Citizen-Soldier: Protecting Skies and Streets
Story by Capt. Jessica Donnelly59th Aviation Troop Command EASTOVER, SOUTH CAROLINA – Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen serving in the National Guard are an asset to the military due to the skillsets developed from their civilian careers and how they are applied to their military service. Each South Carolina National Guard Soldier and Airman has a unique story that contributes to making the South Carolina National Guard a ready, relevant, responsible, and resilient force. U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jenna Pitcher is assigned to the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, D Company as the commander, as well as an AH-64D Apache pilot with the...
Learn More10th CAB Helicopters Arrive at Katterbach Army Airfield
Check out this video of Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters from the 10th Mountain Division’s 10th Combat Aviation Brigade from Fort Drum New York arrive at Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 13, 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 Training Resource Specialist Charles...
Learn More12th CAB Supports 173rd Airborne Brigade
Check out this awesome video of U.S. paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct a training jump out of a CH-47F Chinook, assigned to 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, during an airborne operation at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 15, 2017. (U.S. Army video by Visual Information Specialist Christoph Koppers).
Learn MoreSpearhead Battalion Honored with Ellis D. Parker Award
1st Air Cavalry Brigade commander Col. Cain Baker (center-left) presents the Lt. Gen. Ellis D. Parker Award to 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment commander Lt. Col. Nathan Surrey (center-right) Feb. 16 on Hood Army Air Field. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Jena Brown, 1st ACB PAO, 1st Cav. Div. (released).
Learn MoreSoldiers Build Modular Huts for Austere Locations in Afghanistan
U.S. Army Capt. Grant Cuprak measures a frame that is part of a modular hut. U..S. Army Spc. Brian A. Butler, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Combat Aviation Bde., U.S. Forces Afghanistan, cuts wood that will be used for modular huts.The huts are being built by Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Combat Aviation Bde., U.S. Forces Afghanistan. The pieces will all fit on a standard Air Force cargo pallet and then later assembled at a forward location in Afghanistan. (Photo: Ben Santos, U.S. Forces Afghanistan public affairs) These photos were originally found here.
Learn More10th CAB Aircraft Depart in Prep for Operation Atlantic Resolve
The aircraft flew to military installations in the south in preparation for shipping to Europe where it will be used during Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Thomas Scaggs) These photos were originally found here.
Learn MoreMassachusetts Weather Flight Aids Army Aviators
Massachusetts Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Thomas Deady (left) and Master Sgt. Marie Colomer, weather forecasters assigned to the 202nd Weather Flight explain the intricacies of weather forecasting New York Army National Guard State Command Sgt. Major David Piwowarski (center) during his visit to 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade Soldiers during a Warfighter command post exercise on Monday, Nov. 16 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Major Corine Lombardo) These photos were originally found here.
Learn MorePost Welcomes Guadalupe as New Head of Leader Training Brigade
Story by Robert TimmonsFort Jackson Public Affairs Office Maj. Gen. Anthony C. Funkhouser, commander of the Center for Initial Military Training, welcomed Col. Fernando Guadalupe Jr. as the new head of the Leader Training Brigade on Fort Jackson during a change of command ceremony Jan. 6 at the Officers Club on post. Guadalupe took command from Col. Michael J. Mammay, who is retiring. “Every day in the Army is a great day,” Funkhouser said. “But today is kind of bittersweet as we change out and say goodbye to Mike Mammay, who was the training brigade’s first commander and a special...
Learn MoreBidding Farewell to Oklahoma Aviation Battalion
Family and friends gathered with nearly 100 Guardsmen from 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 149th Aviation Regiment, Oklahoma Army National Guard for a departure ceremony at Muldrow Army Heliport (Army Aviation Support Facility I) in Lexington, Oklahoma, Sunday. The GSAB is deploying three companies to the Middle East. They are comprised of aviators, maintainers and fuel technicians for CH-47 Chinook helicopters in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield. Having completed pre-mobilization training at Camp Gruber Training Center near Braggs, Oklahoma, the GSAB will move out to Fort Hood, Texas, for additional training before heading overseas. (U.S....
Learn MoreThe Class Before One
75 Years of Army Aviation / By Mark Albertson: December 8, 1941. In the wake of the Pearl Harbor disaster, the American Republic steeled itself towards war. About a week after the Day of Infamy, MAJ William Wallace Ford was on his way to the Nation’s capital to begin planning for the Air Observation Post concept. He was joined by MAJ Gordon J. Wolf, an attorney in corporate law who at one time represented the interests of the Aeronca Aircraft Corporation; MAJ Rex Chandler, a radio-communications expert, whose talents with same would prove a boon to Army Aviation (a ground officer...
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