07-Dec-21 - The Royal Air Force (RAF) celebrated the 90 years of combined service of the Puma and Chinook helicopters with a specially painted aircraft formation flight #90years
05-Oct-20 - Bridges collapsed and flooding due to heavy rains in southeastern France forced 2 Puma and 2 NH90 Caiman helicopters from the Army Aviation to evacuate more than 200 civilians #StormAlex
10-Jun-19 - The H225 “Megatron”, an EC225LP operated by Air Center Helicopters, replaced the old SA330 Puma aboard the US Navy’ resupply ship USNS Amelia Earheart #replenishment
03-Jul-17 - USAF PJs from 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS) and the French Air Force’s Transport Squadron ET 88 based at Djibouti
completed training exercise in the Gulf of Tadjoura
03-May-17 - AAR, CHI Aviaton and Columbia Helicopters awarded contracts worth $1000M through 2021 for rotary wing airlift support within the USCENTCOM (U.S. Central Command) area of responsibility (AOR)
06-Jun-16 - Erickson renewed with Military Sealift Command to provide rotary wing vertical replenishment to US Navy 5th and 7th Fleets with SA330 Puma helicopters. Erickson/Evergreen provides VERTREP since 2004
26-Oct-15 - Military Sealift Command (MSC) has exercised a one-year renewal option for its Airlift division to perform vertical replenishment (VERTREP) for U.S. Navy’s 5th and 7th Fleets
15-Oct-14 - Erickson will provide ship-based SA330J Puma helicopters to support ship-to-ship and shore-to-ship vertical replenishment (VERTREP) in the Mediterranean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
10-Oct-14 - CINCU, Romania by Lance Cpl Ryan Young - The roar of gunshots and explosions echoed through the mountains of Romania as Marines and the Romanian military moved forward together to bring the fight to the large enemy force waiting in the valley.
24-Sep-14 - WOOD DALE, Illinois – AAR announces the Department of the Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) has awarded a contract to its Airlift division to provide personnel recovery airlift services in West Africa.
31-Mar-14 - GULF OF ADEN by Sgt. Austin Hazard, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit - A U.S. Merchant Marine SA-330 Puma helicopter drops supplies on the flight deck of the USS Bataan (LHD 5) during a replenishment at sea with the USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) dry cargo/ammunition ship.
17-Jun-13 - Paris Air Show – Romanian helicopter manufacturer IAR Brasov has chosen Thales to supply TMS 2000 sonobuoy processors to equip IAR-330 Puma helicopters operated by the Romanian Navy.
25-Aug-04 - The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command has awarded a one-year contract to Evergreen Helicopters of Alaska, Inc., based in Anchorage, Ala., to provide ship-based helicopter support to U.S. Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force ships. The helicopters will provide vertical replenishment services for the ships of Military Sealift Command's Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force. NFAF ships provide fuel, food, ammunition, spare parts and other supplies to U.S. Navy ships at sea -- enabling the Navy fleet to remain deployed and combat-ready.
