During the Vietnam War, the United States deployed one of the most unusual and powerful heavy lift helicopters ever built: the Sikorsky CH 54 Tarhe. Nicknamed the “Skycrane,” the aircraft was designed ...

Lt. j.g. John Koelsch was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism as a rescue helicopter pilot during the Korean War. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command) During the Korean War, Lt. j ...

The introduction of the helicopter changed how armies operate. This multi-role aircraft can be a potent offensive weapon, an efficient transport method, a crucial medevac resource, and a versatile ...

Sep. 17—FAIRMONT — One night in 1970, Lucky Strike went down. Lucky Strike was a Bell UH-1 Huey, assigned to fly perimeter defense and hunt hostile Vietcong activity in the Mekong River Delta region ...

First used by the 1st Air Commando in World War II, the Sikorsky R-4 often fell short of its role in rescuing airmen downed in the mountains and rainforests of the China-Burma-India front but as the ...

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — Helicopters are synonymous with military operations today. If it weren’t for the Vietnam War, things wouldn’t be that way. It’s dubbed the “Helicopter War,” as they were used for ...

PORTAGE, MI — A powerful moment of nostalgia struck Kalamazoo resident Bob Short while boarding an aircraft that defined his experience in the Vietnam War. The Air Zoo partnered with the Michigan ...

Vietnam War medevac helicopter crews will be the latest military group to receive the highest award Congress can bestow. The Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act won final ...

General Jonathan Braga presented the award to Slover during the speech at Trump's behest.

The Lady Bell, a Vietnam War-era UH-1B Iroquois “Huey” helicopter, has been perched on a pedestal at the southwest corner at the Vancouver VA Medical Center campus since 2008 as a tribute to military ...