Sgt. Aaron Rogers, C Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Battalion, explains how to properly load a patient onto a UH-60L Black Hawk’s jungle penetrator to a ranger from the R More
Sgt. Tommy Hughs, flight crew chief aboard the UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, prepares for a Special Forces fast ropes insertion demonstration at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, during the American Heroes Celebrati More
A NATO medal with the International Security Assistance Force clasp sits in a row before being awarded to an ISAF soldier. The medal is awarded to members who have served a minimum of 30 days either continuous More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer John Smith (left), 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, performs an equipment check for a special forces airborne jumper, June 21, 2012. Smith assisted the jumpers by checki More
A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter from the 2nd Battalion 211th Aviation Det. Alpha - 1-171st Aviation Regiment approaches the landing zone, July 25, 2012. The 197th Special Troop Company Airborne jumped from the B More
Staff Sgt. Tim McCullough, A Company, 3643rd Brigade Support Battalion, New Hampshire National Guard, Somersworth, N.H., refuels a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter at Military District Six in Sonsonate, El Salvador More
A Canadian Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician, assigned to Fleet Diving Unit Pacific, jumps out of a U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment 25th Co More
Army Capt. Cody Rasmussen (left) and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kenneth Hess, 2nd Battalion 211th Aviation Regiment pilots, climb into a UH-60L Black Hawk before a training mission near Camp W. G. Williams, Utah A More
An UH-60 L Black Hawk helicopter from the 2/285th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 98th Aviation Troop Command, an Arizona National Guard unit out of Phoenix, Ariz., sits on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Fo More
Army Sgt. Brian Stowe (center) and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Scott Upton (bottom), 2nd Battalion 211th Aviation Regiment, rig a UH-60L Black Hawk to attach a water bucket for water offload training on uphill terr More
A U.S. Army Aviation Battalion Japan UH-60L sits on the flight deck of USS Stethem (DDG-63) Dec. 14. Twenty landing were made to train Army aircrews on shipboard landings and maintain currency. (Photo by Capt. More
U.S. Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer Phillip Strickland, pilot in command of A Company, 2-238th Aviation Regiment, 11th Aviation Command, runs sand table exercises with Travis Alexander, battalion chief of C More
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. William Stepp, a crew chief with A Company, 2-238th Aviation Regiment, 11th Aviation Command, briefs U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company prior to their airb More
U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company line up to have their parachutes rigged before their jump from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company 2-238th Aviation Regiment, More
The signal to hover is given by a 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Soldier while a second Soldier provides safety assistance. The sling load training April 24 was the first the 35th CSSB conducted in six years.
Soldiers with the 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command quickly depart after successfully attaching hoist lines to a UH-60L Black Hawk during sling load training at Camp Carroll on May 21. The helicopter and c More
A U.S. Army paratrooper from 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade, seen from the ground, after performing a successful exit from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter. Parat More
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers, and fire department/EMS rescuers with the S.C. Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (SC-HART) program, S.C. Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1 (SC-TF1), perform hoist-trainin More
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers and fire department/EMS rescuers with the S.C. Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (SC-HART) program, S.C. Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1 (SC-TF1), perform rescue trainin More
Sgt. Jeff Angle, left, and Spc. Christopher Schwear, both UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter crew chiefs, walk to their aircraft before a training flight on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 13, 2017. Angl More
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment bring a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter inside a hangar for maintenance at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Montgomery, a UH-60L Black Hawk crew chief, prepares his helicopter for a training flight on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 24, 2018. Montgomery works with the 1st Assa More
Staff Sgt. Robert Hawlik, a tactical air control party Airman with the 227th Air Support Operations Squadron, stands for a portrait before joint training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 11, 201 More
A New Jersey Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter from Det. 2 , C Company, 1-171st Aviation practices with a helicopter rescue basket over Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 11, 2018. The More
New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment prepare their UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters for a flight at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May More
U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Airmen with the 227th Air Support Operations Squadron hang underneath a 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter during a special extraction sy More
U.S. Army Spc. Chris B. Dones, with the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, performs a daily inspection of the tail rotor of a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter More
U.S. Army Spc. Colton J. Cloonan, left, and Sgt. Jibreel A. Robinson, both with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, perform a fuel cell inspection on a UH-60L Black Hawk he More
U.S. Army Sgt. Scott M. Peterson with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, tightens a bleed plug on a main landing gear strut of a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter at Joint Base More
Flight line view of U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 5, 2018. (New Jersey Na More
U.S. Army Maj. Ryan J. Smith, a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter pilot with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, briefs visiting honorary commanders at the Army Aviation Support More
U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters from the New Jersey National Guard’s 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion sit on the flight line during sunset at the Army Aviation Support Facility, Joint Base McGuire-D More
U.S. Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters from the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion are prepared for training missions on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 14, 2018. (U.S. Air Nation More
U.S. Army Sgt. Deven Scelfo, a flight medic with the New Jersey National Guard's Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 1-171st General Support Aviation Battalion, prepares his gear for a day of medical evacuation trai More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kristina Sofchak prepares her UH-60L Black Hawk MEDEVAC helicopter for flight during training with New Jersey Task Force One on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec. 12, More
U.S. Soldiers with Delta Company, 1st Battalion 171st General Support Aviation Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, perform a pre-flight check of a UH-60L Black Hawk at the Army Aviation Support Facility More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Austin Randolph stands for a portrait with his wife Lisa, son Royan, and daughter Elliana before taking off for a deployment in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel in Afgha More
Alexis Richardson carries her mother’s flight helmet on to the New Jersey General Assembly floor at the State House in Trenton, N.J., Jan. 31, 2019. Her mother, U.S. Army Warrant Officer Nicole C. Richardson, 1 More
U.S. Army Warrant Officer Nicole C. Richardson, 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, and her daughter, Alexis, listen during a session of the New Jersey General Assembly at the More
U.S. Army Sgt. Eddie F. Cousino, a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter maintainer with the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, adds oil to a Black Hawk during mai More
U.S. Army Pfc. Jacob M. Smigelski, a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter maintainer with the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, selects the right socket for work More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Charles E. Fisher a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter pilot with the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, performs a final chec More
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with New Jersey’s Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 1-171st General Support Aviation Battalion (MEDEVAC) perform phase maintenance on a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter at the Army Av More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Kristina Sofchak, a UH-60L Black Hawk pilot, stands for a portrait on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 10, 2020. Sofchak is a pilot with the Det. 2, C Company 1-171 More
A New Jersey Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk, with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, assists the U.S. Military Academy with rappel training at West Point, N.Y., August 9, 2020. (U.S. Army National More
A U.S. Army UH-60L Blackhawk, from the Virginia National Guard, is staged on a landing pad during Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise 21.1 at Fort A.P. Hill, VA, Oct. 28, 2020. MEFEX 21.1 builds on the existing More
Royal Thai Army rangers unload a patient from a 16th Combat Aviation Brigade UH-60L Black Hawk while practicing air medical evacuation procedures Aug. 24 in Thailand’s Lopburi province during Hanuman Guardian 2 More
A U.S. Army Special Forces airborne Ranger prepares to land following his jump from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, June 21, 2012. The soldiers use the helicopters to perform jumps, equipment drops and prepare More
The crew of a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter from the 2nd Battalion 211th Aviation Det. Alpha - 1-171st Aviation Regiment discuss the scheduled drops and review safety guidelines July 25, 2012. The 197th Special More
Staff Sgt. Tim McCullough, A Company, 3643rd Brigade Support Battalion, New Hampshire National Guard, Somersworth, N.H., identifies components while Sgt. Jason A. Stevenson, Headquarters Company, 228th Aviation More
Army Sgt. Maj. 1st Sgt. Shawn Earl, 2nd Battalion 211th Aviation Regiment crew chief, performs preflight checks prior to a training mission near Camp W.G. Williams, Utah Army Aviation Support Facility, Utah, Ma More
Arizona Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Philip Ryan, 2/285th Assault Helicopter Battalion crew chief, familiarizes Exercise Angel Thunder participants with a UH-60 L Black Hawk helicopter from the 2/285th Assaul More
Army Sgt. Brian Stowe (left) and Sgt. Maj. 1st Sgt. Shawn Earl (center), 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment crew chiefs, rig a UH-60L Black Hawk to attach a 530 gallon water bucket for water offload trainin More
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Matthew Lance, a crew chief with A Company, 2-238th Aviation Regiment, 11th Aviation Command, attaches a Bambi Bucket to a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to be used for water bucket trainin More
U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company wait ready before their jump from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company 2-238th Aviation Regiment, 11th Aviation Command, during More
With more than 10,000 pounds of helicopter hovering just feet above, three Soldiers from the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Sagami Depot, Japan, connect a cable to the hook as part of sling load t More
