A UH-60 Black Hawk lands at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Boone, Iowa Oct. 20, 2022. The pilot, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Joedy VanVelzen, completed his last flight after serving 40 years as a pilot in the Iowa Army National Guard. Friends, family and the Boone Fire Department came out to celebrate the milestone. Throughout his career, he flew 821 combat hours and 6,454 total hours. ( Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Rachel I. White)

---

Size: 5990px × 3993px
Photo credit: © APFootage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 5, army, aviation, black, chief, flight, guard, hawk, iowa, national, officer, pilot, retirement, warrant