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Alaska Army NG and Marine Corps enhance weapons and tactics

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Story by Belinda O’Neal, Alaska National Guard MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. — Aviators from the Alaska Army National Guard graduated from the Marine Corps Weapons and Tactics Instructor course April 22, marking a significant moment in the evolution of Army-wide aviation readiness. The Alaska Guard’s participation marks the first time a conventional (not special forces) Leer másAlaska Army NG and Marine Corps enhance weapons and tactics[…]

US Army 12th CAB AH-64E Apache participate in Saber Strike 24

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Story by Capt. Gabrielle Hildebrand, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade MALBORK AIR BASE, Poland (April 14, 2024) — Seven U.S. Army 12th CAB AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters, a tactical convoy, and nearly 250 Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Battalion) are participating in Exercise Saber Strike 24, April 8-30, across eastern Europe. Leer másUS Army 12th CAB AH-64E Apache participate in Saber Strike 24[…]

Alaska National Guard UH-60 aviators training at MCAS Yuma

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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk aviators and the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence are training at the Marine Corps Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona. The Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 is hosting the training March 4 through Leer másAlaska National Guard UH-60 aviators training at MCAS Yuma[…]

The AH-64 Apache helicopter celebrates 40 years

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Story by Belinda Bazinet, Program Executive Office, Aviation. Redstone Arsenal REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — With more than five million flight hours under its rotors and 40 years of technological advances behind it, the AH-64 Apache continues to be the best attack helicopter in the world. The Apache has been the Army’s heavy attack helicopter since Leer másThe AH-64 Apache helicopter celebrates 40 years[…]

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[…]

National Guard UH-60 helicopters fight Missouri River ice jams

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Story by Sgt. Michaela Granger, North Dakota National Guard BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota National Guard launched an aerial operation with UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to respond to an ice jam on the Missouri River in Bismarck, Feb. 29, 2024. Two National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk aircraft was deployed, repeatedly dropping 660 gallons of Leer másNational Guard UH-60 helicopters fight Missouri River ice jams[…]

1st retrograde UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in support of KFOR

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Story by Staff Sgt. Terry Rajsombath, KFOR Regional Command East CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Members of 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Army National Guard, conducts the first retrograde of nine UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in support of Kosovo Force (KFOR), Jan. 29, 2024. Army FM 3-90 defines retrograde operations as an organized movement away from Leer más1st retrograde UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in support of KFOR[…]

Tomorrow looks different for Naval Helicopter Training

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Story by Lt. Michelle Hernandez (U.S. Coast Guard) and Capt. Chris Hulser (U.S. Coast Guard) U.S. NAVY — The Naval Helicopter Training takes a first step to enhance rotary-wing aviation capabilities with an innovative approach that will benefit an age-old partnership. Eight Student Naval Aviators (SNA) including five Navy and three Coast Guard students began Leer másTomorrow looks different for Naval Helicopter Training[…]

Coast Guard Forces Micronesia performs cast and recovery training

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SANTA RITA, Guam — The Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam performs cast and recovery training in a demonstration of inter-service cooperation and expertise, the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor’s 45-foot Response Boat-Medium supported an intricate cast and recovery training exercise in Apra Harbor on Feb. 1, 2024. This vital training involved Leer másCoast Guard Forces Micronesia performs cast and recovery training[…]

Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey pilots requalified for sling loads

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With the assistance of members of the elite U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) Airborne Test Force (ATF), three MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor pilots from Marine Corps and their flight crews were able to requalify conducting sling loads during a joint training in late August. “We don’t do it very often, so it was a chance Leer másMarine Corps MV-22 Osprey pilots requalified for sling loads[…]

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