The UH-1N ‘Twin Huey’ is an evolution of the UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed Huey).  The UH-1 first flew in 1956, while its descendant first flew in 1969.

In 2021, a UH-1N still operated by the United States Air Force’s (USAF) 54th Helicopter Squadron ‘Rough Riders’ got a new paint job in an old scheme known as South East Asia, or SEA.  UH-1N #23 (623) began its USAF career in 1970, was based on Minot Air Force Base (AFB) even before the B-52s, and is still in service!

These USAF photos were made by Airman Allison Martin as the ‘heritage’ Huey flew around Minot AFB, North Dakota, on 11MAY2021:

USAF promotional/explainer video by Airman First Class Zachary Wright:

What the Major in the video failed to explain was that tail # 23 (623) was the first UH-1N to go through the U.S. Navy’s (USN) Fleet Readiness Center East’s ‘Kingston location’ at Cherry Point, North Carolina, however, the USN did not make this information public until 24SEP2021.  The depot level maintenance began in March 2021, the USN boasts that the work was completed 40 days sooner than if the USAF Twin Huey had been sent to the ‘primary facility’ on U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.

Cold War Paint Job: A-10C S-E-A CAMO

Cold War Oooops: SEA HARRIER MALFUNCTION DURING 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF NAVAL AVIATION

Cold War Battle Damage: THE HIND-END OF DESERT STORM