160th SOAR MH-60L Blackhawk in Iraq

Video and slideshow showing the crew and various training missions involving the armed variant of the Blackhawk used by the 160th SOAR.
The primary mission of the MH-60 is to conduct overt or covert infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces across a wide range of environmental conditions. An armed version, the Direct Action Penetrator (DAP), has the primary mission of armed escort and fire support. Secondary missions of the MH-60 include external load, CSAR and MEDEVAC operations. The MH-60 is capable of operating from fixed base facilities, remote sites, or ocean going vessels.
The MH-60G Pave Hawk is a twin-engine medium-lift helicopter operated by the Air Force Special Operations Command, a component of the US Special Operations Command. The Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) operates three versions of the Black Hawk helicopter: MH-60K (Black Hawk), MH-60L, and MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator (DAP).
The Helicopter Master Plan is a major Navy initiative to modernize and consolidate the helicopter fleet by reducing the number of models and replacing them with MH-60 variants. The MH-60S will replace Boeing's H-46, Bell Helicopter Textron's H-1, and Sikorsky's H-3 and HH-60H helicopters. The MH-60R, which performs undersea warfare and anti-surface warfare, will replace the existing fleet of Sikorsky SH-60B and SH-60F helicopter.