My trusty steed for the 2016 Boss Lift taxis out with a load of civilians. This was also my buddy's last flight as commander of Charlie Company, 1-140th.
Flaring to land right behind us. Taken from aircraft #3 in a four-ship formation of UH-60's of Charlie Company, 1-140th, Washington Army National Guard.
Two 4th Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment MH-47G's sitting in the sun at Gray Army Airfield. Taken from a Washington Army National Guard Black Hawk.
The Washington Army National Guard 1-168th recently transitioned to (and deployed with) new-build CH-47F models, however, there are at least two Delta's still in the unit.
This Chinook, Originally CH-47A 61-2409, is the oldest airframe in the entire United States Army inventory. The 1-168th recently transitioned to new-build CH-47F's, but have kept "My Old Lady" and one other CH-47D in inventory.
An AH-64E of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade in the process of getting the main rotor blades replaced at Gray Army Airfield, Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Preparing for summer fire fighting season, this UH-60A of Charlie Company of the 1-140th, Washington Army National Guard, pulls into a hover with a "Bambi Bucket" attached to its external hook.
Bravo Company, 4 Battalion, 160th SOAR(A) Nightstalkers, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Bravo Company is named "Evil Empire" after Turbine 33, the MH-47 lost in Operation Red Wings (the operation made popular in the movie Lone Survivor).
The AH-64E Apache Guardian offers improved engines, transmission and electronics over the AH-64D. This airframe belongs to the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the first unit to stand up with the Guardian.
A line-up of brand-new UH-60M Black Hawks belonging to the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade sits on the tarmac at Gray Army Airfield, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.