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Alaska Army National Guard Aircrew Conducts Medical Evacuation from Scammon Bay Amid Severe Weather
Story by Alejandro Pena BETHEL, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to A Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion transported a patient requiring advanced medical care from Scammon Bay to Bethel, Nov. 18, after severe weather grounded civilian air ambulances for two consecutive days. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center initiated the mission following a request for assistance from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Regional Medical Center. The patient, a Scammon Bay resident, had sustained a hip injury that exceeded the treatment capabilities of the local clinic. Initial attempts to evacuate the patient via a civilian air ambulance were halted due to...
Learn MoreTwo Army Aviators Awarded Soldier’s Medal
Story by Kelly Morris Two Aviation Center of Excellence Soldiers received the Soldier’s Medal during a ceremony at Fort Rucker, Ala., Sept. 30. Capt. Gabriel A. Coppinger, who commands Company B, 1st Battalion, 11th Aviation Regiment, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Shane T. Hawkins, who serves as an instructor pilot at 1st Battalion, 14th Aviation Regiment, received the award presented by Brig. Gen. Kenneth C. Cole, Aviation Center of Excellence deputy commanding general. The aviators disregarded their own safety and attempted to rescue fellow Soldiers during a multi-ship aviation mishap in Alaska in April of 2023 that sadly resulted in...
Learn More2-159th Attack Battalion Activates, Continuing 12th CAB’s Attack Aviation Legacy in Europe
Story by Capt. Lydia LaRue ANSBACH, Germany – The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) has reflagged its attack battalion from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack), to 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment (Attack), effective immediately, Oct. 14, 2025. The activation of the “Gunslingers” Battalion is largely a change in name-only for the 12th CAB, part of the wider Army Aviation Transformation Initiative (AATI). This action returns the 1-3 Attack Battalion lineage to the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Stewart, Georgia, while re-activating a historic unit name for the U.S. Army’s attack presence in Europe. “We are redesignating back to...
Learn More3rd Combat Aviation Brigade Assumes Aviation Mission in Europe
Story by Capt. Lydia Laga BOLESŁAWIEC, Poland – The 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, assumed authority of U.S. Army aviation operations in Europe from the 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade during a transfer of authority ceremony held in Bolesławiec, Poland on October 28, 2025. This rotational handover underscores V Corps’ commitment to warfighting readiness, providing combat credible forces equipped with attack aviation as a cornerstone capability to remain lethal and agile in deterring potential adversaries. “I think the one thing that 3rd CAB and 3rd Infantry Division brings to V Corps during this rotation is the absolute...
Learn MoreArmy Accelerates Capability to the Force with a Rapid Fielding Effort for Chinook Block II
The decision authorizes the procurement of Block II aircraft in FY25 and FY26. Combined with previously approved Congressionally directed procurements, the Army will field CH-47F Block II helicopters to two Combat Aviation Brigades, modernizing the Army’s heavy-lift fleet for future large-scale combat operations. The CH-47F Block II upgrades existing CH-47F Block I aircraft through a recapitalization process. The Block II significantly improves the CH-47F fleet, giving commanders increased payloads, extended range, and improved sustainability to create the standoff areas demanded by contested logistics environments. With an increased maximum gross weight of 54,000 pounds, the aircraft permits operational commanders to move...
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Army Aviation
Looking Back
Looking Back: A monthly look into the history of Army Aviation based not only on the evolution of Army Aviation itself, but events in military history that certainly influenced the evolution of the Aviation Branch of the United States Army.
View ArchiveOperation: DESERT SHIELD
Looking Back, November 2025 By Mark Albertson Operation: DESERT SHIELD * * * * * The single biggest maneuver factor on the battlefield was the Apache. If there was one leverage device that we used it was the Army general support aviation battalion. In my judgment, for the number of soldiers involved, and the price involved, the biggest leverage we got out of the very few numbers of helicopters, the tiny number of helicopters, that we devoted to support logistics, and command and control in general: the Signal battalion commander, the Maneuver Brigade commanders, the DISCOM commander, and the Division...
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Looking Back, September 2025 By Mark Albertson Part II: Army Aviation and its, Magna Carta December 1961, the 8th Transportation Company (Light Helicopter) and the 57th Transportation Company (Light Helicopter) had arrived in Vietnam. These were followed in January by the 93rd Transportation Company (Light Helicopter). Two developments were evident here: America’s commitment to Saigon; and, the Airmobility Concept was on trial. Only the troops to be shuttled were not going to be American, but instead, those of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Meanwhile events in the United States proceeded apace . . . . . . with...
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