U.S. Army Aviation Supports 82nd Airborne Paratroopers in Iraw
Video by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs Mosul, Iraq – Check out this B-Roll video of U.S. Army aviation units deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve supporting 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers with helicopter movements near Mosul, Iraq, throughout May 2017. The 2nd BCT, 82nd Abn. Div. enables their ISF partners through the advise and assist mission, contributing planning, intelligence collection and analysis, force protection, and precision fires to achieve the military defeat of ISIS. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in...
Learn MoreSon of Immigrant Becomes Role Model by Following in Father’s Footsteps
Photo by Leejay Lockhart Specialist Jesse Thepouhthay, an air traffic control equipment repairer assigned to F Company, 6th Battalion, 101st General Support Aviation Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, conducts checks in the motorpool May 16, 2017. Thepouhthay’s role model is his father, who immigrated to America from Laos.
Learn More881st Troop Command Trains Aviation Regiment in Operation Thunder
Video by Sgt. Austin PearceApril 6, 2017 Check out this video of the 881st Troop Command of the South Dakota Army National Guard recently initiated the first phase of a large-scale training event. The exercise will eventually involve all units within the battalion. This phase focused on the skill sets of Charlie Co. 1-189th Aviation Regiment to prepare them for their upcoming deployment.
Learn MoreU.S. Soldiers Prepare for Balikatan 2017
Photo by Staff Sgt. Nashuanda Tilghman U.S. Soldiers guide a UH-60 Black Hawk off USNS Fisher (T-AKR 301) during port operations in support of Balikatan 2017 at Subic Bay, Zambales, May 1, 2017. Balikatan is an annual U.S.-Philippine bilateral military exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations.
Learn MoreNevada Signal Battalion Welcome Home Ceremony Serves as Backdrop for Bill Signing
By Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka Joint Force Headquarters Public Affairs STEAD, Nev. – The Nevada Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility doubled as office space for Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval here April 9 during a ceremony for two 422nd Signal Battalion units. The governor enacted a pro-Nevada Guard bill into law at the conclusion of the Welcome Home Ceremony for about 180 Nevada Army Guard signal Soldiers by signing Assembly Bill 2 in front of the formation that marked the conclusion of foreign deployments for the 422nd Signal Battalion’s Horn of Africa Task Force and Bravo Company. Assembly Bill 2...
Learn MoreTwo Wyoming Army Guardsmen Given Rescue Award
May 5, 2017Photo by Sgt. 1st Class James McGuire Wyoming Army National Guard soldiers Staff Sgt. Derrick Perkins, a medic, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan Herget, a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot, both assigned to G Company, 2-211th Aviation Regiment (formerly C Company, “Charlie Med” 5-159th) receive the DUSTOFF Association’s Rescue of the Year award for their heroic effort that saved the lives of five critically wounded soldiers during a MEDEVAC mission in Afghanistan in 2015. Gov. Matt Mead and Maj. Gen. Luke Reiner, Wyoming adjutant general and DUSTOFF board member Col. (ret.) Henry “Hank” Tuell, one of the Medical...
Learn MoreDirector of Army Aviation Visits 10th CAB at Lielvarde Air Base
May 12, 2017Photos by Staff Sgt. Charlene Moler Maj. Gen. Erik C. Peterson, the Director of Army Aviation visits with Soldiers from 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, out of Fort Drum, N.Y., to see what U.S. Soldiers and units are doing in their part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, May 12. Peterson was given a tour of the operations tower at Lielvārde Air Base, he then met with some Soldiers to talk with them about how they thought the mission was going. The 10th CAB is prepared to lead and provide aviation support to regional...
Learn MoreLloyd Takes Command of 28th CAB
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Howard Lloyd, incoming commander for the 28th Combat Aviation Brigade holds the brigade colors during a change of command ceremony at Muir Army Airfield, April 23, 2017. Lloyd takes over for outgoing commander Col. Dennis Sorensen after serving as the brigade’s executive officer. This photo was originally found here.
Learn MorePa. Guard Army Aviation Brigade Gets New Commander
Fort Indiantown Gap, PA, United StatesStory by 1st Lt. Travis Mueller28th Combat Aviation Brigade FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 28th Combat Aviation Brigade held a change of command ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Muir Army Airfield here Sunday. A change of command ceremony is a centuries-old tradition that represents the formal transfer of responsibility from one commanding officer to another. Family, friends and fellow soldiers joined the 28th CAB in bidding farewell to outgoing commander Col. Dennis Sorensen and welcoming Lt. Col. Howard Lloyd as the new brigade commander. Brig. Gen. Andrew...
Learn MoreCasing the Colors
Camp Buehring, KuwaitPhoto by Staff Sgt. Isolda Reyes29th Combat Aviation Brigade Col. Ryan Pace and Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Mize case the 77th Combat Aviation Brigade Colors during their Transfer of Authority Ceremony on April 23. The TOA signals the transference of responsibility for theater aviation operations to the incoming 29th CAB at Camp Buehring, Kuwait (US. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Isolda Reyes, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, Public Affairs) These photos were originally found here.
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