Helicopter rescue marines hailed
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Royal Marines involved in a daring rescue mission in Afghanistan are hailed for their bravery.
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A Norwegian helicopter rescued all 12 crew members of a Russian freighter that lost power and struck rocks in a strong gale Tuesday off the Arctic port of Murmansk, officials said.
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ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN -- Helicopters from this US Navy aircraft carrier flew repeated relief missions along the nearby shoreline of Indonesia yesterday, delivering food, water, and medical supplies to thousands of survivors stranded along the western coast of Aceh Province after last week's devastating tsunamis.
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A major rescue operation involving helicopters was under way on the coast of southwest England after dozens of people became trapped in their cars and homes by rising floodwaters, emergency services said.
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Response to plane crash incredible  A note of gratitude to the officers of the Long Beach Harbor Police, Cabrillo Beach lifeguard, Fire Department guys, paramedics, L.A.
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HADITHA, Iraq  - One Marine was killed and three servicemen were missing after a U.S. Marine Sea Knight helicopter with 16 people on board made an emergency landing in water in western Iraq on Sunday, the U.S. military said on Monday.
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The Coast Guard helicopter crews who work out of Air Station Kodiak often fly through wind and whiteouts to rescue fishermen, freighter crews and recreational boaters from Alaska&#39;s roiling waters.
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PORT ALLEN, Hawaii Sept. 27, 2004 - Wind up to 60 mph prevented helicopters from lowering rescue workers to the wreckage of a tour helicopter that crashed in a remote mountainous area of Kauai.
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US marines launch a search and rescue operation after a helicopter full of troops crashes in western Iraq.
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U.S. aid helicopters stepped up missions on Tuesday to Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh province, expanding help to millions affected by the giant wave that killed 175,000 around the Indian Ocean.
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Four people on board a fishing boat that took on water near Tiree are rescued by helicopter.
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A two-person Apache helicopter crew staged a dramatic rescue Monday, ferrying two of their comrades out of a combat zone south of Baghdad, military officials said Tuesday.
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Twenty crew have been rescued from a ship which is listing in the Channel about 35 miles off the Devon coast.
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ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN -- Desperate, homeless villagers on the tsunami-ravaged island of Sumatra mobbed American helicopters carrying aid yesterday, as the US military launched its largest operation in the region since the Vietnam War, ferrying food and other emergency relief to survivors across the disaster zone.
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Volunteers and emergency staff are recognised for their rescue work during the floods across England.
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Helicopters rescued 10 sailors from a French trimaran that overturned off the east coast of New Zealand on Monday.
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A U.S. military sent a quick reaction force to the site of downed helicopter northwest of Baghdad on Wednesday, the U.S. military said.