Editing Boeing CH-47 Chinook (section)

===Afghanistan and Iraq wars===
About 163 CH-47Ds of various operators were deployed to [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Kuwait]], and [[Iraq]] during [[Operation Desert Shield]] and the subsequent Operation Desert Storm in 1990–91.<ref name="at.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.army-technology.com/projects/chinook/|title=CH-47D/MH-47E Chinook|work=Army Technology|access-date=27 August 2006|year=2006|publisher=SPG Media Limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825194636/http://www.army-technology.com/projects/chinook/|archive-date=25 August 2006|url-status=live}}</ref>

The CH-47D has seen wide use in [[Operation Enduring Freedom]] in Afghanistan and [[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom]] in Iraq. The Chinook is being used in [[air assault]] missions, inserting troops into [[fire base]]s, and later bringing food, water, and ammunition. It is also the casualty evacuation aircraft of choice in the [[British Armed Forces]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/60610400.html?dids=60610400:60610400&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+12%2C+2000&author=&pub=The+Herald&desc=Paras+tell+of+their+fear+under+fire%3B+%27It+was+scary+but+once+we+got+into+the+fighting%2C+the+training+took+over%27&pqatl=google |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130131203324/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/60610400.html?dids=60610400:60610400&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+12,+2000&author=&pub=The+Herald&desc=Paras+tell+of+their+fear+under+fire;+'It+was+scary+but+once+we+got+into+the+fighting,+the+training+took+over'&pqatl=google |url-status= dead |archive-date= 31 January 2013 |title= Paras tell of their fear under fire |work= The Herald |date= 12 September 2000}}</ref> In [[Theater (warfare)|combat theaters]], it is typically escorted by attack helicopters such as the [[AH-64 Apache]] for protection.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/367078.stm |title= UK leads Nato into Kosovo |work= BBC News |date= 12 June 1999 |access-date= 4 April 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170812022956/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/367078.stm |archive-date= 12 August 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16627753&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=scots-set-for-taliban-hotspots--name_page.html |title=Scots set for Taliban Hotspots |first=Pippa |last=Crerar |work=Daily Record |date=26 January 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609190947/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid%3D16627753%26method%3Dfull%26siteid%3D66633%26headline%3Dscots-set-for-taliban-hotspots--name_page.html |archive-date=9 June 2011}}</ref> Its lift capacity has been found of particular value in the mountainous terrain of Afghanistan, where high altitudes and temperatures limit the use of helicopters such as the [[UH-60 Black Hawk]]; reportedly, one Chinook can replace up to five UH-60s in the air assault transport role.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairmo/20080305.aspx |title= Chinook Replaces Blackhawk in Combat |publisher= Air Transportation |date= 5 March 2008 |access-date= 4 April 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090728024522/http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairmo/20080305.aspx |archive-date= 28 July 2009 |url-status= dead}}</ref>

[[File:Inbound Choppers in Afghanistan 2008.jpg|thumb|left|Soldiers wait for pickup by two CH-47s in [[Afghanistan]], 2008.]]
The Chinook helicopters of several nations have participated in the Afghanistan War, including aircraft from Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Canada, and Australia. Despite the age of the Chinook, it is still in heavy demand, in part due its proven versatility and ability to operate in demanding environments such as Afghanistan.<ref name=boeing /><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/6816249/MoD-to-buy-22-new-Chinooks.html |title= MoD to buy 22 new Chinooks |work= The Daily Telegraph |date= 15 December 2009 |location= London |access-date= 4 April 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100223220251/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/6816249/MoD-to-buy-22-new-Chinooks.html |archive-date= 23 February 2010 |url-status= dead}}</ref>

In May 2011, an Australian Army CH-47D crashed during a resupply mission in Zabul Province, resulting in one fatality and five survivors. The helicopter was unable to be recovered and was destroyed in place.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dodd|first=Mark|title=Insurgent fire may have caused fatal Chinook crash in Afghanistan|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/insurgent-fire-may-have-caused-crash/story-e6frg8yo-1226066379967|access-date=31 May 2011|newspaper=The Australian|date=31 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PRESS CONFERENCE WITH CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCE AIR CHIEF MARSHAL ANGUS HOUSTON AND MINISTER FOR DEFENCE STEPHEN SMITH |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/media/SpeechTpl.cfm?CurrentId=11891 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602013258/http://www.defence.gov.au/media/SpeechTpl.cfm?CurrentId=11891 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 June 2011 |publisher=Department of Defence |access-date=31 May 2011}}</ref> To compensate for the loss, the ADF added two ex-U.S. Army CH-47Ds to the fleet which are expected to be in service until the introduction of the CH-47Fs in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=ADF Bolsters CH-47D Chinook Capability|url=http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/2011/12/12/minister-for-defence-and-minister-for-defence-materiel-adf-bolsters-ch-47d-chinook-capability-2/ |work=Ministerial press release|publisher=Department of Defence|access-date=25 December 2011|date=12 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227132852/http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/2011/12/12/minister-for-defence-and-minister-for-defence-materiel-adf-bolsters-ch-47d-chinook-capability-2/|archive-date=27 February 2012}}</ref>

[[File:A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter, with the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, delivers two Humvees during air assault training at Campbell Army Airfield on Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 7 120807-A-SG577-002.jpg|thumb|A Boeing CH-47 Chinook at [[Campbell Army Airfield]] on 7 August 2012 delivering two [[Humvee]]s by [[sling load]]]]
On 6 August 2011, a Chinook crashed near Kabul, killing all of the 38 aboard. The Chinook was reportedly [[2011 Afghanistan Boeing Chinook shootdown|shot down]] with a rocket-propelled grenade by the Taliban while attempting to assist a group of U.S. Navy SEALs. The 38 were members of NATO and allied forces, including 22 Naval Special Warfare operators, five U.S. Army Aviation soldiers, three U.S. Air Force special operations personnel, and seven Afghan National Army commandos. A civilian translator and a U.S. military working dog were also killed in the crash. The crash was the single deadliest during the entire Operation Enduring Freedom campaign. The previous biggest single-day loss for American forces in Afghanistan involved a Chinook that was shot down near Kabul in Kunar Province in June 2005 with all aboard killed, including a 16-member U.S. Special Operations team.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/world/asia/07afghanistan.html?ref=global-home "Copter Downed by Taliban Fire; Elite U.S. Unit Among Dead"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812102724/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/world/asia/07afghanistan.html?ref=global-home |date=12 August 2017}}. ''The New York Times'', 6 August 2011.</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20130122033730/http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=7318493&c=ASI&s=AIR "31 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan Helo Crash"]. ''Defense News'', 6 August 2011.</ref>

Chinook helicopters participated in the [[2021 Kabul airlift|2021 Kabul]] airlift at the close of military operations in Afghanistan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Embassy Staff In Afghanistan Are Evacuated To Kabul's Airport |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/08/16/1028027315/u-s-embassy-staff-in-afghanistan-are-evacuated-to-kabuls-airport |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=NPR}}</ref>