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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.
A Boeing CH-47 Chinook at Campbell Army Airfield on 7 August 2012 delivering two Humvees by sling load. On 6 August 2011, a Chinook crashed near Kabul, killing all of the 38 aboard. The Chinook was reportedly shot down with a rocket-propelled grenade by the Taliban while attempting to assist a group of U.S. Navy SEALs. The 38 were members of ...
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Columbia's past fleet includes the Hiller 12B, Bell 47-G2, Hiller 12E, MD 500, Sikorsky S-58, Sikorsky S-61 and Sikorsky CH-54. [ 12 ] In October 1991, Columbia Helicopters bought four Boeing Vertol 107II-14s from the Swedish Government, formerly operated by the Swedish Air Force as the HKP 4A .
CH-47 Chinook (Assault Support Helicopter) [11] 272nd Aviation Company: Fort Sill [44] CH-47 Chinook: 1966-12th Combat Aviation Group 101st Air Cavalry Division (Assault Support Helicopter) [8] 273rd Aviation Company: Fort Sill Long Binh [44] Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe: 12th Combat Aviation Group (Heavy Helicopter) [56] (Assault Support Helicopter ...
The Army National Guard aviation presence accounts for the airports continued designation as a joint civil-military airport. The main aviation units at the airport are Headquarters and Headquarters Company and Company A of the 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, [6] operating the CH-47 Chinook and the UH-72 Lakota. [7]
101st Airborne Division soldiers load an ISV into a CH-47 Chinook in preparation for an air lift to western North Carolina to provide aid to Hurricane Helene victims. The ISV is powered by a Duramax 2.8L turbocharged direct-injection diesel I4 engine connected to a Hydro-Matic 6-speed automatic transmission and 2-speed transfer case.
Boeing Vertol CH-47 Chinook. Boeing Rotorcraft Systems (formerly Boeing Helicopters and before that Boeing Vertol) is the former name of an American aircraft manufacturer, now known as Vertical Lift division of Boeing Defense, Space & Security. The headquarters and main rotorcraft factory is in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia.