Defense Helos 2016 Aviation Week Photo Contest Finalists
Royal Netherlands Air Force Apache Solo Display Team
Amit Agronov Beer Sheva, IsraelThis shot was taken in Florennes Air Base during Belgian Air Force Days Air Show on June 26.
British Army AH-64 Apache Creates Havoc
Ron F. Richards, Petersfield, UKAmazing backdrop to impressive role demonstration at air show.
Royal Navy EH101 Merlin Emerges Through Fog of Battle
Ron F. Richards, Petersfield, UKNewest assault helicopter performs impressive role demo at air show
Agent Of Righteous Fury
Scott Stephens, Meridian, MississippiNight Stalker MH-60 relaxing in its element at Key Field Airport in Mississippi.
Waiting For Night To Fall
Scott Stephens, Meridian, MississippiNight Stalker MH-60 bidding farewell to the Sun at Key Field Airport in Mississippi.
Mil Mi-17 Helo
Stephane Corvaja, ParisRescue team helo in formation ready to go at Soyuz TMA-19M landing in Kazakhstan.
Seal Team
Joseph Bejjany, Furn El Chebbak, LenanonLebanese navy Seals during a maneuver at Okaibe, Lebanon (Mediterranean seashore).
Knighthawks Enter Landing Zone
Daniel Adams, New YorkTwo U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawks enter the landing zone during a combat insertion demonstration as part of New York's Fleet Week celebrations. The demo, which took place in New Jersey's Liberty State Park, featured a fast-roping EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team.
Ghosts Come Out At Night
Yissachar Ruas, Bet Shemesh, IsraelIsraeli air force CH-53 "Yasur 2025" during a late night sortie. The helo's departure midexposure creates a "ghostly" effect.
Toward The Kremlin
Fyodor Borisov, St. Petersburg, RussiaRussian air force on the way to pass Red Square in Moscow.
Coast Guard Demo
Hayman Tam, Belmont, CaliforniaA U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin performs a rescue demonstration during the San Francisco Fleet Week air show.
Guarding The Night
Avichai Socher, Givat Shmuel, IsraelAn Israeli air force AH-64D Apache Longbow standing guard under the ever-changing night sky of the Negev Desert.
Day, Night And Fog
Avichai Socher, Givat Shmuel, IsraelAs the squadron's motto says, "Watching over us in day, night and fog." The "BAT" squadron's flagship sits under foggy bat wings.
Mission-ready
Andreas Zeitler, Manching, GermanyThe Airbus H145M helicopter is the Luftwaffe's new asset used to fly Special Operating Forces. At dusk the two-man crew poses in front of their helicopter before a night training mission.
On A Lookout
David Lau, Doylestown, PennsylvaniaA U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Maintenance Technician looking out from a MH-60 Jayhawk.
Swimmer At Door Side
David Lau, Doylestown, PennsylvaniaA U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer at the door side of a MH-60 Jayhawk.
Ammo Offload
Alan Wirth, Lexington Park, MarylandA U.S. Navy H-60 from HSC-26 conducts ammo offload on board USS George Washington.
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