Massachusetts 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...
Learn More12th Combat Aviation Brigade Supports 2nd Cavalry Regiment
Check out this video of U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 1st Battalion (Attack), 3rd Aviation Regiment (1-3 ARB), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (12th CAB), conduct preventive maintenance checks and services for AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters during a close air support operation with 2nd Cavalry Regiment at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 27, 2017. (U.S. Army video by visual information specialist Christoph Koppers) (Video contains CW2 Scharf’s, assigned to 1-3 ARB, 12th CAB, mission statement)
Learn MoreFalcon Brigade Participates in Student Leadership Program
Story by Sgt. William Begley3rd Combat Aviation Brigade HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, Ga. – For the second year in a row the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade participated in the Student Leadership Program event on Hunter Army Airfield January 19. The SLP is an energy-filled experience for a select group of high school students who envision a bright future for themselves. The program provides students with the skills and tools necessary to build a successful future. The 3rd CAB supplied an AH-64D Apache helicopter and UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter and their pilots and crew to show to the enthusiastic crowd of students....
Learn MoreLong-Serving Battalion Commander Says Farewell
By Capt. Cathy Zimmerman 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st ABCT FORT HOOD, Texas – Soldiers, family members and loved ones said farewell to a long-serving battalion commander who saw his unit through deployments to Europe and South Korea during a change of command ceremony at Cooper Field Jan. 18. Lt. Col. John Govan III, outgoing commander, 115th Brigade Support Battalion “Muleskinners,” 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, relinquished command to Lt. Col. Eric Christiansen at the ceremony. Govan, a native of Foley, Alabama, served as commander of the logistics battalion for 32 months, through rotations to Germany and...
Learn More‘Fight Sixth’ Soldiers Case Colors
Lt. Col. Clinton R. Cody, commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua M. Bryan, senior noncommissioned officer, 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, case the unit’s colors Jan. 20 during a ceremony ahead of their deployment to Korea. The “Fighting Sixth” are taking with them the AH-64D Apache attack helicopters, which have replaced the OH-58D Kiowa Warriors due to the aviation restructuring initiative. Approximately 360 “Fighting Sixth” Soldiers will be on hand to support the Republic of Korea as part of a scheduled rotational aviation force that will help maintain security on the Korean peninsula....
Learn MoreMeet Your Army: Black Hawk Instructor Aims for a Life More than Ordinary
Fort Rucker, ALNovember 21, 2016Story by Kelly Morris He gets six weeks to make a difference in a young aviator’s life. And that, coupled with an obvious passion for being part of something greater than himself, is the fire that motivates Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thomas K. Henderson, a Black Hawk helicopter instructor pilot and section leader at E Company, 1-212th Aviation Regiment, 110th Aviation Brigade at the Army Aviation Center of Excellence. “I think what every man fears at death is that [his] life meant nothing. I want my life to have meant something big,” Henderson said. “I just...
Learn MoreNorth Carolina Guardsman Follows in Family Tradition
Capt. Timothy Thomas, a North Carolina National Guardsman with 1st Battalion, 130th Aviation Regiment, stands in front of his Apache Helicopter in Morrisville, North Carolina, August 2010, shortly after the helicopters were shipped back from Iraq after his deployment there. Thomas is the fourth generation of service members in his family and the third generation to choose Army Aviation as their career path. (Photo courtesy of the Thomas Family.) This story was originally found here.
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