Helicopter gunman, what branch does that?

Question

what branch of military has that as a job and what is that job called?

Answer 1

There are door gunners in the Army, Navy and the Marines.

Answer 2

Door Gunner in the Army Air Cavalry. It is a machine gunner, in the door of a  helicopter, used for  combat support or rescue. All branches use them, but the Army is most know for this.

Answer 3

I got to do this alot while flying resupply on Chinooks due to my rank and the extra gun being free and I would just ask lol. US Army crew chiefs in UH-60 and CH-47 units serve as gunners in addition to their maintenance duties. Today, the term "door gunner" usually applies to those personnel that aren't qualified crew chiefs and thus don't fly operationally (the exception would be maintenance personnel that are on flight status for test flight purposes in the aviation maintenance company within aviation battalions, in this case these personnel don't fly often).

The modern door gunners are normally drawn from support soldiers within the aviation battalion, detailed from his of her company to one of the flight companies within the battalion. Upon notification of an upcoming deployment to a hostile fire zone, an aviation unit is allowed to select and train personnel assigned to the unit for the duration of the deployment (flight status is terminated upon completion of the deployment). They normally undergo a specified training period (normally referred to as a "progression") and then assume part time or, in some cases dependent on the needs of the companies and the battalion as a whole, full time flying duties. Duties range from preparation of the machine guns (typically M240 model weapons), performing inflight observer duties, and assisting the crew chief with maintaining the aircraft.

Answer 4

In the USMC its called a crew chief..

Answer 5

http://www.gocoastguard.com/find-your-fi...

A few AMTs in the Coast Guard

Answer 6

Army.  It's called an arial gunner