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A US Army refuelling soldier signals an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter as it pulls in to a Forward Arming and Refuelling Point (FARP) for gas. The Apaches, part of the US Army’s 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, are stationed in Germany, as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve.
South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers of the 59th Aviation Troop Command (ATC), South Carolina Army National Guard, and State Urban Search and Rescue Task Force (SC-TF1) rescuers conduct air-rescue training and hoisting operations aboard a UH-72B Lakota light-utility helicopter, South Carolina National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (Loc. 2), Donaldson Center, Greenville, South Carolina, on May 11, 2023. The training was part of the UH-72B integration and proficiency process within the South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (SC-HART) program. SC-HART is a collaborative effort between the South Carolina Army National Guard and SC-TF1, under the direction of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, and the South Carolina Emergency Management Division. All South Carolina National Guard UH-72 helicopters, versions A and B, are assigned to A Company, 2-151st Aviation Regiment, Security Support Aviation Battalion (SSAB), South Carolina Army National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Roby Di Giovine, South Carolina National Guard)
CH-47 Chinook AKA (well there were several) Picking up a resupply for An Nhut Tan off of "the road" at Tan Tru. Sep 68
(from left) Chief Warrant Officer 3 John Coreil and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mack Trainer, UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter pilots, Company A, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, discuss their flight path for tactical movement prior to takeoff at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 25, 2018. The tactical movement is part of Allied Spirit VIII, an exercise to enhance NATO and key partner interoperability, build readiness and strengthen relationships across war fighting functions. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Gregory T. Summers / 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion land a UH-72 Lakota helicopter at the Army Aviation Support Facility, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 14, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht/Released)
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jamison Leech, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter pilot assigned to Company A, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, conducts preflight checks on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 25, 2018. Soldiers of the battalion are at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center for Allied Spirit VIII, an exercise to enhance NATO and key partner interoperability, build readiness and strengthen relationships across war fighting functions. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Gregory T. Summers / 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
CH-21C Shawnee Lift helicopter at Ft Rucker, AL Museum taken the summer of 1984
H-21/CH-21 Series Shawnee assault helicopter (1949). The Beoing-Vertol (formerly Piasacki) H-21 Shawnee was the fourth of a line of tandem rotor helicopters designed by Piasecki. The Boeing Vertol (model 43) H-21, commonly called the "flying banana", was a multi-mission helicopter, utilizing wheels, skis, or floats, and an under-fuselage sling hook. It was used by the USAF for Artic rescue because it performed so well at low temperatures. The CH-21A/CH-21B served with the U.S. Air Force (as the Workhorse), the French Navy, the Royal Canadian Air Force and the West German Air Force. The French used an armed version of the CH-21 in Algeria, mounting guns in the door ways and on the skids. The Army CH-21C assault helicopter could carry 20 fully-equipped troops, or 12 stretchers, plus space for two medical attendants, in the MedEvac role. The CH-21C was first deployed to Vietnam in December 1961 with the Army's 8th and 57th Transportation Companies, in support of ARVN (Army Vietnam) troops. The CH-21B/CH-21C Shawnee could be armed with 7.62mm or 12.7mm door guns. The CH-21C was relatively slow. It's cables and fuel lines were so vulnerable to small arms fire it was even rumored that a CH-21C had been downed by a Viet Cong spear. The Shawnee was the "Workhorse" of Vietnam until 1964 when it was replaced with the fielding of the UH-1 Huey in 1963, and the fielding of the CH-47A Chinook in the early 1960s. Some Shawnees were armed with flex guns under the nose. An interesting experimental version was tested stateside with a Boeing B-29 Superfortress ball-turret mounted beneath the nose. The Shawnee had two tandem fully-articulated three-bladed counter-rotating rotors. The CH-21C was powered by one Curtis-Wright R1820-103 Cyclone supercharged 1250 hp piston engine. The CH-21 had a speed of 128 mph (110 knots).
