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In the skies of southern ukraine. this aircraft is not new, it cant fire any missiles, but it can play a key role moving troops and kit to where they need to be on the battlefield. it does it with some style. its also being used to evacuate casualties and rescue pilots whove ejected behind enemy lines — a matter close to the crews heart. translation: i like this helicopter because its i incredibly good for flying. its one of the best for combat operations, whether transporting equipment or car...

Ejected behind enemy lines — a matter close to the crews heart. translation: i like this helicopter because its incredibly _ good for flying. its one of the best for combat operations, whether transporting equipment or carrying out search and rescue. its easy to fly, even in difficult conditions. these pictures are from the second helicopter britains given and its pilots were not even born when it first saw combat in another conflict that began with an illegal invasion. for this aircraft is mo...

An iconic british aircraft here to fetch and carry, to rescue and reconnoitre. we joined the crew on patrol in the skies of southern ukraine. this aircraft is not new, it cant fire any missiles, but it can play a key role moving troops and kit to where they need to be on the battlefield. it does it with some style. its also being used to evacuate casualties and rescue pilots whove ejected behind enemy lines — a matter close to the crews heart. translation: i like this helicopter because its i ...

It cant fire any missiles, but it can play a key role moving troops and kit to where they need to be on the battlefield. it does it with some style. its also being used to evacuate casualties and rescue pilots, whove ejected behind enemy lines — a matter close to the crews heart. translation: i like this helicopter because its incredibly _ good for flying. its one of the best for combat operations, whether transporting equipment or carrying out search and rescue. its easy to fly, even in diffi...

It cant fire any missiles, but it can play a key role moving troops and kit to where they need to be on the battlefield. it does it with some style. its also been used to evacuate casualties and rescue pilots, whove ejected behind enemy lines — a matter close to the crews heart. translation: i like this helicopter because its incredibly _ good for flying. its one of the best for combat operations, whether transporting equipment or carrying out search and rescue. its easy to fly, even in diffic...

US soldiers from the 92nd Chemical Company and 756th Ordnance Company have honed their warfighting skills during training rotations for large-scale combat operations against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.

Theyre very familiar with them. so this is something we will definitely have to wait for the folks at fort rucker to determine exactly what they think happened in this particular case, and that could then result in changes in the flight profiles for this type of aircraft. colonel, you mentioned a previous accident at fort campbell involving this kind of helicopter, and there have been more than a handful of training accidents with blackhawks over the years. i think it goes to show just how risky...

In iraq. within weeks, saddam husseins regime fell. >> major combat operations in iraq have ended. in the battle of iraq, the united states and our allies have prevailed. >> reporter: they prevailed in the brief battle of iraq, but the war in iraq that followed was long and hard. the american road, paved with good intentions, soon led to hell. >> son of a bity ybitch, welcom frigging iraq, huh? get back in the vehicle! >> reporter: the u.s. never found iraqs alleged weapons of mass destruction, ...

And declaring that the iraqi leader saddam hussein posed a threat to international peace. the invasion took place. just six weeks after the invasion, in may 2003, president bush declared mission accomplished, with an end to major combat operations. what followed, however, was a long period of chaos and violence, as the iraqi insurgency gathered force, becoming a full—blown sectarian war. us and british troops spent another eight years in iraq. there were 179 losses among british service person...

That the white house will be watching this meeting, these three days very, very closely. >> yeah, clearly there is a calculus behind president xi jinpings meeting. thank you, jasmine wright for your reporting. so tomorrow marks 20 years since the start of the iraq war. the u.s.-led invasion resulted in the outageser of saddam hussein and also the rise of isis. >> cnn senior international correspondent ben wedeman looks at the mistakes and missteps of the iraq war and the state of the country t...