1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion Honors Fallen Soldiers with Plaqued Dedication
Story by Capt. Jessica DonnellyEastover, SC59th Aviation Troop Command Three South Carolina National Guard fallen Soldiers were honored with a plaque dedication ceremony at the Multi Unit Readiness Center on McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, South Carolina, March 5, 2017. The 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 59th Aviation Troop Command, South Carolina National Guard recognized Chief Warrant Officer 4 Patrick Leach, 1st Lt. Andrew Shields, and Capt. Jonathan Shively for their dedicated service and for paying the ultimate sacrifice either while deployed or during pre-mobilization training. “These men served alongside many of you here today,” said U.S. Army Lt....
Learn More‘Guardians’ Receive Top Aviation Award
Story by Sgt. Takita LaweryFort Riley, KS The Lt. Gen. Ellis D. Parker Awards are the top unit honors in Army Aviation. The 601st Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, was announced to receive the Lt. Gen. Ellis D. Parker Aviation Unit Award in the best combat service support battalion category Feb. 1 at the Army Aviation Senior Leader Conference in Fort Rucker, Alabama. On Feb. 28, Maj. Gen. Doug M. Chalmers, deputy commanding general for support, III Corps, was on hand to present the award. “You are all absolute all-stars,” said Brig. Gen. Patrick D....
Learn MoreSchofield Tax Center Opens for the Season
The Schofield Barracks Tax Center opened on February 6, 2017. The tax center offers free tax services to active duty service members, veterans, Department of Defense employees and their families. These photos were originally found here.
Learn MoreTo Save a Life
Courtesy StoryArmy Reserve Aviation CommandBy: Chief Warrant Officer 2 Josh Touchton Beginning in World War II and the Korean War, U.S. military helicopters were utilized to evacuate wounded personnel from remote battlefield locations to definitive medical care. Although this evacuation process was in relative infancy, when compared to today’s modern, dedicated assets, it revolutionized patient medical care and therefore increased survival rates of the wounded. Fast forward to Vietnam, medical evacuation was once again at the forefront of combat doctrine as the U.S. Army utilized the Bell UH-1 “Huey” helicopter to provide rapid, dedicated medical evacuation coupled with en-route patient...
Learn MoreCitizen-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.
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