Members of the South Carolina National Guard (SCNG), families, and friends, attend the 75th Anniversary Army Aviation Heritage Celebration event hosted by the 59th Aviation Troop Command (ATC), South Carolina Army National Guard (SCARNG), at the SCNG Army Aviation Support Facility (Location 1), McEntire Joint National Guard Base (JNGB), South Carolina, Nov. 4, 2022. The event celebrated 75 years of Army Aviation in South Carolina, a program originated by an initiative of Lt. Col. Frank D. Pinckney in September 1947, when the SCARNG was preparing to receive its newly assigned support aircraft. Pickney chose the Congaree Air Base (today’s McEntire JNGB) as the support facility for its SCNG Army airplanes. That legacy continues today through the 59th ATC and its subordinated commands across South Carolina.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Adam Raynor, South Carolina National Guard)
A US Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter bearing the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade’s insignia, sits on the tarmac at Ansbach Airfield in Germany. The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade is stationed in Germany, as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve.
Wounded Warriors from all branches are recognized by Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, United States Army Pacific Command Commander, for their service during the half-time show of the University of Hawaii MIlitary Appreciation football game with the Army Black Knights and UH Warriors at the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Nov. 30.
In the front, UH-60A 79-23326 from A/2-135 GSAB, Colorado Army National Guard. In the backround, HH-60M 09-20146 from F/7-158, US Army Reserve, Ft. Carson, CO. The "original" A model may be getting upgraded to an "A+" standard, but, the Army can't really decide if it's just too old to spend the time and money on.
Major Michael Viskup, outgoing commander of the 78th Aviation Troop Command’s Company B, 2nd Battalion 245th Aviation Regiment concludes his change-of-command ceremony with a marriage proposal to his fiancée Katie Huckaby Jan. 13, 2019 at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Michael Viskup)
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Tom Dinoto completes his final flight as an Army Aviator serving with the New York Army National Guard May 1, 2017 in Latham, N.Y. Dinoto, from Ballston Lake, N,.Y., completes a military career in Army Aviation spanning 22 years of both active and National Guard service, including multiple overseas deployments. Dinoto's final flight was in the C-12 Huron passenger and transport aircraft. U.S. National Guard photo by Col. Richard Goldenberg.
ENTEBBE, Uganda, Oct. 17 –With preflight checks complete, Staff Sgt. Jason Piper, an aircrewman with D. Company, 7-158th Aviation Regiment, Olathe, Kan., waits for his CH-47 Chinook to be cleared to taxi. The Army Reserve's 7-158th Aviation Regiment, of Olathe, Kan., is the only aviation unit supporting U.S. Army Africa’s Natural Fire 10, a partnership exercise with Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania and Rwanda. Natural Fire is an opportunity for these East African nations and the U.S. military to train side-by-side and work together on a humanitarian assistance mission. Photo by Maj. Corey Schultz, US Army Reserve Communications.
U.S. Army Major (P) Michelle S. Roberts and U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 (P) Michael S. Roberts, both assigned to the South Carolina National Guard, are promoted respectively to the ranks of lieutenant colonel and chief warrant officer 5 during a joint ceremony in Columbia, South Carolina, May 12, 2023. The two officers are siblings. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Roby Di Giovine, South Carolina National Guard)
CLAY NATIONAL GUARD CENTER, Marietta, Ga., July 13, 2014 – Staff Sergeant Dave Palmer, a Georgia Guardsman, with Detachment 1, Charlie Company, 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion supervises Travis Vanzo as he prepares to be hoisted up to a UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter in Marietta Ga. on July 13th as part of scheduled proficiency training.
Georgia Army National Guard photo by Maj. Will Cox | Released
CLAY NATIONAL GUARD CENTER, Marietta, Ga. December 19, 2016 – Brigadier General Tom Carden, commanding general of the Georgia Army National Guard presents the Ga. ARNG Bronze and Silver Safety Awards to Detachment 9, Operational Support Airlift Command in recognition of the unit’s commitment to safety. Chief Warrant Officer 5 Hardy Hay and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jeff Wallis accepted the award on behalf of Det.
