Hurricane Melissa tore a path of destruction across Jamaica. Hurricane Melissa tore a path of destruction across Jamaica after the storm made landfall on Tuesday as a Category 5 hurricane, one of the ...

It may be surprising to some to find out that the most produced helicopter in the world isn't the Bell UH-1 Huey or the Sikorsky Black Hawk, but the Russian-built Mil Mi-8 helicopter. To date, over 17 ...

Death toll rises sharply as search efforts intensify Military helicopter on humanitarian mission crashes, six killed Kalmaegi causes evacuations, flooding, with cars and homes submerged Vietnam ...

A rock climber was rescued from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park last week after falling and suffering serious injuries, park officials announced. Yosemite’s search and rescue team responded to ...

Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. Hunter Lorenz, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief, carries a dog during recovery operations at Bethel, Alaska, Oct. 16, 2025. As evacuees from villages like Kipnuk, ...

Between June 15 and July 29, 1945, six Army Air Forces pilots flying experimental Sikorsky helicopters evacuated between 75 and 94 wounded American soldiers from the Philippine jungles while under ...

BETHEL — Major evacuation operations for scores of Yukon-Kuskokwim village residents displaced by a devastating storm last weekend began to wind down Friday as officials shifted attention to damage ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — One of the most significant airlifts in Alaskan history is underway by helicopter and military transport plane, moving hundreds of people from coastal villages ravaged by high surf ...

Early Sunday, Lt. Blake David Brostrom and his U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew flew from Kodiak to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta coast to survey storm damage. They first flew over southern Kuskokwim ...

Pakistan has carried out air strikes in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar, locals told RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi, as fresh fighting erupted between the neighbors. Explosions were also heard in ...

The Sikorsky Black Hawk has been the Army's go-to helicopter since 1979. Considered a "utility tactical transport," they're sturdy, fast, and adaptable, capable of hauling heavy artillery as easily as ...

The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control said Saturday that evacuations have been ordered along Vallecito Creek and north of Vallecito Lake due to a levee breach and flooding. Areas of the ...