CH-47 Chinook

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Name: CH-47 Chinook
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Spending on Army Aviation Rotorcraft to Start Downhill Slide

After peaking in 2013, funding for Army aviation has begun a gradual descent that may last decades, according to analysts.It remains to be seen whether the Army and its aging, yet critically important, rotorcraft fleets can stick the landing.Two of the ... [Published National Defense Magazine - May 18 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Cargo Helicopters Change of Charter

The Army welcomed a new leader in Army aviation acquisition during a change of charter ceremony May 16.Col. Rob Barrie assumed responsibility as the Project Manager for Cargo Helicopters from Col. Bob Marion, the outgoing PM. Maj. Gen. William "Tim" Crosby, ... [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Bridging Soldiers sling load gap crossing assets

) -- Nearly 50 Soldiers assigned to 50th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 5th Engineer Battalion, conducted sling load operations Wednesday across the waters of Lake of the Ozarks Recreation Area as part of a three-day training exercise. "This training directly ... [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Afghanistan's Benghazi: The Shoot-Down of Extortion 17

Grief and politics don't mix. When raw, aching grief and the dirtiest kind of politics meet, a hot volcano of pain and outrage erupts that is unstoppable. But it is necessary. It is the only way things might ever be clean again.I am thinking of recent ... [Published Town Hall - May 17 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

US Federal Business Opportunity: Department of the Army: 12--Display Unit

Agency: Department of the ArmyOffice: Defense Logistics Agency Detachment Location: DLA Aviation and Missile Command (Aviation)Date you need to respond by: 20-May-2013Solicitation Number: SPRRA113R0099 Naics code: 334419 Computer and Electronic Product ... [Published ITbriefing - May 14 2013]
First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Families of SEAL Team 6 demand answers

The families of Navy SEALs killed in an August 2011 downing of a helicopter in Afghanistan came forward Thursday to blast the U.S. command and the Obama administration for the mission and to call for an official investigation into what they deem a wh ... [Published GOPUSA - May 13 2013]
First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

RFP Launches VXX Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- Today the Navy issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) in the Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program (VXX). Proposals are due in 90 days with a goal to award a fixed-price incentive engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) ... [Published Defense-Aerospace - May 12 2013]
First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

US Federal Business Opportunity: Defense Logistics Agency: Wiring Harness-VUN Airaft,CH-47 Chinook

Agency: Defense Logistics AgencyOffice: DLA Acquisition Locations Location: DLA Aviation - BSMDate you need to respond by: 24-May-2013Classification Code: 59 -- Electrical and electronic equipment componentsSolicitation Number: SPE4A5-13-R-0879 Naics ... [Published ITbriefing - May 07 2013]
First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Chinook assist

The U.S. Army posted a photo: A CH-47 Chinook slows to a hover as it prepares to lower a segment of the Lightweight Modular Causeway System into the Chattahoochee River March 24, 2013 at Fort Benning. US Army photo by Patrick A. Albright. ... [Published U.S. Army - Flickr Images - May 06 2013]
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Rebecca's War Dog of the Week: Two years later, the war-dog photo seen 'round the world

p> By Rebecca Frankel Best Defense Chief Canine Correspondent  While watching the April 21st 60 Minutes segment on SpecialOps dogs, I wasn't at all surprised to see that they ran the above photo of aU.S. Army handler with the 10th Special ... [Published The Best Defense - May 03 2013]
First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 4 reports

First of Five Chinook Heavy Lift Helicopters Arrives in Rochester

The first of five Chinook Heavy Lift Helicopters arrived at the Rochester Airport Monday morning.The Military Helicopters are back from Afghanistan to help local National Guard Members. The Ch-47 Chinook Helicopter can carry over 30 soldiers and 28,000 ... [Published WROC TV - Apr 22 2013]
First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

Dust lights up the rotors of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, amazing image

Placing second in the 2012 Military Photographer of the Year photo competition a CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepares for take off. ... [Published Logistics UK - Apr 20 2013]

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...I know I will need it. "One thing that is really great about the Army, is that no matter where you go, you always take your team with you" he added. During the ceremony, Marion received the Legion of Merit award and the Order of Saint MichaelMichael Silver award from the Army Aviation A...
...deployment to Afghanistan in 2010, the water level went from 17 feet to 3 feet overnight and our free-floating bridge went aground," said Conrad. "We were able to recover the equipment by hooking it to a helicopter and sling loading it out of the area." The training conducted at LORA gave Soldiers a similar opportunity by staging and loading their equipment for sling load then recovering their assets...
...last week before a rapt audience at the National Press Club, where several Extortion 17 families gathered to call on Congress to investigate. "And President Obama comes up to me and he says, 'Mr. Strange' -- and he grabs me by the shoulders -- 'Michael changed the way America lives.' I grabbed Mr. President by the shoulders and I said: 'I don't need to know about my son, I need to know what happened, Mr. President.'"
"We demand to know who made the call to send our sons into hostile territory where evidence proves a shootdown attempt had been in fullfull force for weeks and in less-than-adequate, antiquated air frames documented to be in very poor condition" said Karen Vaughn, whose Navy SEAL son, Aaron, was killed

