Port Heiden airport - helicopter base while supporting NOAA Ship FAIRWEATHER in Wide Bay area.

Supporting seismic monitoring station on Alaska Peninsula.

Supporting seismic monitoring station on Alaska Peninsula in vicinity of Mount Pavlof.

Supporting seismic monitoring station on Alaska Peninsula in vicinity of Mount Pavlof.

Supporting seismic monitoring station on Alaska Peninsula in vicinity of Mount Pavlof.

Conducting seal research on the Beaufort Sea north of Prudhoe Bay. NOAA Bell UH-1M on the ice.

Brendan Kelley, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, conducting seal research on the frozen Beaufort Sea north of Prudhoe. Clyde, the wonder dog, and Henry were used to sniff out seal breathing holes.

Brendan Kelley, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, conducting seal research on the frozen Beaufort Sea north of Prudhoe. Clyde, the wonder dog, and Henry were used to sniff out seal breathing holes. Note the coats on dogs. It was coldddd!!!!

NOAA Bell UH-1M supporting seismic studies on the Alaska Peninsula.

NOAA Bell UH-1M supporting seismic studies on the Alaska Peninsula in the vicinity of Pavlof Volcano.

NOAA Bell UH-1M supporting seismic studies on the Alaska Peninsula in the vicinity of Pavlof Volcano.

NOAA Bell UH-1M supporting seismic studies on the Alaska Peninsula in the vicinity of Pavlof Volcano.

Explorer's hut on an island on the northwest coast of Canada in the Mackenzie River delta area.

Brendan Kelley preparing to capture a ring seal north of Prudhoe Bay on the frozen Bering Sea. Clyde the seal-breathing-hole-sniffing wonder dog is moving toward the NOAA Bell UH-1M helicopter.

Lieutenant Eric Davis, Bell UH-1M helicopter pilot, supporting sedated polar bear's head, after placing an identification tag in its ear.

NOAA Bell UH-1M helicopter getting in position to weigh sedated polar bear.

Brendan Kelley and Lori Quackenbush of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and NOAA helicopter mechanic Russ Talley (on right) loading Bell UH-1M with gear for remote camp from Reindeer Island.

Weighing a polar bear by suspending the bear from a NOAA Bell UH-1M helicopter.

Sedated polar bear with NOAA Bell UH-1M.

NOAA Bell UH-1M operating off NOAA Ship SURVEYOR helicopter platform.

NOAA Bell UH-1M operating off NOAA Ship SURVEYOR helicopter platform.

NOAA Bell UH-1M operating off NOAA Ship SURVEYOR helicopter platform.

Bell UH-1M on the ice of the Beaufort Sea conducting seal research.

Relocating a sedated bear on NOAA Bell UH-1M.

NOAA Ship SURVEYOR stuck in the ice of the Bering Sea southwest of Point Barrow. Bell UH-1M landing.

NOAA Ship SURVEYOR stuck in the ice of the Bering Sea southwest of Point Barrow. Bell UH-1M landing.

Stern of NOAA Ship SURVEYOR with Bell UH-1M helicopter on platform off Naked Island in the Prince William Sound area.

Bell UH-1M dropping off ornithologists conducting bird studies. Dr. Rebecca Fields of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was chief scientist. Studies were conducted in the Prudhoe Bay area.

Loading Bell UH-1M helicopter with camp gear for bird studies in the Prudhoe Bay area.

Loaded Bell UH-1M helicopter with camp gear for bird studies in the Prudhoe Bay area.

Unloaded Bell UH-1M helicopter with camp gear for bird studies in the Prudhoe Bay area at remote camp site. Welcome to the tundra!

Bell UH-1M in Katmai National Monument supporting University of Alaska seismic studies.

Slide describing capabilities and uses of Bell 212 helicopters N60RF and N61RF.

NOAA helicopter supporting science operations in the Alaskan Arctic.

Weighing a polar bear with a NOAA helicopter.

NOAA helicopter supporting science operations in the Alaskan Arctic.

Helicopter supporting hydrographic operations. Transporting navigation antenna.

NOAA Bell 212 helicopter in flight.

NOAA N57RF helicopter supporting survey opertions in Alaska.

NOAA N57RF helicopter supporting survey opertions in Alaska.

NOAA Bell 212 flying over North Slope of Alaska approaching the ice of the Beaufort Sea.

NOAA N58RF helicopter on ground.

NOAA N58RF helicopter on ground by glacier front in South Central Alaska.

NOAA N58RF helicopter on ground.

NOAA Bell helicopter UH-1H N56RF and N57RF on ground. Provides scientific logistical support including shipboard operations.

Interior of NOAA helicopter showing cargo and passenger carrying area.

NOAA helicopter on ground.

Instrumental panel on Bell 212 helicopter.

Interior of helicopter. Passenger and cargo transport compartment.

Helicopter operating in Beaufort Sea area. Scientist cutting hole in ice to conduct under-ice dive operations.