Rotorcraft Collection (#6)

U. S. Soldiers conduct an air assault mission in an UH-60M Black Hawk
June 21, 2012 - U.S. Soldiers and Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) cadets with the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment

An AH-1 Cobra in flight over the Philippine Sea
Philippine Sea, June 29, 2011 - An AH-1 Cobra helicopter prepares to land aboard the forward deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2)

British paratroopers board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter
British paratroopers boarding a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter sitting on the flight line at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq
September 6, 2007 - A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter sits on the flight line at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq

A U. S. Navy HH-60H Seahawk Helicopter dispenses flares and chaff
A U.S. Navy HH-60H Seahawk Helicopter dispenses flares and chaff as it tests the onboard AN/aR-47 Missile Warning System, which is designed to protect the helicopter from radar guided

Pilot equipped with night vision goggles in the cockpit of a CH-47 Chinook
A pilot equipped with night vision goggles in the cockpit of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter

A CH-47 Chinook of the Royal Air Force transports a sling load of pallets

An Italian Navy EH101 helicopter prepares for landing at Volkel Air Base, The Netherlands

A Sea Lynx of the German Navy equipped with a M3M machine gun, as used in Operation Atalanta, the fight against pirates on the Horn of Africa

HDR image of a pilot sitting in the cockpit of a UH-60 Black Hawk
High dynamic range image of a pilot sitting in the cockpit of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, Tikrit, Iraq

A German Army Tiger Eurocopter in flight over Germany
A German Army Tiger Eurocopter with gunpod, in flight over Germany

A CH-46 E Sea Knight helicopter drops off Marines
Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, February 28, 2006 - A CH-46 E Sea Knight helicopter lands on the W-147 live-fire range on Kumejima to drop off Marines for a forward air-control

A U. S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter begins to land
July 11, 2012 - A U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter begins to land during exercise Javelin Thrust on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenty-nine Palms, California

U. S. Marines preparing to attach an M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer to a CH-53E Super
September 28, 2009 - U.S. Marines prepare to attach an M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at the landing zone on Fire Base Fiddlers Green in Helmand province

U. S. Marines board a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter in Afghanistan
May 9, 2011 - U.S. Marines board a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Both the Helicopter Squadron

A CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter takes off from amphibious assault ship USS Essex
Philippine Sea, September 14, 2010 - A CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter takes off from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex

An AH-64 Apache helicopter returns from a mission over Iraq
An AH-64 Apache helicopter returns from a mission over Northern Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom

An Italian Navy EH101 helicopter at Forward Operating Base Herat, Afghanistan
An Italian Navy EH101 helicopter assigned to Task Group Shark, parked at Forward Operating Base Herat, Regional Command West, Afghanistan

Soldiers place TNT charges in the cockpit of a Polish Mi-24 helicopter
September 18, 2008 - Kazakhstani Explosive Ordnance Disposal soldiers place TNT charges in the cockpit of a Polish Mi-24 Hind assault helicopter on Forward Operating Base Delta, Iraq

Eurocopter EC635 training helicopter of the Germany Army preparing to land at Fritzlar Air Base, Germany

Sea Lynx helicopter of the German Navy with 100th anniversary markings, Neuburg, Germany

Sailors attach cargo legs to an SA330J Puma helicopter
Waters East of Okinawa, July 28, 2014 - Weapons department Sailors aboard the U.S. Navys forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73)

Boatswains Mate guides an MH-60R Sea Hawk onto the flight deck
Atlantic Ocean, December 7, 2013 - Boatswains Mate guides in an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58)

CH-47 Chinook helicopters on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Base during exercise Angel Thunder 2013

A UH-60 Black Hawk parked at a military base in Tikrit, Iraq
A UH-60 Black Hawk parked on the maintenance pad at a military base in Tikrit, Iraq

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

A US Navy SH-60F Seahawk flying off the coast of Pakistan
A US Navy SH-60F Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Five (HS-5) Nightdippers, flying off the coast of Pakistan

n MH-60S Knight Hawk delivers supplies to USS Carl Vinson
Pacific Ocean, January 2, 2012 - An MH-60S Knight Hawk passes the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee while delivering supplies to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl

CH-53 Sea Stallion heavy lift transport helicopter on display
A USMC CH-53 Sea Stallion heavy lift transport helicopter on display near the entrance of the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Kaneohe

An AH-64D Apache Longbow at a U.S. operating base near Tikrit, Iraq

A pathfinder of the Belgian Army fast-roping from a NH90 helicopter

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter carries supplies
Atlantic Ocean, October 23, 2012 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter carries supplies during a replenishment-at-sea between the aircraft carrier USS Harry S

UH-60 Black Hawk hovers above U. S. Marines for extraction
UH-60 Black Hawk hovers above U.S. Marines as they prepare to extract a simulated casualty by hoist during exercise Angel Thunder 2013

An AH-1F Tzefa of the Israeli Air Force flying over Israel
An AH-1F Tzefa of the Israeli Air Force flying a training sortie over Israel

An MH-60S Seahawk lowers a rescue swimmer into the water
December 11, 2013 - An MH-60S Seahawk lowers a rescue swimmer into the water as part of a simulated combat search and rescue water extraction at Agat Bay, Guam, during Exercise Forager Fury II

An EH101 utility helicopter of the Portuguese Air Force, Montijo Air Base, Portugual

Paratroopers prepare to hook up an M119A2 howitzer to a UH-60M Black Hawk
February 2, 2011 - Paratroopers prepare to hook up an M119A2 105mm howitzer to a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during a field training exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

An MH-60S Knighthawk delivering cargo
Arabian Gulf, March 6, 2004 - An MH-60S Knighthawk delivers cargo to USS George Washington (CVN-73). Operating close by is the Military Sealift Command underway replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson

Italian Air Force AB212 helicopters taken during NATO TLP course, Albacete Air Base, Spain

The crew of an HH-60G Pave Hawk prepare to conduct aerial refueling
The crew of an HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 512th RQS prepare to conduct aerial refueling from an HC-130 aircraft during a training mission out of Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lifts off from USS Peleliu
Pacific Ocean, June 6, 2012 - A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lifts off from the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHD 5)

Air crewmen secure an AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter
The AH-1 Cobra is a two-bladed, single engine attack helicopter manufactured by Bell. It shares a common engine, transmission and rotor system with the older UH-1 Iroquois

A Sea Lynx helicopter of the Portuguese Navy unit near Lisbon, Portugal

Airman directs an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter on the flight deck
Caribbean Sea, July 17, 2009 - Aviation Boatswainas Mate, a landing signal enlisted aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8)

UH-3H Sea King helicopters based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland
June 18, 2008 - Two of the last three Navy UH-3H Sea King helicopters based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, on the base flightline. The aircraft are used for search and rescue

Sailors rush to chock and chain a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter
Pacific Ocean, September 29, 2010 - Sailors rush to chock and chain a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter after landing on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD-9)

An AW101 Merlin helicopter of the Royal Air Force lands in a field
An AW101 Merlin helicopter of the Royal Air Force landing in the field during an exercise in the United Kingdom

Israeli Air Force UH-60 Yanshuf helicopter taking off from Hatzerim Airbase, Israel

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