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Spending on Army Aviation Rotorcraft to Start D... [Published National Defense Magazine - May 18 2013]
Cargo Helicopters Change of Charter [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]
Bridging Soldiers sling load gap crossing assets [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]
Afghanistan's Benghazi: The Shoot-Down of Extor... [Published Town Hall - May 17 2013]
Afghanistan's Benghazi: Grieving families want ... [Published WorldNetDaily - May 17 2013]
Crosslake firefighters describes Menhaga fire a... [Published Brainerd Daily Dispatch - May 16 2013]
Four fires put damper on warmest day of spring [Published Morrison County Record - May 15 2013]
US Federal Business Opportunity: Department of ... [Published ITbriefing - May 14 2013]
Families of SEAL Team 6 demand answers [Published GOPUSA - May 13 2013]
CH-47D/F / MH-47E Chinook Transport Helicopter [Published Air Force Technology - May 13 2013]
RFP Launches VXX Presidential Helicopter Replac... [Published Defense-Aerospace - May 12 2013]
Navy Issues RFP for Presidential Helo; V-22 Joi... [Published Aviation International News - May 10 2013]
Obama 'Put a Target on Their Backs', SEAL Team ... [Published US News & World Report - May 09 2013]
New Marine One Presidential Helicopters Sought [Published Armed Forces International - May 09 2013]
Soldier saves life of chaplain he never met [Published Fort Hood Sentinel - May 09 2013]
Families of Navy SEAL Team 6 to Reveal New Info... [Published militaryfeed.com - May 08 2013]
Pentagon Awards 16 Contracts Worth $8.3 Billion [Published Daily Finance - May 08 2013]
Bids invited for reopened VXX programme [Published Shephard - May 08 2013]
US Federal Business Opportunity: Defense Logist... [Published ITbriefing - May 07 2013]
Defense Update: The Best of the Best Photographs [Published The Moderate Voice - May 07 2013]
Chinook assist [Published U.S. Army - Flickr Images - May 06 2013]
Rebecca's War Dog of the Week: Two years later,... [Published The Best Defense - May 03 2013]
3rd BCT clears enemyâs former safe havens [Published Fort Campbell Courier - May 03 2013]
Top 10 Global Logistics Images - April 2013 [Published Logistics UK - Apr 30 2013]
USSOCOM set to award ground mobility vehicle co... [Published Army Technology - Apr 29 2013]
Sling Load Operation - Scary Job... [Published 3rdID8487 - YouTube Channel - Apr 28 2013]
Local Guard member hurt in flight incident [Published My News 4 - Apr 25 2013]
TRADOC celebrates Army Reserve's 105th birthday [Published Langley Air Force Base - Apr 24 2013]
U.S. SOCOM Kicks Off Two New Vehicle Programs [Published DefenseNews.com - Apr 24 2013]
Aviators train for wildfires [Published DVIDS - Apr 22 2013]
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Families of Navy SEAL Team 6 to Reveal New Info... [Published militaryfeed.com - May 08 2013]
Some families of the U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 members who died in a fatal helicopter crash in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011 are coming out to talk about never-before-revealed details of the incident. According to a news release published by The ...
Defense Update: The Best of the Best Photographs [Published The Moderate Voice - May 07 2013]
Army Sgt. Kornelia Rachwal gives a Pakistani girl a drink of water as they are airlifted from Muzaffarabad to Islamabad, Pakistan, aboard a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter as part of a multinational effort to provide humanitarian assistance and ...
Rebecca's War Dog of the Week: Two years later,... [Published The Best Defense - May 03 2013]
p> By Rebecca Frankel Best Defense Chief Canine Correspondent  While watching the April 21st 60 Minutes segment on SpecialOps dogs, I wasn't at all surprised to see that they ran the above photo of aU.S. Army handler with the 10th Special ...
Boeing Successfully Completes 1st Flight of New... [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - Apr 16 2013]
Boeing recently completed the first flight of the newest CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter for the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force.The March 15 flight, at the Boeing helicopter facility near Philadelphia, happened ahead of schedule and confirmed ...
We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for April ... [Published Mojo Feed | Mother Jones - Apr 09 2013]
Two crew members keep watch on the rear ramp of a CH-47 Chinook while flying over the mountains in the Khas Uruzgan district of Afghanistan on March 16, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jessi Ann McCormick.   ...
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Sling Load Operation - Scary Job... [Published 3rdID8487 - YouTube Channel - Apr 28 2013]
Glory Conducts Sling Load Operations [Published 3rdID8487 - YouTube Channel - Dec 07 2012]
CH-47 Chinook | Combat Countdown [Published Military Channel - YouTube Channel - Nov 30 2012]
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Saab Receives Order for Defensive Aids Suite [Published CisionWire - English - Dec 21 2012]
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