongside other National Guard, law enforcement, fire rescue and first responder agencies from various states.

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U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade host a Spouse Lift event for spouses of the brigades Soldiers. Spouses were given tours of the brigades flight facilities and flights in CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters as a token of appreciation for their support. The event was held at the brigades flight facilities at Muir Army Airfield at Fort Indiantown Gap and John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport at Johnstown. Participants at Fort Indiantown Gap were given flights around the greater Harrisburg, Hershey and Blue Mountain area. Participants at Johnstown were given flights around the scenic Laurel Highlands of the Alleghenies.

NASA's Orion spacecraft awaits the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage for a ride home. Orion launched into space on a two-orbit, 4.5-test flight at 7:05 am EST on Dec. 5, and returned safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, where a combined team from NASA, the Navy and Orion prime contractor Lockheed Martin retrieved it for return to shore. It's now being transported back to shore on board the Anchorage. It is expected to be off loaded at Naval Base San Diego on Monday. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

The Honduran military perform a demonstration for visiting officials during the Fuerzas Comando 2022 competition in La Venta, Honduras on June 21, 2022. Fuerzas Comando is a Foreign Military Interaction exercise designed to enhance multinational and regional cooperation, mutual trust and confidence, and to improve the training, readiness, interoperability, and capability of regional Special Operations Forces.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 take off in an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 during a Fast Rope Masters Course (FRMC) at Landing Zone Sterling, Okinawa, Japan, July 26, 2022. Fast roping allows Marines to enter landing zones that are too dangerous for helicopters to safely land. Fast Rope and Helicopter Rope Suspension Training teaches Marines proper knots and rappelling techniques, and builds confidence for maneuvering from air to ground.

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, takes off at Blackstone Army Airfield, Virginia, Nov. 16, 2022. HSC-28 and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 provided assault support to Naval Special Warfare Group 2 during Exercise Trident 23-2 to enhance combat readiness and improve naval integration. VMGR-252 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts on-loading and offloading drills during a helicopter support team aerial lift training at Landing Zone Falcon, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 20, 2022. The purpose of the training was to allow Marines with 1st MAW and 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, to maintain training and readiness qualifications while lifting a 7,000-pound load. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

A US Marine helicopter, CH-46 "Sea Knight" flies about fifty feet over the runway at Mogadishu Airport. USAF personnel from the 1ST Mobile Aeromedical Staging Flight, Pope AFB, North Carolina (not shown), work with the Marines and the Navy to medivac patients from shore to the medical unit aboard the Amphibious Warfare ship USS TRIPOLI, seen in the distance off the Somalia coast. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM)

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1st Lt. John Greer and 1st Lt. Nicholas Chatel, 1-502nd infantry regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Helocasts into a pond at Best Ranger Competition April 10th, 2022 at Ft. Benning, Ga. Best Ranger teams, made up of two individual, from the across the United States Army will travel to Fort Benning Georgia to compete in the Best Ranger Competition. This competition was created to identify the best Ranger team from within the U.S. Military.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines conduct aerial sniper drills from a UH-1Y Venom Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469 on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, July 20, 2022. The training focuses on proficiency and lethality while engaging targets from an aircraft in flight. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

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A scene of Equipment Park is shown July 8, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

Vice President of the United States Kamala D. Harris arrives at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, aboard a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter, Sep. 29, 2022. During her visit, Harris met with ROK President Yoon, Suk-yeol and visited the Demilitarized Zone dividing South and North Korea.

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 refuel a UH-1Y Venom at a forward arming and refueling point during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing conduct landing drills with a CH-53E Super Stallion at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Sept. 30, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY POINT MUGU, Calif. (May 3, 2013) Three flight crews from the San Diego-based Merlins of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3 and the Blackjacks of HSC-21 provide firefighting support in response to wildfires at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu. The team dropped roughly 20,000 gallons of water using 360-gallon capacity precision helicopter firefighting Bambi buckets to help save vital areas of Naval Base Ventura County, including portions of base housing.

