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2-151st Security Support Aviation Battalion Conducts Change of Command Ceremony
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Security Support Aviation Battalion (SSAB), 151st Aviation Regiment, South Carolina Army National Guard, participate in a change of command ceremony held at the Army Aviation Support Facility, location 2, Donaldson Center, Greenville, Eastover, South Carolina, Jun. 7, 2026. During the event, the outgoing commander, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Matthew L. Summey, relinquished command to the incoming commander, U.S. Army Maj. Sean A. Brookshire. Distinguished visitors, families, friends, and colleagues attended the ceremony which culminated with the traditional passing of the colors, the symbolic transfer of authority from a commander to the next; furthermore, the...
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U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Missenheim, a rotary wing aviator, with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) takes a photo with Lt. Col. Gregory Moynihan, Commanding Officer of 1st Recruit Training Battalion (right) Lt. Col. Michael Masters Jr. (left) Training Officer at Headquarters G3, and Maj. Martin Kuhnle, Operations Officer at Weapons and Field Training Battalion on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June 16, 2026. Missenheim spent nine years in the Marine Corps, he attended recruit training with 1st Recruit Training Battalion on Parris Island and returns for his final flight as he prepares to...
Learn MoreOregon National Guard, Clackamas Fire Department Conduct Aviation Rescue Training
An Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, based in Pendleton, Oregon, lands at Sandy River Airport in Sandy, Oregon, on June 5, 2026, during a joint training exercise with the Clackamas Fire Department and other first responders. The Water Rescue Team Air Mobility Exercise simulated a flood scene in Clackamas County, Oregon, with combined teams executing waterborne operations and hoisting simulated victims along the Sandy River. (Oregon National Guard photo by John Hughel)
Learn MoreSalaknib 2026: Task Force Saber Operates Air Traffic Control Tower
U.S. Army air traffic control operators assigned to Task Force Saber, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, pose for a photo alongside Philippine Army Sgt. Jennifer Guevarra, an air traffic control operator assigned to the Air Traffic Service Platoon,in the air traffic control tower during Exercise Salaknib 2026 at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, May 23, 2026. Exercise Salaknib highlights the enduring U.S.-Philippine alliance, enhancing interoperability and readiness through combined-arms operations, multi-domain integration, and humanitarian assistance efforts to support regional stability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Olivia Cowart)
Learn MoreKentucky Guard MEDEVAC officer leads critical NATO partnership in Bosnia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina – For U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dustin Haubner, a recent deployment to Bosnia was about more than moving aircraft and patients. As a Kentucky Army National Guard aeromedical evacuation officer, his mission was to build bridges—between nations, services, and the Service members who depend on his team to save lives. Haubner deployed with his unit, Detachment 1, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment (MEDEVAC), in support of NATO operations in Southeastern Europe. Once in theater, his unit integrated into the larger Task Force Aviation, where they became a critical link between medical providers and the...
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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...
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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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