10.01.2016 - 05:30 [ Aviationist ]

Gorgeous photos show new U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook helicopters training in Germany

Taken on Aug. 21, 2015, the following beautiful pictures show brand new CH-47F Chinook helicopters from Hotel Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), taking off after refueling at a local German airport and flying in a convoy formation enroute to Bremerhaven port.(…)
Being the U.S. Army’s only heavy-lift helicopter, the CH-47 is a critical asset for transporting troops, supplies and providing combat support and combat service support operations.