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Apart from training helicopter pilots for the Air Force, the Helicopter Training School also trains pilots of the Army, Navy, Coast Guard and other friendly countries.. The Helicopter Training School located in Air Force Station Hakimpet has about 40 types of helicopters, and on an average, 15 to 20 helicopters fly everyday as part of training to officers.
A Combat aviation brigade (CAB) is a multi-functional brigade-sized unit in the United States Army that fields military helicopters, offering a combination of attack/reconnaissance helicopters (Boeing AH-64 Apache), medium-lift helicopters (Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk), heavy-lift helicopters (Boeing CH-47 Chinook), and MEDEVAC capability.
On 19 September 1994, the 1st Brigade conducted the Army’s first air assault from an aircraft carrier. This force consisted of 54 helicopters and almost 2,000 soldiers. They occupied the Port-au-Prince International Airport. This was the largest Army air operation conducted from a carrier since the Doolittle Raid in World War II. [8]
Commando Helicopter Force Merlin HC3 on exercise with Royal Marines in northern Norway. The organisation is commanded by a two-star officer from either the Royal Navy, British Army or Royal Air Force. [36] Commander Joint Helicopter Command has been held by: 1999 – 2002 Air Vice-Marshal David Niven; 2002 – 2005 Air Vice-Marshal Paul Luker
Australian Army GAF Nomad at Wagga Wagga. This is a list of Australian Army aviation units. [Note 1] The Australian Army Aviation Corps was formed in 1968, initially with the assistance of the RAAF. These units have been utilised in a variety of roles including surveillance, reconnaissance and utility / transport, and have operated a variety of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. More ...
The Commando Helicopter Force was formed in 1997 to consolidate command and control of the various Fleet Air Arm and Royal Marines helicopter squadrons which supported 3 Commando Brigade under Flag Officer Naval Aviation. [1] In 1999, CHF merged with various Royal Air Force (RAF) and Army Air Corps force elements under the Joint Aviation ...
The USAF awards pilot ratings at three levels: Pilot, Senior Pilot, and Command Pilot, to active duty officers and to officers considered as "rated assets" in the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard (i.e., the Air Reserve Components). Rating standards apply equally to both fixed-wing and helicopter pilots.
On 1 July 1968, at Camp Eagle in the Republic of Vietnam, the 160th Aviation Group was constituted with elements of the 2d Squadron, 17th Cavalry; the 101st Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter); the 158th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter); and the 159th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter). Less than a year later, on 25 June 1969 ...