Watch: Army Paratroopers Drop Into Biscayne Bay! This is Awesome!

U.S. Army Paratroopers conduct a water jump into Biscayne Bay, FL from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The jump was made by members of the 478th Civil Affairs Battalion, Psychological Operations Company, and the 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne) to keep current on qualifications. Filmed on May 15, 2018. Featured image by video screen capture

Ammo box falls from Army helicopter through roof of Texas elementary school

At approximately 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, a UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter out of Fort Bliss dropped an ammo box from an altitude of approximately 1,000 feet through the roof of an elementary school during a training exercise over El Paso, Texas. An investigation into the incident has been launched. Parkland Elementary School reported no injuries in […]

Taliban insurgents driven from Farah, Afghanistan

Afghan security forces were supplemented by U.S. Special Operations Forces and U.S. air assets as they expelled a Taliban offensive for the city of Farah in western Afghanistan. The Taliban had infiltrated the city, but took heavy casualties as they were pushed back out — estimates vary, as they often do, but most estimates put […]

Watch: NASA Mars Helicopter!

Yes, NASA does have a Mars Helicopter! The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with the agency’s Mars 2020 rover mission, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020, to demonstrate the viability and potential of heavier-than-air vehicles on the Red Planet. “NASA has a proud history of firsts,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “The idea […]

Vietnam helicopter pilot and crew member memorial unveiled at Arlington

A new monument stands in Arlington National Cemetary, VA, that honors the fallen pilots and crew members of helicopters during the Vietnam War. The memorial was dedicated on April 18, 2018, and according to the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) approximately 3,400 were in attendance, including Vietnam veterans and Gold Star families. Air Force Bell UH-1N […]

Picture of the Day: Yodaville USMC AH-1W Super Cobra Strike!

A Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter deploys flares and launches rockets at mock enemy targets during a tactical demonstration at the Yodaville training facility in Yuma, Ariz., April 4, 2018. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin

Watch: Air Assault Trainees Rappel from UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter

Air Assault trainees rappel from UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, operated by soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, at Fort Indiantown Gap March 15, 2018. U.S. Army video by Chief Warrant Officer 5 Joseph Sandbakken Soldiers rappel from UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters while in U.S. Army Air Assault School (aka Sabalauski Air Assault School) […]

US Department of Defense Identifies Seven Who Died in Pave Hawk Helicopter Crash

The US Department of Defense has released the names of all seven service members who died when their Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in Iraq last week. — Air Force Capt. Mark K. Weber, 29, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, 38th Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia; — Air Force Capt. Andreas B. O’Keeffe, 37, of Center […]

Watch: U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk Helicopter Crashes in Iraq – Seven Die

All seven military personnel aboard a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter were killed Thursday in a crash in western Iraq near the Syrian border, U.S. defense officials told Fox News. It’s the first deadly aviation crash for the U.S. military in the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria since American involvement began […]