The CH-47D Chinook is the U.S. Army’s primary heavy troop and supply transport aircraft. Originally fielded in the Vietnam War, the CH-47 has undergone a series up upgrades to increase lift and ...

Though Chinooks have been in active service since the Vietnam War era, the Army has been rebuilding ... in other helicopter centers has helped keep Chinook orders growing. Special Forces have ...

During the Vietnam War, moving howitzers was a daily mission for Chinook pilots. I always thought that the Chinook was the best, most versatile helicopter in the military—and over the decades I ...

During the opening years of the Vietnam War, the U.S. military began developing ... often tethered to the underside of the twin-rotor CH-47 Chinook or deployed via parachute from a plane.