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May 2023 UH-72 helicopter operations at Fort McCoy, Part I

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office

May 5, 2023 | 1:30

A UH-72A Light Utility Helicopter prepares to take off May 5, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis., during training operations at the installation. According to the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center at https://asc.army.mil/web/portfolio-item/lakota-uh-72a-light-utility-helicopter-luh, the UH-72A Light Utility Helicopter is a twin-engine helicopter with seating for two pilots, capable of transporting up to six passengers. The medical evacuation configuration is equipped with two North Atlantic Treaty Organization standard litters and seating for a medical attendant and crew chief. Visual and instrument flight certified, the UH-72A is equipped with a night-vision-compatible glass cockpit and modern communications and navigation avionics, including autopilot and dual Global Positioning Systems with Wide Area Augmentation System. This UH-72 was supporting training with UH-60 Black Hawks with the Wisconsin National Guard. (U.S. Army Video by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)