UH-1 Huey

Crew chief Sgt. 1st Class Michael Schantz, left, watches altitude while Chief Warrant Officer 4 Joseph Long, middle, and retired Col. Bruce Crandall, right, fly the last active-duty USAAAD Huey during a ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Yakima Training Center Jan. 26. (Photo Credit: Rick Wood (Northwest Guardian))

UH-1 Huey

The UH-1 Huey awaits its cargo of Airborne Soldiers from the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk Command Group before its last official mission Aug. 4. (Photo: US Army)

UH-1 Huey

A UH-1 Huey lifts off on its last flight in U.S. Army Europe service, April 27, 2011. (Photo Credit: Mark Iacampo, USAG Hohenfels Public Affairs)

UH-1 Iroquois

FAUX Enemy! OPFORS or Opposing Forces at the National Training Center used UH-1 "Huey" helicopters modified to look like Soviet Il-24 "Hind" helecopters for training U. S. forces at the NTC. (USAMHI RG 97S). (Photo Credit: USAMHI)

UH-1 Iroquois

The UH-1 Iroquois helicopter was officially retired in a ceremony held Oct. 2 by the Army National Guard, ending a service life of more than 50 years to the Army and close to 40 years in the Army Guard. The helicopter, known to most simply as the Huey, was first manufactured in 1956 and fielded to the Army by 1959. Its distinctive nickname came from the pronunciation of its first Army designation of HU-1- for helicopter, utility. (Photo Credit: File photo)