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US Army 12th Aviation Battalion - Airlift for the Military District of Washington (MDW)

The most visible component of the 12th Aviation Battalion are the fleet of VIP VH-60 Black Hawks of the Executive Flight Detachment (Photos 1 & 2). These are used to transport the Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs, and other Pentagon civilian leadership in and around Washington, DC. The interior of these VH-60s rival the President’s Marine One (Photos 3 & 4).

The 12th Aviation Battalion also flies UH-60 Black Hawks and UH-72A Lakotas for it’s other primary mission: evacuation of government and military officials from Washington, DC in the event of emergency. The 26 helicopters of the battalion participated in a simulated evacuation in 2014, flying their helicopters through Washington, DC air space (Photos 6 & 7).

via Foxtrot Alpha

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