Could just be a lazy shorthand for a helicopter of almost any type--sort of like Huey was during/after the Vietnam War... (As someone who lived in New Mexico & spent years working for an organization that operates observatory facilities in NM, this story sure has me intrigued!)
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Most likely scenario
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I think CBP flies Blackhawks?
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CBP and the LAFD fly civilian variants but they’re fairly distinctive
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@LACOFD@LACoFireAirOps (and not@LAFD@LAFDAirOps) are among FD's flying a purpose built@Sikorsky (now division of@LockheedMartin) S-70 variant known as the#Firehawk. Here's a link to more info: https://www.google.com/search?q=Firehawk+Helicopter … ^BH -
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We like to say the Firehawk was “born a Black Hawk” and later transformed. This video gives a quick explanation:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOogDbHeofg …
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I think homeland uses blackhawks. If it's the same as they use here in AZ to do border stuff, they have a goldish color stripe that runs the length of the copter.
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CBP uses S-70s but they look pretty border patrol-y
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Calling this as an Agents of Shield ARG
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Customs and Border Protection use Blackhawks, and LA County has S-70s, which looks the same, but otherwise yeah
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That's pretty bizarre. Spotted something they shouldn't have, a satellite the US doesn't officially have or some such...or one someone else isn't supposed to have?
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I though the sikorsky s-70 was available to civilian entities?
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