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DUSTOFF Conducts Deck Landing Qualifications on USS Cincinnati (LCS-20)
A U.S. HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the Charlie Company “DUSTOFF”, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, conducts deck landing qualifications aboard the USS Cincinnati (LCS-20) in the Pacific Ocean, February 22, 2026. Flight crews trained in deck landing qualifications to increase interoperability between branches and strengthen the security of the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Katie Kolb)
Learn MoreSouth Carolina National Guard CH-47F Chinook Supports Special Operations Parachute Training
A U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, 59th Aviation Troop Command, South Carolina National Guard supports special operations, parachuting training at Laurinburg-Maxton Airport, Maxton, N.C., Aug. 13, 2026. The training focused on static-line and free-fall paradrops, currency, and proficiency, both for aircrews and jumpers. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Roberto Di Giovine)
Learn MoreArctic Thunder Open House 2026 – Day 2
A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Guardian aircraft assigned to the 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 11th Airborne Division, out of Fort Wainwright, Alaska, flies over explosions during the Joint Forces Demonstration for the Arctic Thunder Open House at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 9, 2026. The AH-64E conducts armed reconnaissance, close combat, mobile strike, and vertical maneuver missions when required, in day, night, obscured battlefield and adverse weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Daniel Bellerive)
Learn MoreGriffin Chapter, Army Aviation Association of America Hosts Golf Tournament Fundraiser for the 12th CAB
Soldiers, Aviators, and Local Community Members pose for a group photo before beginning a full day of golfing for a fundraising tournament on 6 August, 2026 at the Lichtenau Golf Club, Germany. Soldiers and Aviators assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, alongside local community members, participate in the 12th CAB Army Aviation Association of America Chapter golf tournament at the Lichtenau Golf Club, Germany, Aug. 6, 2026. The 12th CAB AAAA Chapter hosted the event to raise funds for the local chapter, while educating the community on its organizational role, programs, and support services for military aviation personnel. (U.S....
Learn More10th Combat Aviation Brigade Col. Blanton CoC
Soldiers assigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade salute while unit guidons are displayed during a change of command ceremony at Fort Drum, New York, July 29, 2026. The ceremony marked the transfer of command from Col. Jesse Blanton outgoing commander of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade to Col. Brian Merkl, incoming commander of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, honored the brigade’s legacy of service. The unit guidons represent the lineage, history, and esprit de corps of each subordinate battalion while symbolizing the continuity of leadership and the Soldiers who serve under them. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Amy Rayo)
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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 Archive“The Army Air Corps is Back,”
Looking Back By Mark Albertson “The Army Air Corps is Back,”[1] * * * * * Few taxpayers are aware of the needless expense caused by the duplication of Air Force functions through the formation of another air force by the United States Army. In fact, this Army air force comprises a fourth air force. Complementing those now existing of the Navy, the Marines, and the United States Air Force itself. The wastefulness of this action is shown in the plans of each commander of a field army to use 939 Army aircraft. These are in addition to the Air...
Learn MoreOperation: 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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