Georgia National Guard photo by Capt. William Carraway / released
1-1 departs the LZ with a load of cadets during their field exercises. A/2-135 GSAB was supporting the US Air Force Academy with their cadet SERE (Survival Evasion Resistance Escape) training.
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the California Army National Guard's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, lands at Redding Municipal Airport, Sept. 8, 2019, in Redding, California, after working the Red Bank Fire burning in Tehama County. Six Cal Guard helicopters were activated to assist state and federal agencies battling a pair of wildfires in the county. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Crystal Housman)
Sure am happy I caught this moment and have an oppotunity to share with all of you. Enjoy responsibly please.
11 November 2016 was a really awesome day. Sure was happy to photograph the oldest flying Chinook helicopter in the world fly into the Museum of Flight and open up for tours - photos as I develop up at flic.kr/s/aHskNrQetQ .
PHOTO CREDIT: Joe A. Kunzler Photo, AvgeekJoe Productions, growlernoise-AT-gmail-DOT-com
Making a tight turn on the ramp at Greenville, KY. Originally they were going to send us a US Army Blackhawk helicopter but plans changed at the last minute and instead, we got a Sherpa! Honestly, I think that was a great tradeoff. The Sherpa demonstrated its superior STOL ability on the 5,000 foot runway at Greenville.
Soldiers with the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, conduct night interdiction attack training during a battalion level exercise with 16 AH-64 Apache helicopters at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, S.C., Jan. 10, 2015. The event included hot refueling at a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) and flight operations at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range in Sumter, South Carolina. The goal of the training was to refine night operation skills for the battalion and was planned as part of drill weekend for the unit.(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brian Calhoun/Released)
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with Alpha Company, 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade conducts a run-up during a winter storm at Bagram Airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2012. (DoD photo by Sgt. Duncan Brennan, U.S. Army/Released)
FORT STEWART, Ga. April, 1993 - The Georgia Guard shows its appreciation to employers of Georgia Guardsmen. Employers were flown by CH-47 Chinook to Fort Stewart where they had the chance to view a demonstraton of the M-1 Abrams main battle tank.
Georgia National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Toby Moore / released
FORT STEWART, Ga. April, 1993 - The Georgia Guard shows its appreciation to employers of Georgia Guardsmen. Employers were flown by CH-47 Chinook to Fort Stewart where they had the chance to view a demonstraton of the M-1 Abrams main battle tank.
Georgia National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Toby Moore / released
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the California Army National Guard's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, is inspected after landing at Redding Municipal Airport, Sept. 8, 2019, in Redding, California, during the Red Bank Fire in Tehama County. Six Cal Guard helicopters were activated to assist state and federal agencies battling a pair of wildfires in the county. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Crystal Housman)
The new, all digital cockpit of the CH-47F is really stinkin' cool! It is a must see for aviation fans for sure!!!! Not the old analog dials and gagues like many will remember.
Call this a reminder to get to The Museum of Flight before 10 AM 11 November 2016 and then before 3 PM 11 November so you can see this Chinook arrive and depart from The Museum of Flight. Gonna be fun times!
Now, I've got a Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airshow & Warrior Expo (JBLMAWE) album for you to see my other photos as I have time to develop: flic.kr/s/aHskFP6ZUh . Please check out the album for more event photos!
PHOTO CREDIT: Joe A. Kunzler Photo, AvgeekJoe Productions, growlernoise-AT-gmail-DOT-com
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from over forty states attend the 2018 Aviation Domestic Operations (DOMOPS) Workshop “Partnership and preparedness,” hosted by the South Carolina Army National Guard and the National Guard Bureau at the Embassy Suites Convention Center, Greenville, South Carolina, Jan.11, 2018. The workshop offers an opportunity for National Guard aviators, law enforcement/rescue operators, military and civilian planners, and emergency management leaders to discuss topics and issues pertaining to techniques, lesson learned and integration during emergency response operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Roberto Di Giovine)
U.S. Army National Guard helicopters assigned to the 59th Aviation Troop Command (ATC), South Carolina National Guard (SCNG), participate in a static-display event for warbirds and legacy aircraft, Greenville Downtown Airport, South Carolina, Oct. 27-28, 2022. 59th ATC’s participation is part of a broader SCNG community-outreach program meant to further solidify partnerships between National Guard units and local communities. Additionally, like most community-outreach events, this participation aimed to support SCNG recruiting by allowing the public to see heavy equipment up close. For the occasion, 59th ATC brought to the event two helicopters, a CH-47F Chinook and an LUH-72A Lakota, respectively cargo and utility-observation aircraft. The event also included two North American T-6 Texan I and a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk World War II airplanes on display, as well as warbird rides and militaria.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo Sgt. 1st Class Roby Di Giovine, South Carolina National Guard)
One General Electric T700-GE-701C for you to review and feast your eyes on... oh and of course there are many more AH-64D photos in the set if you'd like.
An Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter with 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment carries a 2,000 gallon capacity Bambi Bucket above the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Area in order to support firefighting efforts on the Whitewater Fire on August 5, 2017. The Oregon National Guard was called upon following Gov. Kate Brown's emergency order on August 2, two Chinook helicopters are currently assigned to the fire. (Photo by Capt. Leslie Reed, Joint Force Headquarters Public Affairs).
Soldiers with the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, conduct night interdiction attack training during a battalion level exercise with 16 AH-64 Apache helicopters at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, S.C., Jan. 10, 2015. The event included hot refueling at a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) and flight operations at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range in Sumter, South Carolina. The goal of the training was to refine night operation skills for the battalion and was planned as part of drill weekend for the unit.(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brian Calhoun/Released)
South Carolina National Guard, along with North Carolina and Georgia National Guard units conducted Carolina Thunder 14, a joint training exercise during drill weekend, Nov. 15, 2014. More than 30 aircraft participated in the mass take-off from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, S.C. Units conducted air and ground operations at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C. The S.C. Air National Guard 169th Fighter Wing’s F-16 Fighting Falcons joined AH-64D Apaches, CH-47 Chinooks, UH-60 Black Hawks and more than 100 Infantry Soldiers from the S.C. Army National Guard to train with Apaches from the N.C. Army National Guard and the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSATRS) and Joint Terminal Training Center (JTAC) from the Georgia Air National Guard in a collective force-on-force, enemy suppression and assault mission. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brian Calhoun/Released)
Food, friends and fun meet several dozens of North Carolina National Guard aviators of Army Aviation Support Facility Number 1 at a Christmas party at TSA Café and Catering on the Triangle Shooting Academy campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, December 16, 2016. Guard leaders thanked the Soldiers and civilian staff for the year’s hard work with lots of door prizes, a raffle, DJ holiday music and an award ceremony honoring outstanding performance. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Jordan, North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs/Released)
Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Moyer, a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew chief and an instructor at the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (EAATS), tells the pilot where to guide the water bucket during training April 5 at Fort Indiantown Gap. This joint training between EAATS and Conservation Wildland fire crews enhances their ability to use water buckets as a resource for wildfires or prescribed burns. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Zane Craig)
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 2-151st Aviation Regiment (SSAB), 59th Aviation Troop Command (ATC), South Carolina National Guard, conduct a change of command ceremony at the South Carolina National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (Location 2), Greenville, South Carolina, Aug. 6, 2022. The event included the traditional passing of the colors between the outgoing commander, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Bryan K. Lake, and the incoming commander, U.S. Army Maj. Matthew L. Summey. Leaders of the South Carolina National Guard, guests, friends, and families of the 59th ATC attended the ceremony. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Roby Di Giovine, South Carolina National Guard)