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☷Wisconsin National Guard UH 60 Black Hawk crew holds January 2024 training at Fort McCoy
U.S. Army ( By Press Release office)
Jan 11,2024
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2 An aircrew from the Wisconsin National Guard ' s 1st Battalion , 147th Aviation Regiment , operates a UH - 60 Black Hawk helicopter at Fort McCoy , Wisconsin , Jan . 3 , 2024 . Members of the unit regularly complete training missions at Fort McCoy and the unit also supports numerous training events at the installation each year . According to the Army fact sheet for the Black Hawk , its mission is to provide air strike , general support , aeromedical evacuation , command and control , and special operations support for combat , stability and support missions . The UH - 60 is also the Army ' s tactical transport helicopter . The versatile helicopter has improved the Army ' s overall mobility as troop capacity and cargo transport capability have also been dramatically improved over the years . ( U . S . Army photo by Scott T . Sturkol , Public Affairs Office , Fort McCoy , Wis . ) 2 An aircrew from the Wisconsin National Guard ' s 1st Battalion , 147th Aviation Regiment , operates a UH - 60 at Fort , Jan . 3 , 2024 Black Hawk helicopter McCoy , Wis . Members of the unit regularly undergo training at Fort McCoy , and the unit also supports numerous training events at the installation each year . According to the Army fact sheet for the Black Hawk , its mission is to provide air strike , general support , aeromedical evacuation , command and control , and special operations support for combat , stability and support missions . The UH - 60 is also the Army ' s tactical transport helicopter . The versatile helicopter has improved the Army ' s overall mobility as troop capacity and cargo transport capability have also been dramatically improved over the years . ( U . S . Army photo by Scott T . Sturkol , Public Affairs Office , Fort McCoy , Wis . ) 2 An aircrew from the Wisconsin National Guard ' s 1st Battalion , 147th Aviation Regiment , operates a UH - 60 at Fort , Jan . 3 , 2024 Black Hawk helicopter McCoy , Wis . Members of the unit regularly undergo training at Fort McCoy , and the unit also supports numerous training events at the installation each year . According to the Army fact sheet for the Black Hawk , its mission is to provide air strike , general support , aeromedical evacuation , command and control , and special operations support for combat , stability and support missions . The UH - 60 is also the Army ' s tactical transport helicopter . The versatile helicopter has improved the Army ' s overall mobility as troop capacity and cargo transport capability have also been dramatically improved over the years . ( U . S . Army photo by Scott T . Sturkol , Public Affairs Office , Fort McCoy , Wis . ) 2 An aircrew from the Wisconsin National Guard ' s 1st Battalion , 147th Aviation Regiment , operates a UH - 60 at Fort , Jan . 3 , 2024 Black Hawk helicopter McCoy , Wis . The unit ' s members often train at Fort McCoy and also help with various training events there each year . The UH - 60 Black Hawk helicopter , according to the Army fact sheet , has a mission to provide support and transportation for combat , stability , and support operations . It has greatly improved the Army ' s mobility over the years with its increased capacity for troops and cargo . ( Photo by Scott T . Sturkol , Public Affairs Office , Fort McCoy , Wis . ) 2 The aircrew of the 1st Battalion , 147th Aviation Regiment from the Wisconsin National Guard operates a UH - 60 Black Hawk helicopter on Jan . 3 , 2024 , at Fort McCoy , Wis . They regularly complete training operations and support various training events at the installation each year . The Black Hawk helicopter does a lot of different things for the Army . It helps with air assault , general support , medical evacuation , command and control , and special operations . It ' s also the Army ' s go - to helicopter for transporting stuff . Over the years , it ' s gotten better at carrying more troops and cargo , which has been a big help for the Army . In the picture , you can see a crew from the Wisconsin National Guard ' s 1st Battalion , 147th Aviation Regiment operating a Black Hawk at Fort McCoy . They do training operations there and support lots of other training events throughout the year . The Army ' s versatile helicopter , the UH - 60 Black Hawk , has greatly improved their mobility over the years . The Wisconsin National Guard ' s aircrew regularly operates this helicopter during training operations at Fort McCoy . It also supports various training events at the installation . The Black Hawk ' s mission is to provide air assault , general support , medical evacuation , command and control , and special operations support . Overall , this utility tactical transport helicopter has significantly enhanced the Army ' s troop capacity and cargo lift capability . The Army ' s versatile helicopter , the Black Hawk , has been a game - changer in terms of mobility . It has greatly improved troop capacity and cargo lift capability over the years . The Black Hawk was developed in the 1970s to meet the Army ' s need for a reliable and simple utility helicopter . It was named after a Native American war chief and has been in service since 1979 . It has played a crucial role in major military operations around the world , including Grenada , Panama , Iraq , Somalia , and Afghanistan . The Army is constantly upgrading the Black Hawk with new technologies to enhance its performance and reliability . It is the Army ' s largest rotary wing fleet , with over 2 , 100 airframes currently in use . As the production of the latest model continues , the Army plans to replace its older aircraft with newer ones . The Black Hawk is not only used by the U . S Army but also by partner and allied nations . It has truly been the backbone of Army aviation for almost 50 years . According to Army officials , with some major upgrades planned , the platform will be a crucial part of the Army aviation fleet until 2054 . In August 2022 , the Utility Helicopters Project Office successfully tested the UH - 60V Black Hawk Helicopter at Fort McCoy . This upgraded version of the UH - 60L has a digital glass cockpit and integrated avionics suite . The purpose of the test was to assess if the aircraft meets its requirements and prepare for full rate production . During the three - week test , pilots flew over 120 hours with five UH - 60V helicopters in realistic battlefield conditions . ( Information from the Army Program Executive Office for Aviation and the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office ) .
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