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Training Area Kahukus, Hawaii. (September 13, 2022): In this photo by Corporal Alex Kouns, Marines assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The Chinook is celebrating 50 years in the air and the Army plans to keep them flying for another 50 years. What a remarkable bird!
Training Area Kahukus, Hawaii. (September 3, 2022): To the Native Americans who lived along the Columbia River, the Chinook was the “Snow Eater”, a great south wind that arrived each year that often-made life all but impossible. To the U.S. Army, the Chinook has proven a reliable workhorse in the sky delivering troops, food, and supplies for the past half century.
The Army is planning to fly the Chinook Helicopter for another 50 years.
That’s right, through a series of technological upgrades to this flying platform, the military believes it can keep the newest version, the CH-47F Chinook, in the air for nearly a century. First produced in the 1960s, the Army plans to continuously upgrade the Chinook until at least 2060. This is good news for the pilots and crews that fly them, but even better for the troops who will be safely ferried into combat riding the “great south wind”.
Read more: THE CHOPPER OF THE CENTURY… ARMY CHINOOK TO FLY 100 YEARS
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“The helicopter approaches closer than any other (vehicle) to fulfillment of mankind's ancient dream of the flying horse and the magic carpet.”
Igor Sikorsky, founder of Sikorsky Aircraft Company.
Sluice Boxes State Park, Montana. (September 10, 2022): In this photo by Airman 1st Class Mary Bowers, Tech. Sergeant Alex Landers, a flight engineer with the 40th Helicopter Squadron, lowers 341st Medical Group flight doctor Major Joyanne Tesei during search and rescue missions at Sluice Boxes State Park, Montana. The “Old Reliable” UH-1H Huey helicopter, which was the Army’s mainstay during the Viet Nam War, is still in service rescuing downed pilots today.
Sluice Boxes State Park, Montana. (September 10, 2022): It was during the Korean War that helicopters began making medical evacuations immortalized by television shows like MASH in the 1980s. Today, our servicemembers can take for granted that, should they be injured or need to be evacuated, military helicopters will always answer the call.
In the photo above, a fully trained physician is lowered to the ground from the legendary UH-1H “Huey” helicopter as part of search and rescue training. The 40th Helicopter Squadron is part of the 37th Air Rescue and Recovery Squadron under the Military Airlift Command at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. The 37th was activated during the Korean War when helicopters were first used for medical evacuation and the unit carried out numerous search and rescue operations throughout Southeast Asia during the Viet Nam War.
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Babadag Training Area, Romania. (September 12, 2022): In this photo by Captain Taylor Chriswell, an HH-60 Medevac helicopter and crew assigned to C Company, 2-227 General Support Aviation Battalion hoist a simulated casualty during personnel recovery training with the United Kingdom in Romania. U.S. troops are relocating to Romania from bases in Germany to shore up NATO’s eastern flank against attacks by the Russians who illegally invaded nearby Ukraine.
Babadag Training Area, Romania. (September 18, 2022): Imagine you are a soldier deep behind enemy lines, wounded, and desperate for someone to rescue you before the enemy closes in. Suddenly you hear the familiar sound of rotor blades cutting the air as the Army’s HH-60 Black Hawk descends like an angel from the sky, lifting you to safety.
First flown in 2017, the UH-60 version of the Black Hawk is outfitted specifically for personnel recovery/medical evacuation duty. The Black Hawk sports twin General Electric Aviation built T700 engines designed for inclement weather and even has a special inlet which spits out dirt, sand, and dust in desert conditions. This baby cruises at speeds up to 170 mph and can transport an entire 11 person fully equipped infantry squad in all weather conditions day or night. The craft is flown by two pilots assisted by two crew chiefs and is armed with two 7.82 mm machine guns for protection.
The Army has greatly improved passenger safety as each Black Hawk’s critical systems are armored and the fuselage is designed to crush progressively on impact in a crash. Black Hawk pilots undergo 13 weeks of intensive training at the 212th Aviation Regiment at Fort Rucker, Alabama where they learn pre-flight, basic flight maneuvers, emergency procedures, and to fly at night under hazardous conditions.
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Philippine Sea. (September 9, 2022): In this photo by Lance Corporal Christopher England, a U.S. Marine CH-53S Super Stallion , with the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is attached to a joint light tactical vehicle by Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 31 aboard the USS Miguel Keith in the Philippine Sea. This exercise proves the Marines can bring heavy equipment into the most remote areas while operating aboard ships from the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group.
Philippine Sea. (September 9, 2022): It is an age-old problem. How do militaries move their heaviest equipment, tools often critical to the outcome of a battle, into remote locations where they are most needed?
In 218 BC, Hannibal (age 28) and his soldiers solved their heavy lift problem by using 37 African elephants to transport supplies into battle. Instead of following the coastline, Hannibal marched his elephant borne infantry from Spain over the Alps to Italy to the total surprise of the Roman Army.
In 1812, Napoleon failed to conquer Russia. in part because the wooden wheeled carts he used to move his artillery pieces sank into the snow and mud before making it to the battlefield.
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U.S., September 20, 2022 - SupportOurTroops.Org was privileged to be called upon and thanks to its patriotic American supporters were able to provide $4,924 of specialty equipment to a deploying U.S. unit. The private sector can most often move quicker than the government because it is not hobbled by as many regulations. SOT gets the troops what they need, when they need it, wherever they are located. Specialty shipments of hygiene, operational and special equipment increase mission effectiveness and protect life and limb. Your recurring Patriot Brigade® donations support delivery of critical specialty equipment like this.
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Vilseck, Germany. (September 10, 2022): In this photo by Sergeant LaShic Patterson, U.S. Army Stryker vehicle variants, assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, maneuver downhill during Dragoon Ready exercises at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany. The 2nd Cavalry has the distinction of being the longest active serving Cavalry Regiment in the Army.
Vilseck, Germany. (September 10, 2022): When Americans face military aggression anywhere in the world, we call out the U.S. Cavalry. Today, Support Our Troops, a U.S. based charity dedicated to improving the lives of active duty deployed servicemembers, was awarded an Army Certificate of Achievement by the 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment for their charitable efforts to boost troop morale.
The 2d Cavalry Regiment (Dragoons) are a U.S. Army brigade combat team, headquartered at Rose Barracks in Vilseck, Germany which has the distinction of being the longest active serving Cavalry Regiment in the Army. The unit is a modern, rapidly deployable force of over 5,000 Dragoons (soldiers). They are currently assigned to rapid deployment to Poland as part of NATO’s reinforcements countering Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Read more: SUPPORT OUR TROOPS HONORED BY 2ND CAVALRY REGIMENT FOR BOOSTING MORALE
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