29th Combat Aviation Brigade Sustains Fight Against ISIS in Mosul
May 6, 201729th Combat Aviation BrigadePhoto by Staff Sgt. Isolda Reyes Col. Mark Beckler, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade Commander (center left), Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force–Operation Inherent Resolve, and their Command Sergeants Major pose against a Maryland-flag inspired mural at Camp Taji, Iraq. The 29th CAB is deployed in support of Operation Spartan Shield – an ongoing mission in the U.S. Army Central Command area of operations – and Operation Inherent Resolve and includes over 1,500 service members from the Virginia, Texas and Puerto Rico National Guards, the Regular Army, and U.S. Air Force.
Learn MoreNational Guard Mechanics Vital in Pilots, Flight Crew Safety
June 2, 2017Story by Spc. Kristin Lichius129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment “This unit plays an absolutely critical role in aviation support,” said Chief Warrant Officer 3 Seth Mendel, 935th detachment commander. “What we do can’t be taken lightly because we have peoples’ lives in our hands.” Every 360 flight hours, aircraft go through a phase maintenance inspection. This involves major disassembly and inspection of critical components. Worn or damaged components are then repaired or replaced as the aircraft is put back together. This process can take up to two months to complete. “This job is important because we ensure these...
Learn MoreChange of Responsibility Ceremony
May 30, 2017Video by Eugen Warkentin Check out this video of 1st Sgt. Antonio Cowan turns over the duties of First Sergeant of Echo Company 1-3 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion “TF Viper”, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, to 1st Sgt. Stephen Williams May 30, 2017 at Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany.
Learn More1-106th Aviation Regiment Training in California
May 31, 2017Photos by Pfc. Jarvis Mace Check out these photos of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment, Missouri Army National Guard, lands May 31,2017, during a rotation of Mississippi’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. The Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri-based 1-106th, which is attached to the 35th Combat Aviation Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard, supports the 155th by using Blackhawks to carry personnel and equipment around the training area. These photos were originally found here .
Learn MoreU.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...
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