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    Deck Landing Qualifications in Arabian Gulf [Image 11 of 34]

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    A close-up photograph of a military helicopter, likely a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk or similar variant, photographed on what appears to be a ship deck or naval platform over open water. The helicopter is painted in flat black/dark olive drab finish and a pilot is visible through the cockpit windscreen. The image captures significant detail of the nose section, rotor head, engines, and a sensor/FLIR ball mounted on a sponson arm.

    KUWAIT

    10.11.2016

    Photo by Sgt. Aaron Ellerman  

    U.S. Army Central   

    Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment, 77th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducted deck landings in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 11-12. The UH-60 Blackhawk and AH-64 Apache crews took turns landing their aircraft aboard the USNS Alan Shepard to qualify their crews in this type of maneuver. Upon completion of the qualification each set of aircraft was refueled by the vessel and flown back to Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Training exercises like these play an important role in mission readiness and total force capability by increasing interoperability between branches, which is vital for joint collaboration missions (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Aaron Ellerman)

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    Date Taken: 10.11.2016
    Date Posted: 10.17.2016 09:29
    Photo ID: 2925120
    VIRIN: 161011-A-AP268-107
    Resolution: 4236x2812
    Size: 1.38 MB
    Location: KW

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