Wyoming Civil Air Patrol Provides Challenges to Cadets
The Wyoming Wing of Civil Air Patrol holds encampment for 10 days in August at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center. Here are some photos of the encampment. More photos and information can be found here.
Learn More40th CAB Practices Night Sling Load Movements in Kuwait
Soldiers from 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) helped to guide pilots from the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade into place to sling load a shipping container to their Chinook helicopter on August 11, 2016 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Sling load operations allow U.S. Army Central to move artillery and trucks for mobile operations in the Middle East. (Photos were taken by Sgt. Brandon Hubbard). Additional photos can be found here.
Learn MoreFormation Flight
Two S.C. Army National Guard (SCNG) CH-47D Chinook helicopters perform individual and in-formation crew-proficiency training, Columbia and Eastover, South Carolina, Aug. 6, 2016. During the flight, the crews completed several critical tasks, such as Instrumental Flight Rules (IFR) training, crew-chief progression, Night Vision Goggles (NVG), sling load operations, and crew currency training, both in daylight and night conditions. The aircrafts and the crews belong to Detachment 1, Co. B, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 59th Aviation Troop Command, SCNG. Chinook helicopters “246” and “106” are D Model aircrafts, and are currently in the process of being replaced by the...
Learn MoreAlaska National Guard Dedicates Kotzebue Hangar to Retired Maj. Gen. John Schaeffer, Jr.
The Alaska National Guard has dedicated the Army Guard’s aviation hangar in Kotzebue to retired Maj. Gen. John Schaeffer, Jr. The ceremony occurred on August 9, 2016. Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and Alaska National Guard leadership honored Schaeffer and his family in a community-wide ceremony to celebrate his countless contributions to the DMVA, AKNG and the state of Alaska. To read more about the ceremony and Maj. Gen. Schaeffer’s contributions, click here.
Learn MoreSenator Ted Cruz Visits Fort Bliss
Check out this video of U.S. Senator (R-Texas) Ted Cruz, who joined Maj. Gen. Pat White, commanding general, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, Col. Charles Lombardo, commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1AD, and other on an aerial tour of Fort Bliss, Texas in addition to observing tank gunnery tables on August 9, 2016. Sen. Cruz fired an M1A2-Abrams and spoke with Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 2nd BCT, 1 AD, during his visit. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade supported.
Learn MoreConnecticut Chapter Golf Classic
The AAAA Connecticut Chapter held their annual Golf Classic on August 11, 2016, at the Whitney Farms Golf Course in Monroe. The tournament raised money for the AAAA Scholarship Foundation. It looks like everyone had a great time! Seen in the first photo is the VP of Programs for the CT Chapter, Ms. Maureen Fino, helping chapter member, Sean Doyle, check in to the Golf Tournament!
Learn MoreSouth Carolina National Guard Receive First F-Model Chinooks
Check out these awesome photos of the South Carolina National Guard recently receiving their first F-Model Chinooks. U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Tommy L. Perry, Chief Warrant Officer James A. Pressley, and Sgt. Timothy J. Pinelli, (Det. 1) B Co. 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, 59th Aviation Troop Command, S.C. National Guard, deliver the first “F” model CH-47 Chinook helicopter to the S.C. National Guard, Army Aviation Support Facility (location 2), South Carolina Technical Aviation Center, Greenville, South Carolina, Aug. 4, 2016. This is the first of six CH-47F scheduled to be delivered to the S.C. National Guard in the...
Learn More449th TAB Celebrates Change of Command
Brig. Gen. James C. Ernst, Lt. Col. Joseph W. Bishop, Col. Jeffrey L. Copeland and Command Sgt. Maj. Derwood L. Norris sat in the seats of honor during hte change of command ceremony at the North Carolina Army National Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility 1 in Morrisville, N.C., on August 7, 2016. Bishop previously served as the commander of 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, and then became commander of 449th Theater Aviation Brigade and Copeland has been promoted to Chief of Staff for the North Carolina Army National Guard. These photos were originally found here.
Learn MoreNorth Country Chapter Golf Tournament
AAAA’s North Country Chapter held a golf tournament to benefit the AAAA Scholarship Foundation on Friday, July 29, 2016. Pictured in the photo on the left are SSG Michael McArthur, the Events Coordinator, CSM Zack Hurst, VP of Programming, COL Mark Weiss, Ret., Chairman of ARNG and USAR Committee, SFC Christopher Cashell, VP of Events, and CW5 Kyle Hill, the Chapter Vice President.
Learn MoreColorado National Guard & Boy Scouts Join Forces
Check out this video of Boy Scouts and Civil Air Patrol Cadets visiting the Aviation Support Facility on Buckley Air Force Base. The Scouts and Cadets were able to check out the Army Helicopters and a fixed wing aircraft. They learned about aviation, and were even able to take a ride in a CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Blackhawk over Metro-Denver. It looks like it was a great learning experience for all.
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