CHI Aviation S-61 to Support US Military in Afghanistan, 22-May-18 : CHI Aviation awarded contract to provide 2 additional S-61 to support U.S. Military troop and cargo movement in Bagram, Afghanistan. CHI currently operates 2 S-61 from Kandahar
Joint Combat Search and Rescue in Afghanistan, 01-May-18 : US Air Force’ pararescuemen (PJs) of the 83rd ERQS performed Combat Search and Rescue using US Army’ CH-47F Chinooks due their better performance in the high altitude areas of Afghanistan
C-5M Completed Brigades Swap in Afghanistan, 25-Apr-17 : 82 Black Hawk, Apache and Chinook helicopters from 2 U.S. Army Combat Aviation Brigades were flew in and out of Afghanistan from Rota in Spain between March 21 and April 6
Pave Hawk Maintainers Keep Rescue Birds Flying, 01-Jul-15 : USAF 41st Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit (EHMU) at Bagram airfield maintain the HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters so that the combat rescue mission in Afghanistan can be a success
National Guard Retrogrades Aviation Equipment, 14-Apr-15 : 1100th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, or TASMG, a Maryland National Guard unit, retrogrades 16 airframes and $260 million in Class IX aviation equipment in Afghanistan
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US Air Force’ pararescuemen (PJs) of the 83rd ERQS performed Combat Search and Rescue using US Army’ CH-47F Chinooks due their better performance in the high altitude areas of Afghanistan
