Medevac UH-60 Black Hawk Training Takeoff
Check out this video of a Medevac UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division’s assigned to Fort Drum, New York flight over the Katterbach Army Airfield in Bavaria, Germany, March 27, 2017. The 10th Mountain Division’s Combat Aviation Brigade is on a nine-month rotation in support of Atlantic Resolve. Atlantic Resolve is a demonstration of continued U.S. commitment to collective security through a series of actions designed to reassure NATO allies and partners of America’s dedication to enduring peace and stability in the region in light of Russian aggression. (U.S. Army photo by Visual...
Learn More10th Combat Aviation Brigade Train Strong!
Check out this video of U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division’s participate in a Task Force Falcon’s Brigade run at the Illesheim Army Airfield in Bavaria, Germany, March 31, 2017. The 10th Mountain Division’s Combat Aviation Brigade is on a nine-month rotation in support of Atlantic Resolve. Atlantic Resolve is a demonstration of continued U.S. commitment to collective security through a series of actions designed to reassure NATO allies and partners of America’s dedication to enduring peace and stability in the region in light of Russian aggression. (U.S. Army video by Visual Information Specialist...
Learn MoreAward Presentation
Lt. Col. Jennifer Reynolds, Task Force Nightmare commander, presents a token of appreciation to Lt. Col. Robert Bryant, TF Warhawk commander, prior to their Transfer of Authority ceremony at Kandhahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 6, 2017. TF Nightmare completed a successful 7-month deployment supporting Train, Advise and Assist Command – South, and TF Warhawk will now provide aviation in that area.
Learn MoreFormation Flight Training
Check out this video of U.S. Soldiers with the 1-214th Bravo Company and 1-3rd Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade train a formation flight with the AH-64 Apache and CH-47 Chinook helicopters at the Katterbach Army Airfield, Ansbach, Germany March 17, 2017. (U.S. Army video by Visual Information Specialist Eugen Warkentin)
Learn MoreSTARLite Cuts Through the Fog of War
By John Higgins PEO IEW&S Public Affairs The fog of war, a term coined by military theorist Carl Von Clausewitz, describes the chaos and lack of information that has plagued warriors since, well, war. Aerial photography and Radar have grown significantly in recent years, through as much from necessity as innovation, systems have changed to take advantage of both. The synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system of the Small Tactical Radar – Lightweight (STARLite) brings the big picture to Soldiers in the field. It is housed in the forward payload bay in the nose of the Army’s Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft. ...
Learn MoreChange of Command
The South Carolina Army National Guard, 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion conducted a change of command ceremony at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, South Carolina, April 1, 2017. The ceremony recognized outgoing commander, U.S. Army Lt. Col. John McElveen, and welcomed U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brian Pipkin, AAAA Jimmy Doolittle Chapter president, as the incoming commander. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Capt. Jessica Donnelly)
Learn MoreGuardians of the Plains-Kansas Adjutant General’s Department Responds to Kansas Grass Fires
Topeka, KSStory by Sgt. Zach Sheely When people think of emergencies in Kansas, floods and tornadoes may come to mind. However, that may be changing after a series of fires blackened more than 1,000 square miles of Northwest, Southwest and Central Kansas – all within a matter of 10 days in March. Lives were at stake in the small communities that dot the map of America’s Heartland, and the first responders’ swift and calculated response was vital to protecting them. The dry winter, low relative humidity levels and high winds combined to form perfect conditions for a fast-moving, blistering fire....
Learn More10th CAB Welcomes Generals for Tour of Illesheim Army Airfield
Photos by Spc. Thomas Scaggs10th Combat Aviation Brigade Col. Clair A. Gill, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade commander, gives a quick overview of operations to Maj. Gen. Douglas M. Gabram, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command commanding general, and Maj. Gen. William K. Gayler, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker commanding general, at Illesheim Army Airfield, Germany, on March 27. The generals toured the facilities to learn about the Soldiers and procedures that are making the first rotational aviation brigade deployment to Europe a success. These photos were originally found here.
Learn MoreChinook Flight Prep
Check out this photo of U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, preparing two CH-47 Chinook helicopters for a training flight at Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany, March 27, 2017. The 12th CAB conducts unified land operations in designated AORs to provide responsive, multifunctional aviation capability ISO theater requirements. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist, Warkentin, Eugen). These photos were originally found here.
Learn More12th CAB Supports 2nd Cavalry Regiment
Check out this video that shows U.S. Soldiers assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade support Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment during a live fire exercise at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 3, 2017. (U.S. Video by Visual Information Specialist Gerhard Seuffert)
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