YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — A retired Huey helicopter that once flew combat, disaster-response and medical missions is now a permanent landmark at this airlift hub in Tokyo, symbolizing decades of U.S.

After over 50 years of continuous service with the U.S. Air Force at Yokota Air Base, Tokyo, the 459th Airlift Squadron has now flown the type’s final missions over the Japanese capital. The 459th ...

AKASAKA PRESS CENTER, Tokyo — Two UH-1N Huey helicopters soared past gleaming glass skyscrapers Friday as the storied aircraft paid a farewell visit to the city’s Roppongi district. The 459th Airlift ...

A UH-1N "Huey" flies back to Joint Base Andrews after performing a flyover of the Baltimore Ravens' M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, Dec. 19, 2021. (Spencer Slocum/U.S. Air Force) A U.S. Air ...

Boeing/Leonardo team offers MH-139 to replace aging Air Force Huey fleet The Air Force has launched a $4.1 billion program to replace 62 decades-old UH-1N Huey helicopter to guard intercontinental ...

PORTAGE, MI —The unmistakable thumping of a Vietnam War-era UH-1N Huey helicopter was felt as propellors whooshed above the Kalamazoo area Saturday. The Air Zoo partnered with Michigan Flight Museum ...

Boeing/Leonardo team offers MH-139 to replace aging Air Force Huey fleet In the battle to replace the aging “Huey” helicopter, Boeing has won. Boeing will provide its MH-139 helicopter and related ...

As you’re reading this, an important era in the history of military aviation is coming to a close. The U.S. Air Force is in the process of retiring its fleet of Vietnam-era Bell UH-1N Huey helicopters ...