Another US Army Sikorsky UH-60M Blackhawk Helicopter (13-)20592 Arrives into Rockhampton Airport - Plus More Photos of the Blackhawks and Apaches at the Gladstone Port

This post has been UPDATED with a photo.

A quieter day on Monday 1 July, with one more of the 13 helicopters of the United States Army (US Army) flying up from the Gladstone Port to Rockhampton Airport.  They are in Queensland to participate in joint Military Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 (TS19).

Only Sikorsky UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter (13-)20592 looked to fly up to Rockhampton Airport from the Gladstone Port with it taking up a parking position alongside the other eight seven Blackhawk and Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters which have arrived over the previous couple of days - see Blog posts below.

UPDATE!   (13-)20592 was photographed above early on Tuesday 2 July.

As we also posted below, five Boeing AH-64E Apache and eight Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters were unloaded from a ship at the Gladstone Port during the last week.  Their rotor blades were re-attached and test flights were conducted before they started flying up to Rockhampton Airport over the weekend.

Research reveals these 13 helicopters are of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade from Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State, USA.

The UH-60M Blackhawks are of the 2nd Battalion 158th Aviation Regiment 'Warhawks', while the UH-60L Blackhawks are of the 1st Battalion 52nd Aviation Regiment.  The AH-64E Apaches are of the 1st Battalion 229th Aviation Regiment.  Altogether, they have formed Task Force 'Tigershark'.

Meanwhile, down at the Gladstone Port, the remaining Blackhawks and Apaches remain in their secure compound, along with some other ground equipment and vehicles.  It is expected that some more, or all, of these will position to Rockhampton Airport in the coming days.

Sincere thanks to the local plane spotters for their information and photos to be able to prepare this post!

Photos taken by Trevor Hardsman and Russell Prothero  ©