10th CAB Donates to Local Kids
Check out this photo of Soldiers from the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade standing in front of their holiday gift donation for the Children’s Home of Jefferson County on December 9 in Watertown, NY. The Brigade collected over 650 items that will be given to local children for the holidays. This photo was originally found here and was taken by Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Hutchison.
Learn MoreChristmas on Deployment
Sgt. 1st Class Tim Marino, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 77th Combat Aviation Brigade, deployed to Kuwait, was able to video chat with his wife and 3-year old daughter just before Christmas Dec. 24. Sgt. Maj. Carl Goss, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 77th Combat Aviation Brigade, and his daughter were also able to spend some time video chatting, just before Christmas Dec. 24. We thank all of our deployed Soldiers for sacrificing time away from their families in order to defend our great country. These photos were originally found here.
Learn MoreVeteran Warrant Officer Takes Final Flight
A New York Army National Guard C12 aircraft, piloted by Chief Warrant Officer 5 Robert Wold, taxis through a rainbow at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Latham, N.Y. on Dec. 21. The rainbow formed as Wold — a master Army aviator with over 5,400 flight hours in numerous aircraft — completed his traditional military “final flight” and taxied the aircraft through jets of water sprayed by Albany Airport crash trucks. Wold, a Ballston Lake resident and a veteran of the Iraq War, retires in January after 40 years of military service. These photos were originally found here.
Learn MoreSoldiers Rendition of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’
Check out this video of Soldiers deployed with the 77th Combat Aviation Brigade reading ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.’
Learn MorePiloting Teens
Check out this video of 1st Lt. Zachary Johnston,10th Combat Aviation Brigade pilot and plans officer, talks to teens at the local Boys and Girls Club about what it takes to be a pilot, Dec. 9, 2016. Johnston talked about training and flying, but he also gave the teens advice on making decisions that allow you the most options in the future. Speaking to the teens: “Resilience is one thing I try to go everywhere with, and beyond that I try to keep a positive attitude.”
Learn MoreUAVs Provide Safety in Iraq
Soldiers deployed to Iraq from Fort Bliss, Texas, Delta Company, 2nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Army Division known as “Starfighters” prepare, and work with, RQ-7B Shadows, an unmanned aerial system, Oct. 20. The UAVs provide route reconnaissance, target acquisition and overwatch for ground troops in their area of operation. These photos were originally found here.
Learn MoreMarne Week: Best Lieutenant Competition
The Best Lieutenant competition took place during Marne Week on Fort Stewart, November 16, 2016. Pictured in the photos are 1st Lt. James Lamoreaux, Task Force 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, who is completing a ten kilometer run in the photo, 2nd Lt. Ikrom Omonov, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team who is seen leaping over the short walls on the Marne Mile Obstacle course, and 1st Lt. Travis Hines, a platoon leader with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team who is seen checking a simulated casualty’s heart...
Learn MoreCombat Aviation Brigade Brings Live Fire Training Back to Life
Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, utilized CH47 Chinook helicopters to pick up Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, as a part of an air assault conducted during a Combined Live-Fire Exercise at Fort Bliss, on September 29, 2016. These photos were originally found here.
Learn MoreSunset Apache
Check out this awesome photo – U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade sit on the flight line at Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Germany, during sunset Nov. 29, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Training Resource Specialist Charles Rosemond/released).
Learn More81st SBCT Associates With 7th ID in Re-Patching Ceremony
The Washington National Guard’s 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team have recently adopted the 2nd Infantry Division’s Indian Head patch and revealed the new Brigade colors symbolizing the unit’s transformation from an Armor Brigade to a Stryker Brigade. “This is a historic and proud day for the cascade rifle brigade. The re-flagging ceremony signifies one significant chapter of our history serving as an armored BCT but it solidifies our future as a Stryker brigade,” Col. Bryan Grenon, commander of the 81st SBCT, explained in his opening remarks at the ceremony, December 3, 2016. “The whole squad is excited to be a...
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