Thursday, August 25, 2011

US Special Operations Blackhawks spotted on British LHD!

Rohan!  You're magnificent!  I didn't spot this at first because I was so focused on the non-event of Apache's operating at sea.  Luckily Rohan did.  Check out the Helos at the stern of the ship!  3 Blackhawks.

Interesting.  Photo was published by the British Ministry of Defense.


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6 comments:

  1. JL0302Thursday, August 25, 2011 11:18:00 PM

    Its no secrete the US do joint ops with allies?

    They do not look like those stealth helicopters used in the Osoma raid do they?

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  2. SolomonThursday, August 25, 2011 11:20:00 PM

    i don't understand the point that you're trying to make here. first they do not look the helicopters used in the raid.

    i never said they did.

    second its no secret that the US does special ops with allies...but what is news is that the President of the United States has stated that US boots are not on the ground in Libya.

    these photos would lead a reasonable person to doubt that claim (if they didn't already).

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  3. JHFriday, August 26, 2011 1:16:00 AM

    Those look like Air Force helicopters, not 160th. They look lighter in color than the 160th birds. Maybe the brits asked to borrow some of our SF rescue assets. I see one mh-60 for each of the British apaches operating there.

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  4. RohanFriday, August 26, 2011 1:54:00 AM

    Given the theater and environment I would guess these are co-ordinating with either SEAL/DEVGRU units or simply being used under deputation by the SBS (since they are a bit short on lift). Definitely NOT 160th; possibly AFSOC (which was my first impression), but most like just a Navy unit. AFSOC birds all have refueling probes from what I know, these ones dont seem to

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  5. JL0302Friday, August 26, 2011 2:10:00 AM

    I thought it was known that the us (CIA, Sf, and the rescue mission with the Marines ) along with the brits (sas) and even the Egyptian 777 had guys on the ground. We don't have infantry but special units were sent in to public knowledge.

    I am not trying to argue or troll I just don't get it still.

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  6. pwoodySaturday, August 27, 2011 10:59:00 AM

    Roham - I think you might be right about the color of the helos, however AFSOC doesn't fly -60s. My money is on Pavehawks (owned by the fighter jocks at ACC) pulling rescue alert. In the earlier post by solomon, you can clearly see the refueling probes on the right side of the aircraft and the location of the rear landing gear ruling out the possibility of them belonging to the US Navy,

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