WANG Support to Western US Firefighting
Soldiers with 96th Aviation Troop Command prepare a Bambi Bucket for fire support prior to taking off for the Palmer Fire near Omak, Wash. on August 19, 2020. The Washington National Guard is providing aviation support to the Washington Department of Natural Resources. (U.S. National Guard photo by Joseph Siemandel)
Learn More101st Arrives in France
Helicopters from the 101st Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, began arriving in La Rochelle, France on July 7, 2020 for the sixth rotation of Atlantic Resolve. Overseeing the discharge of the CAB’s equipment from the vessel, ARC Endurance, is the 598th Transportation Brigade, Surface Deployment and Distribution Command. Onward movement of the CAB’s aircraft and equipment will be overseen by the 21st Theater Sustainment Command and French military partners. This is the first time a U.S. Army operation of this scale has been conducted in La Rochelle since the 1960’s. The CAB’s arrival and movement through...
Learn More28th EVCAB Mobilizing for Deployment
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Sean Livolsi, senior enlisted advisor of the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, serves food to a fellow Soldier at their mobilization station. 28th ECAB Soldiers and Soldiers stationed at Fort Hood work tirelessly to ensure troops are fed well. The 28th ECAB will soon deploy to the Middle East where they will assist U.S. Central Command with increasing regional security and stability in support of U.S. interests.
Learn MorePersonnel Recovery Exercise at Ft. Hood
U.S. Soldiers with Alpha and Charlie Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conduct personnel recovery training at their mobilization station. PR training helps Soldiers learn how to properly react in a situation where they may become isolated in a hostile area. It teaches them confidence in their abilities to survive and evade enemy capture, as well as trust in their fellow Soldiers to recover them. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Nathan Bevans)
Learn MoreNY ANG Mountain Exploration
Aviators assigned to the New York Army National Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility #3, from Latham, N.Y., along with forest rangers and environmental conservation officers, scout locations for landing zones around Whiteface Mountain near Lake Placid, N.Y., July 6, 2020. The pilots are looking at using the rocky outcrops of the mountain in order to conduct future training with their UH-60 Blackhawks, but must get approval from the Olympic Regional Development Authority. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Ryan Campbell)
Learn More3-25th Avn Regt flies 9 Chinooks Around Hawaiian Islands
The Hillclimbers of 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division executed a 9x CH-47F Chinook multi-ship flight around Hawaii islands June 10, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sarah D. Sangster)
Learn More2-25th Avn Regt Artillery Raid
Soldiers assigned to B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conduct a three-gun raid air assault exercise June 12, 2020 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The Soldiers flew from X-ray Training Area and rapidly emplaced their firing positions at the East Range Training Area. The coordinated exercise, alongside the Bravo Company Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade, was the culmination to the Artillery Table XV certification for the Battery. They sling loaded three M119A3 Howitzers which shows the Army’s ability to rapidly project our forces...
Learn MoreGAANG Honors Fallen Servicemen on Memorial Day
A flight of Georgia Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters of the Marietta-based 171st Aviation Regiment passes over the National Cemetery in Canton, Ga. May 25, 2020 as part of a fly over tribute to fallen service members on Memorial Day./ Photo by Maj. William Carraway YOUR CAPTION HERE
Learn More11th ECAB Flight Surgeon Joins the Fight Against COVID-19
Maj. Theresa R. Simard, a flight surgeon with the 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade out of Fort Carson, Colorado, takes a break to pose for the camera inside the Javits Convention Center, now known as the Javits New York Medical Station, in New York City, April 21, 2020. Simard is one of over 1,200 medical professionals who received the call to mobilize with the Urban Augmentation Medical Task Forces to support the coronavirus relief efforts and curb the spread of the disease./ Photo by Stg. Alexander Morgan
Learn MoreCH-47 With Skis Conducting Airborne OPS
An Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter operated by Army aviators with the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, approaches Geronimo Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 28, 2020. Battlefield Airmen with the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, Army pathfinders with the 4th Quartermaster Company, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, and supported by Army aviators, conducted airborne training to maintain operational readiness. The focus on readiness demonstrates the installation’s resiliency and posture for the future throughout the COVID-19 pandemic./ U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña
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