National Guard

The OH-58 Kiowa is a family of single-engine, single-rotor, observation and light attack helicopters manufactured by Bell Helicopter and originally based on the company's Bell 206A JetRanger helicopter.

OH-58 Kiowa helicopter: Air-to-air left side view of an OH-58C Kiowa helicopter on a mission during Exercise Gallant Eagle '86.

The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a versatile, twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter.

CH-47 Chinook helicopter: An Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter moves in to pick up detainees during a simulated Non-Combatant evacuation scenario for exercise DESERT RESCUE IX. Desert Rescue is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada.

Mission: Provide air assault, general support, aeromedical evacuation, command and control and special operations support to combat and stability and support operations.

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter: A right front view of two UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk) helicopters in flight during BRIGHT STAR '82, an exercise involving troops from the US, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Oman.

Entered Army Service: 1979

Mission

The primary mission of the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is to conduct day or night combat search and rescue, or CSAR, operations into hostile environments to recover downed aircrew or other isolated personnel during war.

HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter: FORT BLISS, Texas -- An HH-60G Pave Hawk makes an approach during a live-fire training exercise here April 9. The exercise was part of the 57th Wing Weapons School intensive five and one-half month training program.