29-Jan-26 - A new contract for four additional Boeing/Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters raises the total under contract with the U.S. Air Force to 38. #GreyWolf
16-Jan-26 - Two USAF Boeing/Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters from the 40th Helicopter Squadron conducted their first operational Minuteman III ICBM convoy mission. #convoy
08-Oct-25 - Boeing has now contracts for 34 MH-139A aircraft which are based on the Leonardo AW139. Minot Air Force Base slated to receive first aircraft as part of Lot 3 Award #Boeing
28-Sep-25 - The U.S. Air Force’s 40th Helicopter Squadron (40th HS), known as the Pathfinders, located and rendered aid to a lost hiker, marking the first search-and-rescue mission for the new Leonardo/Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter
25-Jul-25 - Mass virtual, an aircraft XR training company from Orlando, FL teamed with USAF 908th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Maxwell AFB, AL to create extended reality training aids for their new Boeing/Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter #maintainers
19-Jul-25 - The U.S. Air Force has wrapped up the MH-139 Grey Wolf’s Initial Operation Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) flights. With the aircraft’s testing complete, Boeing and Leonardo moves toward a full-rate production decision #MH139
27-Sep-24 - The 908th Operations Support Squadron at Maxwell Air Force Base held the first training exercise with the U.S. Air Force new helicopter Boeing/Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf #GreyWolf
05-Aug-24 - Boeing delivered to Malmstrom AFB the first of 13 Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters to the US Air Force #delivery
05-Jul-24 - The U.S. Air Force 413th Flight Test Squadron (413th FLTS) transferred its last Leonardo/Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf to Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) active units, marking the end of four years of evaluations for the new helicopter #Eglin
08-Jun-24 - The US Air Force 908th Airlift Wing at Maxwell AFB, Alabama hosted a celebration with congressional staffers, local civic leaders, and senior military officers to mark the unit’s efforts over the past three and a half years in preparing for the transition from a C-130 Hercules tactical airlift mission to becoming the formal training unit for the new Leonardo/Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter #Alabama
29-Apr-24 - With a new contract for 7 helicopters, Leonardo and Boeing now have orders for 26 MH-139A Grey Wolves. Initial plans called for 84 helicopters to replace the Bell UH-1N, but the latest budgets confirmed 42 through FY 2029 #Boeing
03-Apr-24 - US Air Force 908th Operations Group received its first Leonardo/Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf starting the Wing’s transition from an airlift mission to becoming the formal training unit for this helicopter #Alabama
23-Feb-24 - Priority 1 Air Rescue (P1AR) awarded 5-year contract to provide training for up to 140 U.S. Air Force Boeing/Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter Special Missions Aviators (SMAs) #aviators
