1-228th 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)
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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...
Learn MoreIndiana National Guard Two-star General Retires After More Than 32 Years of Service
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana National Guard held a retirement ceremony for Maj. Gen. David C. Wood Sunday, Aug. 5, 2017 at Camp Atterbury. Maj. Gen. David C. Wood smiles as he speaks during his retirement at Camp Atterbury, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. Wood, a two-time combat veteran who served more than 32 years in the military, commanded the 38th Infantry Division, 38th Combat Aviation and 638th Aviation Support Battalion. “The opportunity to lead soldiers throughout my career has been my greatest honor,” said Wood. Photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Runser During the ceremony, Wood recounted the highlights of his career...
Learn MoreVA Flight Crews Train with WV Special Operators
By Sgt. 1st Class Terra Gatti, VA Nat. Guard: As the helicopter shut down and the blades stopped spinning, 1st Sgt. Kevin Vineyard, assigned to the Virginia National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, greeted Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mike, assigned to the 19th SFG. This wasn’t their first time working together. Over the last half decade, the two have worked to develop training that meets the pre-deployment needs of the operators while also increasing proficiency for Vineyard’s flight crews. Virginia National Guard flight crews help prepare special operators assigned to the West Virginia National Guard’s 19th...
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