A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter from 3rd Battalion 227th Aviation Regiment, Task Force Spearhead, leaves the PZ with paratroopers from 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Bri More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Michael Polyak, a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter pilot, gets his aircraft ready for takeoff on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 13, 2017. Polyak is assigned to the New More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher Walaszek, left, and Lt. Col. Michael LaPoint prep their UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter for a training flight on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 24, 2018. More
U.S. Army Sgt. Jibreel A. Robinson with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, performs a fuel cell inspection on a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter using a bore scope at Joint Ba More
U.S. Army Col. Glen A. McElroy, state aviation officer with the New Jersey Army National Guard, briefs visiting honorary commanders at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J More
U.S. Army Sgt. Ronald V. Chin, left, and Spc. Ian J. Kavanagh, both with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, prepare to fill a main landing gear strut of a UH-60L Black Haw More
U.S. Army Spc. Chris B. Dones with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, performs a daily inspection of the tail rotor of a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter at Joint Base McGuire More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan Breza, a UH-60L Black Hawk pilot, walks on the flight line after inspecting a helicopter on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 14, 2018. (U.S. Air National Guar More
U.S. Army air crew Soldiers with the New Jersey National Guard's Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 1-171st General Support Aviation Battalion run towards their helicopters after an emergency alert during medical e More
U.S. Army Sgt. Ralph Foy unravels communications cables on a UH-60L Black Hawk MEDEVAC helicopter during training with New Jersey Task Force One on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec. 12, 2018. Foy is More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Austin Randolph watches as his son Royan tries on his helmet before taking off for a deployment in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel in Afghanistan on Joint Base McGuire- More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Adam R. Becker, Company D, 1st battalion 171st General Support Aviation Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, performs a pre-flight check of a UH-60L Black Hawk at the Arm More
U.S. Army Warrant Officer Nicole C. Richardson, second from left, 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, holds a joint resolution sponsored by New Jersey Assemblywoman Joann Downe More
Cadets from the U.S. Military Academy conduct helicopter rappel training at West Point, N.Y., August 9, 2020. The New Jersey National Guard assisted the U.S. Military Academy with helicopter rappel training for More
U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, receive a class from U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dion Miller, a UH-60L Blackhawk crew chief assigned to Detachment 2, Charlie Company, Flightline 1-16 More
Soldiers from the Washington Army National Guard’s Special Operations Detachment – Pacific and rangers from the Royal Thai Army work together to load a Skedco litter into a 16th Combat Aviation Brigade UH-60L B More
Staff Sgt. John Bloyd, front, and Spc. Richard Washington, rear, check for obstacles as the UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter pilots conduct a two-wheeled landing in the mountains west of Fort Carson, Colo., April 1 More
Members of C Company, 1-19 Special Forces Group prepare for their fast ropes insertion demonstration at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, during the American Heroes Celebration April 17. During the demonstration, th More
Two UH-60L Black Hawk Helicopters from Detachment 2, Company C, 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, approach the landing zone, June 21, 2012. The Black Hawks were loaded with U.S. A More
Staff Sgt. Michael Kanzler, 197th Special Troop Company Airborne prepares to board a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter from the 2nd Battalion 211th Aviation Det. Alpha - 1-171st Aviation Regiment, July 25, 2012. Kan More
Staff Sgt. Tim McCullough, A Company, 3643rd Brigade Support Battalion, New Hampshire National Guard, Somersworth, N.H., fuels the external pod on a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter while Sgt. Jason A. Stevenson, H More
Army Capt. Cody Rasmussen, 2nd Battalion 211th Aviation Regiment pilot, completes a UH-60L Black Hawk engine start-up checklist prior to a training mission near Camp W.G. Williams, Utah Army Aviation Support Fa More
Arizona Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Philip Ryan, 2/285th Assault Helicopter Battalion crew chief, familiarizes Angel Thunder participants with a UH-60 L Black Hawk helicopter from the 2/285th Assault Helicop More
Members of the 2nd Battalion 211th Aviation Regiment and the UH-60L Black Hawks assigned are a major component in wildfire suppression for Utah by dropping water from suspended 530 gallon buckets which lower th More
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Matthew Lance, a crew chief with A Company, 2-238th Aviation Regiment, 11th Aviation Command, prepares a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to be used for water bucket training in Hemet, Calif. More
U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company sitting ready to jump from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company 2-238th Aviation Regiment, 11th Aviation Command, during airbor More
Crewmembers of a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter from U.S. Army Aviation Battalion Japan based at Camp Zama, drop the cable after delivering a cargo container at Sagami Depot, Japan, April 24. The sling load train More
A flight crew from Alpha Company, 2-2 Assault Helicopter Battalion hovers over a Missile Round Trainer as Soldiers from 6-52 Air Defense Artillery secure the training canister to the UH-60L helicopter. The 6-52 More
Paratroopers from 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade, load into a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter. Paratroopers conducted over 200 airborne proficiency jumps from two More
Spc. Andres Clemente, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation looks out of a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter during a air movement mission on Fort Stewart September 22. U.S. Army More