UH-60 Blackhawk![](http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn101/Pictures77_2008/uh-60-01.jpg)
The successor to the legendary Bell UH-1 'Huey', the Sikorsky UH-60 first flew in 1974 and was christened the Black Hawk. It has become one of the most versatile and successful utility helicopters currently in service and has been used widely, from the invasion of Grenada to the ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. An attack helicopter configured with missiles, rockets, machine guns and cannon, the Black Hawk is also capable of undertaking a wide range of missions on the battlefield, including troop transport, command and control and aeromedical evacuation.
Operations in Afghanistan can be hazardous even without enemy activity.
Below is a photo of just what some of the country is like.
"If the engine fails, you want to find a place to put down crew"?![](http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn101/Pictures77_2008/Roughcountry.jpg)