Thanks to Greg Williams for the link to today's Charlotte Observer, which had over a dozen excellent pictures of medical evacuation helicopters in Afghanistan. The helicopters belong to the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion and to the 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion of the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. You might remember the 2-82 Assault Helicopter Battalion after witnessing their battalion commander in action, landing her UH-60 Black Hawk on one wheel on the side of a mountain. 
An assault Black Hawk provides security for the MEDEVAC Black Hawk.
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The helicopter landing was so cool that I did a little blog post of my own about the pilot: http://morebadassthan.wordpress.com/2010/02/10/lt-col-carey-wagen-40-the-first-female-battalion-commander-in-the-82nd-combat-aviation-brigade/.
really cool landing!
will check out that post as well
I love helicopters! I wonder if you have more photos!
When she was a Company Commander at Ft Bragg she once got too close to an artillery piece while hooking up to it for sling load. I heard the muzzle came through the floor. She pulled off of it and landed safely. No injuries to the air-crew, pax, or hook-up crew. She's a hot shit!
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