Featured in CH-47BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2021ShareFAA Has Questions For U.S. Army About Spectacular Titans Football Game Flyover (Updated)Four U.S. Army helicopters had flown extremely low over Nashville’s Nissan Stadium prompting cheers, as well as concerns and criticism. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 10, 2021ShareThis Combat Doctor’s Patient Handoff Is A Master Class On Clear Communication (Updated)When every second counts, clearly conveying a badly injured soldier’s status can mean the difference between life and death. BYTyler RogowayNov 10, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2021ShareThese Are The Military’s Options For Extending Evacuations In Afghanistan. None Of Them Are Good.There are no good options and each one has major operational hurdles and glaring pitfalls to overcome. BYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Amazing Tale Of Bravo November, The British Chinook Helicopter That Refused To DieDifferent crews flying this battle-hardened Royal Air Force Chinook have won four Distinguished Flying Crosses between them. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 4, 2020ShareNight Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures SystemSome of the elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment’s MH-47s now have these systems to better fend off advanced heat-seeking missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareThis Is Our First Look At A CH-47 Chinook With Super Powerful T408 EnginesThe new engines are larger and are encased in square nacelles. The extra power could allow the Chinook to better compete with Sikorsky’s CH-53K. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareBoeing To Flight Test CH-47 With Same Monster Engines Found On Sikorsky’s New CH-53KA CH-47 with the upgraded engines could present an all-new challenge to the troubled CH-53K. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareArmy Black Hawks Are Finally Getting Laser Countermeasures To Throw Off Infrared MissilesThe service hopes to eventually add the system to its AH-64 Apache gunships and CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters, too. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareBYEd Darack and Joseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareChinooks Over Afghanistan: The Unsung Workhorse Of America’s Never Ending WarBig and fast, the helicopters have moved troops, heavy weapons, and cargo to the country’s most remote areas. BYEd Darack and Joseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 15, 2019ShareThis Crazy Contraption Was Supposed To Help Aussie Troops Carry Their Guns. It Did The Opposite.The test results were not positive. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 15, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 6, 2019ShareThis Video Of A CH-47 Extracting Soldiers Off A Ridge Reminds Us Why The Chinook RulesThe big helicopter can execute a “pinnacle landing” maneuver that has proven to be invaluable in Afghanistan. BYTyler RogowayFeb 6, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 14, 2018ShareWatch This CH-47 Chinook Stick An Awesome Pinnacle Landing During Mount Hood RescueFighting high-altitude and high-temperature conditions, the CH-47 crew did what only the CH-47 can to get everyone off the summit safely. BYTyler RogowayJul 14, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareNight Stalker MH-47D Chinooks Once Snatched A Libyan Hind Gunship From ChadEager to get ahold of one of the Soviet helicopters largely intact, the U.S. military sent the elite Army aviators on an unusual covert mission. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 25, 2018ShareUS Army Hits Setbacks Trying to Add New Infrared Countermeasures to Its HelicoptersA Pentagon review reveals malfunctioning systems on AH-64s in Iraq and more serious problems with prototypes for the UH-60 and CH-47. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 25, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2021ShareFAA Has Questions For U.S. Army About Spectacular Titans Football Game Flyover (Updated)Four U.S. Army helicopters had flown extremely low over Nashville’s Nissan Stadium prompting cheers, as well as concerns and criticism. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 10, 2021ShareThis Combat Doctor’s Patient Handoff Is A Master Class On Clear Communication (Updated)When every second counts, clearly conveying a badly injured soldier’s status can mean the difference between life and death. BYTyler RogowayNov 10, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2021ShareThese Are The Military’s Options For Extending Evacuations In Afghanistan. None Of Them Are Good.There are no good options and each one has major operational hurdles and glaring pitfalls to overcome. BYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Amazing Tale Of Bravo November, The British Chinook Helicopter That Refused To DieDifferent crews flying this battle-hardened Royal Air Force Chinook have won four Distinguished Flying Crosses between them. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 4, 2020ShareNight Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures SystemSome of the elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment’s MH-47s now have these systems to better fend off advanced heat-seeking missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 4, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareThis Is Our First Look At A CH-47 Chinook With Super Powerful T408 EnginesThe new engines are larger and are encased in square nacelles. The extra power could allow the Chinook to better compete with Sikorsky’s CH-53K. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareBoeing To Flight Test CH-47 With Same Monster Engines Found On Sikorsky’s New CH-53KA CH-47 with the upgraded engines could present an all-new challenge to the troubled CH-53K. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareArmy Black Hawks Are Finally Getting Laser Countermeasures To Throw Off Infrared MissilesThe service hopes to eventually add the system to its AH-64 Apache gunships and CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters, too. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019Share
BYEd Darack and Joseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareChinooks Over Afghanistan: The Unsung Workhorse Of America’s Never Ending WarBig and fast, the helicopters have moved troops, heavy weapons, and cargo to the country’s most remote areas. BYEd Darack and Joseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 15, 2019ShareThis Crazy Contraption Was Supposed To Help Aussie Troops Carry Their Guns. It Did The Opposite.The test results were not positive. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 15, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 6, 2019ShareThis Video Of A CH-47 Extracting Soldiers Off A Ridge Reminds Us Why The Chinook RulesThe big helicopter can execute a “pinnacle landing” maneuver that has proven to be invaluable in Afghanistan. BYTyler RogowayFeb 6, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 14, 2018ShareWatch This CH-47 Chinook Stick An Awesome Pinnacle Landing During Mount Hood RescueFighting high-altitude and high-temperature conditions, the CH-47 crew did what only the CH-47 can to get everyone off the summit safely. BYTyler RogowayJul 14, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareNight Stalker MH-47D Chinooks Once Snatched A Libyan Hind Gunship From ChadEager to get ahold of one of the Soviet helicopters largely intact, the U.S. military sent the elite Army aviators on an unusual covert mission. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 25, 2018ShareUS Army Hits Setbacks Trying to Add New Infrared Countermeasures to Its HelicoptersA Pentagon review reveals malfunctioning systems on AH-64s in Iraq and more serious problems with prototypes for the UH-60 and CH-47. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 25, 2018Share
