Deployment Ceremony for Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
A ceremony took place on 15 August 2016, at Cavalry Parade Field, Fort Riley, KS, for the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Rotary Wing to cas their colors in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Resolute Support and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. The ceremony featured remarks by the Commanding General 1st Infantry Division, MG Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr., and Commander of the Combat Aviation Brigade COL John M. Cyrulik. Ceremony music was provided by the 1st Infantry Division Band under the command of CW2 Matthew David. The video of the ceremony can be found here.
Learn MoreRapid City Soldiers Welcomed Home from Afghanistan
Members of the South Dakota Army National Guard’s Detachment 48, Operational Support Airlift Command, were welcomed home at a ceremony that took place in the Army Aviation Support Facility in Rapid City, South Dakota, on January 23, 2016. The aviation unit served eight months in Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. These photos were originally found here.
Learn MoreVermont National Guard Helicopter Pilot Retires
Chief Warrant Officer Four Keith Streeter, a UH-72 Lakota helicopter pilot with Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 224th Aviation Battalion, Vermont National Guard, performed his last flight over Vermont on July 25, 2016. He took off from the Army Aviation Flight Facility in South Burlington, Vermont, and flew to Rutland using Visual Flight Rules, which means operating with visual reference to the ground and by visually avoiding obstructions and other aircraft. By flying using VFR, Streeter was given the opportunity to enjoy flying without assistance one last time before retiring. Upon his return, Streeter was greeted by cheering Soldiers...
Learn MoreWyoming 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...
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