In this POLICE Magazine article, Brad May, who is a tactical flight officer for the Pasadena, California police department, "provides eight pointers for officers, deputies, troopers and other patrol officers who coordinate with airborne units to improve your working relationship with the sky patrol during pursuits, surveillance or other joint missions."

Due to the volcanic ash cloud spreading east from Iceland to Europe Norwegian aviation authorities have suspended all helicopter flights to offshore oil installations.

Furthermore, the BBC reports that "[Britain's] three North Sea helicopter operators - Bond, Bristow and CHC - have grounded operations to and from North Sea oil and gas installations."

According to this San Antonio Express-News report, witnesses saw a Mexican military helicopter cross over the Rio Grande and into Texas on Tuesday. The aircraft, believed to have a Mexican navy insignia on it, traveled at least 1 mile into U.S. territory near the town of Falcon Village.

A U.S. military Black Hawk helicopter crashed today (2/3) near an Army barracks in western Germany, between Veirnheim and Lorsch south Frankfurt. Officials have said that at least two people were killed.

A man wanted in the shooting deaths of eight people in Virginia has surrendered to authorities this morning (1/20) without incident. The relationship of the eight dead to the suspect is yet unknown and a motive has yet to be determined. A police official said that during the search for the suspect he did fire on a police helicopter, hitting it several times and forcing it to make an emergency landing.

As of October 1, the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station at Port Angeles, Washington has helicopter crews flying upgraded MH-65C helicopters outfitted with M-14T rifles and M-240 machine guns. The crews have been training since the spring of 2008 and are now ready to take to the skies.

According to a statement from the Coast Guard, the "aircrews who conduct this mission are hand-selected, highly trained individuals specifically chosen for their maturity, judgment and sound decision making skills."