澳大利亚昆士兰州汤斯维尔空军基地，美澳“护身军刀-2005”联合演习中，美国陆军第160特种作战航空团（160SOAR ）一架 MH-47E 直升机起飞执演。护身军刀演习由“串联推力”和“鳄鱼”系列演习合并而来，本届演习澳大利亚和美国参演人数分别为6000和11000。（A US Army (USA) MH-47E Chinook helicopter assigned to the Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), Echo Company 160th, takes off in support of Exercise Talisman Saber at Townsville, Queensland, Australia (AUS), a four-week biennial exercise to conduct collective training and practice inter-operability between US and Australian forces.）

2005年4月19日，大西洋，美国陆军第160特种作战航空团（160th SOAR）的MH-47E特种作战直升机接近黄蜂号(LHD-1)多用途两栖攻击舰，准备降落在其飞行甲板上。（A US Army (USA) 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) MH-47 Chinook Special Operations (SOF) helicopter flies over the Atlantic Ocean as it approaches the flight deck of the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS WASP (LHD 1) during the deck landing qualification program.）