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From Kentucky to Kosovo: The Holts’ Father and Son Support KFOR MEDEVAC Team
Story by Staff Sgt. Alyssa Lisenbe CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – On someone’s worst day, two U.S. Army soldiers from Lexington, Kentucky, have the capability to save that person’s life, and they just happen to share the same last name. Meet Kentucky Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Travis Holt and his son, Spc. Trevor Holt, a father and son duo serving together in Task Force Aviation in support of Kosovo Force (KFOR), the NATO-led peacekeeping mission dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for all people in Kosovo. The Holts are part of the...
Learn MoreArmy Aviation Soldiers begin training with Stalker UAS at Fort Rucker
Story by Leslie Herlick FORT RUCKER, Ala. – Army Aviation Center of Excellence (AVCOE) Soldiers began training with the VXE30 Stalker Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) at Fort Rucker on November 18, in preparation for equipment fielding in December. This system incorporates observations from the modern battlefield, including reduced noise and visual signature, vertical takeoff capability, and cost-saving munitions technology, underscoring the Army’s push to integrate cutting-edge systems into training at Fort Rucker and Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Maj. Wolf Amacker, the chief of the AVCOE Directorate of Training and Doctrine’s UAS and Tactics Branch, said the event represented a milestone in...
Learn MoreAlaska 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...
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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...
Learn MorePart II: Army Aviation and its, Magna Carta
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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