16th Combat Aviation Brigade

Sgt. Maria Acuna, a Modern Army Combatives Program level-three instructor with Task Force Warhawk, demonstrates different clinches to Soldiers in TF Warhawk July 17 at Shindand Airfield. Soldiers completed a 40 More

Pfc. Michael Martinez, a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to Headquarters and Support Company, 46th Aviation Support Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade and a Longview, Wash., native, goes through the ruck More

The commander and first sergeant of Company G, 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion case their guidon during a transfer of authority ceremony July 19 at Shindand Airfield, Afghanistan, where they passed o More

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade flies overhead during air assault training with 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team at Joint Base More

Sgt. Daniel Scott, crew chief, Bravo company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade distributes donated toys and school supplies to children from the town of Kalam and surroundin More

Soldiers conduct practical applications of aviation maintenance as part of a six-week course at the South Seattle College Oct. 30. Military aviators transitioning into the civilian workforce participated in a c More

U.S. CH-47F Chinook helicopter crew chiefs from Task Force Flying Dragons conduct aerial door gunnery training at a training site in Southern Afghanistan. The Soldiers, which are stationed at Kandahar Airfield More

The Army prides itself on the diversity of our nations finest Soldiers. National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the contributions, cultures and values of Hispanic American Soldiers who protect our nation. T More

Food specialists from the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade sampled menu options from Unilever’s Seductive Nutrition class on Feb. 7, taught in preparation for National Nutrition Month in March. Soldiers learned tha More

Capt. Frederick Smalls Sr., 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division chaplain, gives a motivational speech as the guest speaker for the 46th Aviation Support Battalion, 16t More

Sgt. Michael Daniels, 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion medic, demonstrates how to use different medical equipment during first aid training at the Gowen Field Air National Guard Base in Idaho, Oct. 22, in s More

Pvt. Wilmot, a food service specialist from the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, serves food to Soldiers during lunchtime Aug. 10, 2017 at the Raptor's Nest Dining Facility on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Soldiers at More

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew assigned to Task Force Flying Dragon, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares for a flight at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 1, 2017. The F More

Students and faculty of Pacific Middle School in Des Moines, Wash., gather in the school gymnasium Nov. 8 as 1st Lt. John. W. Lucero, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade operations officer, gives a speech about the im More

Col. Robert Werthman, commander, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade and Command Sgt. Maj. Lucio Vandevoorde case the brigade colors in preparation for brigade headquarters movement to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. More

U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter Pilots and Crew Chiefs, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, fly overhead during training at Yakima Training Center, Wash., June 16, 2016. The More

Capt. Ursula S. Riley, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade behavior health officer, instructs 16th CAB soldiers at the Evergreen Chapel at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on how to assist someone that might be suicid More

16th Combat Aviation Brigade Command Teams along with the unit flags participated during the University Place Duck Daze Parade at University Place, Wash., June 2, 2018. University Place is 16th CAB's community More

Members of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, reassemble CH-47 Chinooks on the flightline, Sept. 6. The soldiers are working under flood lamps at night to avoid heat stress and dehydrati More

The addition of the all digital cockpit inside the UH-60M Black Hawk decreases the crews' stress load and increases the crews' situational awareness.

16th Combat Aviation Brigade Raptor's Nest Dining Facility (DFAC) competes for Army level Philip A. Connelly Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash, March 6, 2018. Raptor's Nest DFAC is a finalist in the More

Sgt. Marshall R. Meeks, an allied trade specialist with Task Force Bellator, prepares pieces June 7 at Kandahar Airfield to create cart for transporting heavy equipment. TF Bellator is the aviation support batt More

U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division receive a brief at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. More

Health care specialists practice starting an IV and pushing medications that they determine will help a simulated patient during the Emergency Medical Technician-Advanced course at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord More

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to 4-6 Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, transports a military vehicle through the air during Decisive Action Rotation 16-0 More

Capt. Tony Sagastizado, an Army engineer officer assigned to 23rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division stands next to Arthur Benson, whose RV had overturned in Fede More

U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Specialists (TACP) carry a simulated casualty during combat lifesaver training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 26, 2017. U.S. Army medics assigned to 16th Comb More

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Jeffery Pinnel and Soldiers of C Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regimient salute the nation's colors during a deployment ceremony held in Hangar 6 on Fort Wainwright, Jan. 25. The comp More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Travis Habhab, Task Force Gunfighters commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. James Whittenton, TF Gunfighters command sergeant major, case their colors during a Transfer of Authority ceremony at Op More

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade assemble and prepare the unit's CH-47D Chinook helicopters for operation at Pakistan Air Force base Chaklala prior to flying t More

CH-47F Chinook helicopter pilots and crew chiefs from Task Force Flying Dragons unload Task Force Mountain Warrior Soldiers and equipment Aug. 24 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in support of U.S. retrograde More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. JT Thomson, U.S. Forces Afghanistan deputy commanding general for support, speaks to attendees during a Transfer of Authority ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 10, 2017. Task F More

Aviation officers with the Nepalese army are given a tour of Fort Wainwright’s Hangar 1 by members of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade during a weeklong visit as part of a knowledge sharing partnership between More

U.S. Army Soldiers and aircraft assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct sling load and air assault training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 10, 2016. The training allowed the Soldiers to sling More

Pvt. Nikolas Wilson, a native of Jamaica, water treatment specialist with 46th Aviation Support Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, explains the process of operating a Tactical Water More

USArmy Soldier and noncommissioned officer SFC Christopher Howell of 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division graduates from the Master Leader Course at the Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Joint B More

U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division fly overhead during training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 26, 2017. The pilots and Soldi More

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares for a flight at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2017. The Warha More

Master Sgt. Joshua A. Schillereff, Task Force Raptor senior career counselor from Port Orchard, Wash., and Staff Sgt. Kevin Davis, TF Bellator senior career counselor from Dallas, work their upper body during t More

U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division land at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provid More

Soldiers in a color guard present the colors during a change of command ceremony June 30, 2015 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The change of command ceremony was held for the 46th Aviation Support Battalion More

U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division land at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons pro More

The Mission Command Systems Integration exercise held on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., allowed 16th Combat Aviation Brigade soldiers to demonstrate their ability to fully operate a command post and adequatel More

Air traffic controllers from Company F, 1-52nd General Support Aviation Battalion under Task Force Warhawk pose with Afghanistan Air Force 1st Lt. