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| Military Helicopter Pilot Careers | Military helicopter missions comprise transporting troops and equipment, anti-submarine warfare, troop helicopter escort, anti-armor, reconnaissance, and inserting or extracting special operations personnel.
A career as an Army Aviator will provide you with admission to a number of the most advanced helicopters in the world. Army aviators fly:
 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters,
AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters,
CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopters,
UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters,
OH-47 Kiowa scout or light attack helicopters,
MH-6/AH-6 Loach special operations helicopters.
The Navy makes use of helicopters for a broad variety of missions. Pilots who fly SH-60 Sea Hawks track submarines. MH-53 Sea Stallion pilots detect and clear mines beforehand the ship traffic. Navy helicopter pilots who fly CH-46 Sea Knights dedicate themselves to transporting personnel and equipment.
The Marine Corps uses the helicopter widely. In actual fact the Marines invented and developed vertical envelopment warfare by using helicopters to fast move troops to key planned and strategic positions. The AH-1Z Cobra is used to provide support to Marines on the ground. The CH-46 Sea Knight is used for tactical assaults and the CH-53E Super Sea Stallion is used for heavy lift. In addition the Marines fly a modernized version of the UH-1 Huey, a helicopter made well-known for the period of the Vietnam War, on utility and VIP missions.
Military helicopter pilots have extremely worthwhile careers. They fly with and support a number of the best people this nation has to propose. The road to a career as a military helicopter pilot is not easy but it is surely within reach of anyone who has the commitment and the wish to succeed.
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