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Etiqueta: UH-60M Black Hawk

Operation Guide Wire broadens 178th Airmen’s skills

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Story by Staff Sgt. Constantine Bambakidis, 178th Wing SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Airmen from the 178th Mission Support Group worked with 123d Air Control Squadron members and Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, during Operation Guide Wire, an Agile Combat Employment exercise at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Operation Guide Leer másOperation Guide Wire broadens 178th Airmen’s skills[…]

Two National Guard UH-60 assisted during wildfires in Hardy County

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Story by Edwin Wriston, West Virginia National Guard CHARLESTON, West Virginia — The past March 22, 2024, two West Virginia National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters (specifically UH-60M and HH-60M) and personnel assisted in combat wildfires in Hardy County with West Virginia Division of Forestry and local government and emergency management officials. The deployment of Leer másTwo National Guard UH-60 assisted during wildfires in Hardy County[…]

Army UH-60M helicopters conduct deck landings on USNS Dahl

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Story by Grady Fontana, Military Sealift Command Far East Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade (2-2 CAB) conducted deck landings with U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters on prepositioning ship USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312), March 7, 2024. Six UH-60M Black Hawk crews from Assault Helicopter Battalion 2-2 CAB practiced single-spot Leer másArmy UH-60M helicopters conduct deck landings on USNS Dahl[…]

South Carolina National Guard helps Colombia with its wildfires

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina National Guard is assisting Colombia in dealing with dozens of wildfires. The country is State Partnership Program partner. To help emergency responders battle as many as 30 active fires in and around Bogota in late January, the South Carolina National Guard provided buckets to UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. “We Leer másSouth Carolina National Guard helps Colombia with its wildfires[…]

The 943d Rescue Group upgrades to the HH-60W helicopter

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The HH-60W Jolly Green II is the successor to the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter and is used for a variety of missions to include combat search and rescue operations (CSAR) in hostile or denied territory. Located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, the 943d Rescue Group is one of three geographically separated units that fall Leer másThe 943d Rescue Group upgrades to the HH-60W helicopter[…]

HH-60W helicopters move to Kadena Air Base, Japan

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Story by Airman 1st Class Jonathan R. Sifuentes, 18th Wing The HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters from the 55th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, arrived at their new duty station, Kadena Air Base, Japan, January 26, 2024. The HH-60W is the successor to the HH-60G Pave Hawk and built on the established framework of Leer másHH-60W helicopters move to Kadena Air Base, Japan[…]

The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk in the US Army

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In its fourth decade, the versatile Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk has enhanced the overall mobility of the Army due to dramatic improvements in troop capacity and cargo lift capability over the years. The Black Hawk was developed as a result of the U.S. Army’s requirement in 1972 for a simple, robust, and reliable utility helicopter Leer másThe Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk in the US Army[…]

Army DART assists with recovery of crashed Coast Guard MH-60

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Story by Eve Baker, U.S. Army Fort Wainwright, Alaska FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – U.S. Army soldiers assigned to DART (Downed Aircraft Recovery Team) within Delta Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, recently assisted in the effort to recover a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter that crashed in a remote area in Alaska. The Coast Guard Leer másArmy DART assists with recovery of crashed Coast Guard MH-60[…]

US Army UH-60 helicopter crew conducts rescue from Tok, Alaska

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Story by Eve Baker, Fort Wainwright, Alaska FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – A US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew conducted a rescue (medevac) from the community of Tok, Alaska. The rescue helicopter crew members, assigned to Charlie Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, performed the aeromedical evacuation of a civilian adult Leer másUS Army UH-60 helicopter crew conducts rescue from Tok, Alaska[…]

US Army’s Storck Barracks flight simulator, Germany

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Story by Gerlinde Hoyle, U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach ILLESHEIM, Germany (Dec 20, 2023) — Storck Barracks is home to the only helicopter flight simulator operated by the US Army in Europe. The facility, located within the United States Army Garrison (USAG) Ansbach footprint, is well known and appreciated by pilots from NATO partners and allied Leer másUS Army’s Storck Barracks flight simulator, Germany[…]

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