WATCH: U.S. Military Helicopters Launch in Support of Humanitarian Mission

2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment preparing for air movement operations during deployment "Operation Enduring Freedom". This training is in cooperation with 12th Combat Aviation Brigade and involves rotary wing flight time for Soldiers.

U.S. service members with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands depart in U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and CH-47 Chinook helicopters from San Juan Army National Guard Aviation Support Station, Puerto Rico, Sept. 18, 2017.

The task force is moving their aircraft to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, in preparation for Hurricane Maria, so they can continue their humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission once the storm passes. At the request of partner nations, JTF-LI deployed aircraft and service members to areas in the eastern Caribbean Sea affected by Hurricane Irma. The task force is a U.S. military unit composed of Marines, Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen, and represents U.S. Southern Command’s primary response to Hurricane Irma.

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One comment on “WATCH: U.S. Military Helicopters Launch in Support of Humanitarian Mission”

  1. This is some of the type of equipment that, YOU KNOW WHO, gave to the Taliban. All because he has no concept of what an "organized withdrawal" means, or that there was some kind of "back-door deal" made with the Taliban by the present administration to give them all the equipment that was left there.
    I feel in the depths of my soul, that there is a whole lot more going on between these two than we will ever know.

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