American Military News by Angela Kocherga 1/15/2020
Black Hawk helicopters will begin flights over the stretch of border that includes New Mexico as U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations adds the military’s “premier utility helicopter†to the El Paso-area fleet.
The Black Hawk can “get to a location faster, remain longer, and carry more people, systems, or cargo in all kinds of weather,†according to a news release from CBP Air and Marine Operations.
The U.S. Army is transferring three Black Hawk helicopters to the El Paso Air Branch to replace older UH-1N Huey helicopters now being retired and sold.
“The increased capabilities of the Black Hawk will allow us to respond to the further reaches of our area of operation much quicker than we are able to with our UH-1N Hueys,†said Mitch King, El Paso Air Branch deputy director of air operations.
“The Black Hawk will allow us to support federal, state and local partners in the Boot Heel of New Mexico with much more reliability and speed than we are able to now,†King said in response to a question from the Journal about how the helicopters will be used in remote areas of New Mexico.
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