Croatian Partners and Aircraft Display
Helicopters from the US and Croatia were on display for Kosovo Force Soldiers from Regional Command East at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo on March 12, 2021. Task Force Aviation hosted an aviation display to give Soldiers an opportunity to see different air frames that contribute to a safe and secure environment in Kosovo. /span>
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A U.S. Army 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment CH-47 Chinook assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo, ascends with attached aircraft frame during a sling load training event at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 23, 2020. Sling load operations training builds and maintains readiness for transporting cargo tactically for rapid crisis response scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elijaih Tiggs)
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A U.S. HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1-228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo rescued victims of Hurricane Eta stranded in floodwaters following the effects of Hurricane Eta in Honduras, Nov. 5, 2020. JTF-B’s training and strategic location allows them to mobilize and respond to an emergency with very short notice, enabling them to rapidly respond to the needs of our partners. (Courtesy photo)
Learn MorePentagon Announces Nominees for 3 Combatant Commands
WASHINGTON — The White House announced Saturday a slate of nominees to lead a trio of U.S. combatant commands — including two women whose nominations were previously held up over concerns they would not be approved by then-President Donald Trump. Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, who took over Air Mobility Command in August, has been nominated to take over U.S. Transportation Command. Army Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson, currently the head of U.S. Army North, is nominated for a fourth star and to lead U.S. Southern Command. Navy Adm. John Aquilino, the head of U.S. Pacific Fleet, has been nominated...
Learn More101CAB Joint Training
U.S. Army AH-64E Apache and UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters assigned to 1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) participate in Eddie’s Odyssey, a first-time joint exercise with U.S. and Greek aviation and special operation forces in the Aegean Sea in Greece, Jan. 14, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Renee Seruntine) Greece / Photo by Sgt. Renee Seruntine
Learn MoreTXNG Responds to Einter Storm URI to Bring Relief to Texans
Soldiers of Charlie Company, 2-149th General Aviation Support Battalion, Texas Army National Guard load water into a UH-60 in response to Winter Storm Uri Feb 19.2021, at the San Antonio Army Aviation Support Facility, Martindale, Texas. Roughly 32 Soldiers from the unit reported to duty at the facility and performed maintenance checks and pre-flight planning in order to deliver food and water to Texas communities. San Antonio, TX / Photo by Capt. Nadine Wiley De Moura
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Soldiers with the Arizona Army National Guard’s 2-285th Assault Helicopter Battalion and 2-149th General Support Aviation Battalion Medical Evacuation Detachment 1 prepare for a two-day firefighting exercise at Picacho Stagefield Heliport in Picacho, Ariz., Feb. 20, 2021. Approximately 50 AZARNG crews trained with “Bambi” helicopter buckets during a joint aerial firefighting exercise partnered with the Casa Grande, Avra Valley and Queen Valley Fire Departments, as well as the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. “We try to treat this like a regular fire assignment. We do this exercise every year to train and certify them. We do this exercise...
Learn MoreNeff’s Canyon Fire
Crew members of the 211th Aviation Regiment conduct air support over the Neffs Canyon fire from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter in Salt Lake City, Utah, 20 September 2020. The Blackhawk can drop 600 gallons of water over a wildfire each drop. (U.S. National Guard Photo by Spc. Jacob Jesperson)
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A Double-rotor CH-47 Chinook from B Co “Big Windy,” 1-214th General Support Aviation Battalion spins up for an evening training flight under a double rainbow just after the storm clears on Oct. 6 at Katterbach Army Airfield. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)
Learn MoreAirforce-ARNG Joint Fast-Rope Training
U.S. Air Force Special Warfare Airmen with the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 227th Air Support Operations Squadron recover after fast roping from a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion during training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 14, 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)
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