A 413th Flight Test Squadron UH-1 Huey flies toward Anderson Pond during a training mission June 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The water bucket operations training is required for flight crews to maintain their firefighting proficiencies. The 413th FLTS helicopters can be tasked by the 96th Test Wing to support Jackson Guard with fire management. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Right side shot of a US Army OH-58 Kiowa Scout, Observation Helicopter from the 2nd of the 25th Attack Helicopter Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. It prepares for a takeoff, after a hot refueling at the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, on a scouting mission over Mogadishu. A fuel line is seen laying on the flight line in the foreground. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM)

Aircrafts - Sand Baggers - 26-HK-57-66. HH-60 with sand bag flying over personnel and other sand bags on waterfront -- 050929. Hurricane Katrina

020925-M-6795V-011. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HMLA-367

220825-N-EV253-1479 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 25, 2022) - US Naval Aircrewmen assigned to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Search and Rescue Model Manager (SARMM) component of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3, hoist a practice dummy to an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during a dynamic proof of concept exercise in Glorietta Bay in Coronado, Calif., Aug. 25, 2022. During the evolution, SARMM tested the practicality of using two rescue swimmers versus the traditional one, as well as alternative litter deployment and recovery method, to decrease the time required to affect a rescue, and give future flight crews increased flexibility in a variety of different personnel recovery scenarios. As the designated SARMM, the Merlins of HSC-3 ensure that SAR units are fully-qualified to perform lifesaving operations with the responsibility for promoting policy and standardization in SAR training, equipment, manuals and procedures for all rescue capable units and associated medical personnel within their

Lakota and Blackhawk helicopters kick enhance the arctic blast in the wood line near the Grand Ledge airfield near Lansing, Michigan. The Virgin Islands Lakota is conducting a maintenance flight, while the Michigan Blackhawk is preparing to transport State Partner's from Latvia to northern Michigan to learn more about water rescue at the Traverse City Coast Guard Station.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin McKinney, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 Reinforced (VMM-162), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares an MV-22 Osprey aircraft for takeoff in support of Exercise Trident at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Nov. 16, 2022. The 26th MEUs Aviation Command Element integrated with special operations forces (SOF) to strengthen MEU-SOF relationships prior to the MEUs upcoming deployment.

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PRISTINA, Kosovo - A Croatian Air Force Mil Mi-8 helicopter prepares to land at Camp Film City in Pristina, Kosovo, following a multinational, multi-ship flight around Kosovo Forces Regional Command - East area of operations April 12, 2022. Flying helicopters from the U.S., Croatia and Switzerland, the three aviation teams participated in the multi-ship flight in order to enhance capabilities and interoperability when working in a multinational environment.

A UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) rescue helicopters from Bahrain flies along the coast in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.. Country: Bahrain(BHR)

Alaska National Guardsmen launch from Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, via a 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with two pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, and an Army critical care flight paramedic from Detachment 2, Golf Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 104th Regiment, on board to conduct continued search-and-rescue operations for a missing aircraft in the vicinity of Rainy Pass, March 12, 2019. The Guardsmen will be joining an Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J Combat King II aircraft from the 211th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, that also launched from JBER to aide in the SAR.

060519-N-4772B-458. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49)

Sailors and their family and friends observe an MH-60S Nighthawk, attached to Tridents” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, during USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) friends and family day cruise, June 25, 2022. Friends and family members were invited aboard Ford to experience a day in the life of a Sailor at sea first-hand.

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

Oak Harbor, Washington, February 9, 2004 - Airman practices rappelling out of a UH-3H helicopter.

A Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 3 (HS-3) SH-3H Sea King helicopter hovers over the waters of the gulf while conducting training during Operation Desert Shield. HS-3 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60). Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

Aircrafts - HH-65 Dolphin - 26-HK-54-23. Rescue swimmer on ramp after disembarking from HH-65. Hurricane Katrina

970617-N-5121B-017. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1)

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