25th Combat Aviation Brigade Flies Over Oahu
The 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division flies 19 AH-64 Apache helicopters in an organized formation around Oahu, May 1, 2019. 25th ID’s 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment is flying to commemorate the 158th anniversary of the the regiment’s activation. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ryan Jenkins)
Learn MoreMilitary Working Dogs Take to the Air for Training
Soldiers and military working dogs with 95th Military Working Dog Detachment, 42nd Military Police Brigade, depart from a Blackhawk helicopter during aviation training on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Military working dogs need to be comfortable with aircraft operations since they could go on a variety of missions during an overseas deployment. Photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Ross.
Learn More1-228th Avn Regt. Trains with El Salvador Special Forces
Joint Task Force Bravo’s 1-228th Aviation Regiment works with the 7th Special Forces Group to train Salvadoran Special Forces members in paradrop operations, helocast and fast rope insertion extraction system training in Ilopango, El Salvador, March 4-7, 2019. The training also provided an opportunity for U.S. Special Forces and aircrews to gain experience on the tasks and work in a joint environment with the host nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Destinee Sweeney)
Learn MoreLift, Set, Shoot
By Sgt. Patrick Jubrey, PAO NCOIC, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Photo By Sgt. Patrick Jubrey, 1cab, 1id, 2-1 gsab, big red one, atlantic resolve, strong europe, dynamic raid Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany – Soldiers from 2-1 General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division ‘Fighting Eagles’ took part in a training exercise called Dynamic Raid alongside the 2nd Calvary Regiment ‘Dragoons’ on 11 March 2019 thru 13 March 2019. The purpose of this training exercise was to support a ground unit conducting a M777 gun raid. The Fighting Eagles displayed their heavy lift capabilities...
Learn MoreAviation, Missile Center Executive Director Addresses Workforce in Town Hall
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (Feb. 13, 2019) – The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center held a town hall at the Bob Jones Auditorium at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., Feb. 5 to update the workforce on recent changes. Dr. Juanita M. Christensen, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center executive director, addresses the workforce during a town hall held at the Bob Jones Auditorium on Redstone Arsenal, Ala., Feb. 5./ Photo by Joseph Mendiola Dr. Juanita M. Christensen, CCDC Aviation & Missile Center executive director, opened the assembly by complimenting the workforce and presenting awards...
Learn MoreCCAD Inducts New Helicopter Model
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — In keeping with current technological advancements, a Corpus Christi Army Depot Induction ceremony was held to mark the beginning of the newest upgrade to the UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter, here, January 9, 2019. The U.S. Army has utilized the Black Hawk since the 1970s. They are offered in multiple airframe configurations, including the Alpha, Lima, Mike and Victor models, all used to provide air assault, general support, aeromedical evacuation, command and control, and special operations support to combat, stability and support operations. Induction – beginning the modernization process – of the Lima-model helicopters is twofold: To...
Learn MoreNY National Guard Soldiers Test Problem-solving Skills
WEST POINT, N.Y. / By by Eric Durr – Sixteen Officers and NCOs from the New York National Guard’s 642nd Aviation Support Battalion spent their December drill weekend honing their teamwork and problem solving skills at the United States Military Academy’s Leadership Reaction Course. The goal according to Lt. Col. Shawn Hatch, the battalion’s commander, was to get to know his battalion staff and leadership while also practicing skills to lead high performing teams. “Coming in as the new BC (Battalion Commander), I wanted a way to get to know my commanders and staff, develop a team and camaraderie between all...
Learn MoreGander Memorial: Remembrance Offers Survivors Healing
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky./ By Maria McClure – Jeremy Rains remembers his father’s love of flying. He remembers he was tall, so tall he was almost too tall to become a helicopter pilot for the U.S. Army. “He was a big guy, everybody called him a gentle giant,” Rains said. “He was 6-4 and if you look at pictures he is always the tallest guy. I just remember him as a larger than life personality.” U.S. Army Capt. Terry L. Rains died Dec. 12, 1985, in the crash of Arrow Air Flight 1285 that also killed 247 of his fellow Soldiers...
Learn MoreAdams Retiring with More Than 40 Years of Service
There’s hardly an empty spot on the walls of Brig. Gen. Benjamin Adams III’s office. A museum-quality collection with decades of memories hanging as testimony to a storied career. Brig. Gen. Benjamin Adams III retires from the Kentucky Army National Guard after 40 years of service to the country. The retirement ceremony was held Saturday, Sept. 8, in Frankfort, Ky. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ben Crane) <“I told the adjutant general, if I could do this until the day I die, I would do it. That’s how much I enjoy it,” he said. Adams has given the...
Learn MoreA Guard Nation Comes Together After Hurricane Florence
Staff Sgt. Mary Junell, NC Nat. Guard / DVIDS: National GOn Sept. 14, 2018, Hurricane Florence slammed into the Carolina coast as a Category 1 storm, and it sat there. Staff Sgt. Antonio Rodriguez, with the Maryland National Guard, looks out the rear door of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on the way to drop off supplies near Lumberton, North Carolina, Sept. 19, 2018. Thirteen states have provided aviation assets in support of the North Carolina National Guard’s mission during Hurricane Florence recovery efforts. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Mary Junell) Florence quickly downgraded to a tropical storm but moved...
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