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Tech Sgt. Dashan Briggs, Capt. Christopher Zanetis, Master Sgt. Christopher Raguso, and Capt. Andreas O'Keeffe.
News
Military Considering Promotions For Airmen Killed In Iraq Helo Crash
Martin C. Evans, Newsday
An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter conducts training at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
News
The Air Force Has Identified The 7 Killed In A Helicopter Crash In Iraq 
FDNY Lt. Christopher J. Raguso, left, and Fire Marshal Christopher T. "Tripp" Zanetis.
News
2 FDNY Firefighters Were Killed In The Helicopter Crash In Iraq
Robert Brodsky and Martin C. Evans, Newsday
Hmm, a 30 minute drive you say? Nah, I've got a faster ride. Just don't tell the CO.
News
A Marine Super Cobra Landed On A Baseball Field So The Pilot Could Pick Up His Phone
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Gear
The Afghan Military Just Got Its First Black Hawks. The Rest Can’t Come Soon Enough
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News
This Marine Stole $100K Of Gear From Marine One And Sold It On EBay
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Gear
Here’s A Look At Boeing And Sikorsky’s New Gunship Helicopter Concept
The DP-14 Hawk is designed to carry 430 lbs useful payload. Its large 23-cubic-foot internal cargo area is over 6 feet long and over 20 inches wide.
Gear
This Drone Helicopter Could Revolutionize The Medevac Forever
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Humor
Helicopter Decimates Porta-Potties, Causes Literal Sh*t Show
Shit hit the fan — err, rotors? — in this unfortunate British helicopter accident.
From left, Brig. Gen. Giacomo Bellacicco, Regional Command West commander; from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division: Lt. Col. Ronald Lukow, commander, Task Force Comanche, Apache pilots Cpt. Paul McKnight and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy Pool, 4th CAB Commander Col. Daniel Williams, 4th CAB Command Chief Warrant Officer 5 Lance McElhiney; TF Comanche Apache pilots: Chief Warrant Officers 3 Uriah Hayes and Donald Procter; and 4th CAB Command Sgt. Maj. Donald Rose, senior non-commissioned officer, stand together after the Distinguished Flying Cross was presented to the five soldiers, on March 22, 2011 at Shindand Air Base.
Unsung Heroes
UNSUNG HEROES: These Pilots Braved Enemy Fire To Rescue Trapped Foreign Troops
During an aerial assault, Army Black Hawks, Chinooks and Apaches flew through enemy fire to rescue coalition forces.
Military personnel watch as a stolen helicopter is flown from the White House grounds, Washington on Sunday, Feb. 17, 1974. Pfc. Robert K. Preston, 20, landed the chopper on the White House South Lawn after being shot at by federal officers on his second pass over the executive mansion. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi)
Community
This Soldier Took A Joy Ride To The White House In A Stolen Helo
In 1974, Robert K. Preston, 20, landed a helicopter on the White House South Lawn after being shot at by federal officers on his second pass over the executive mansion.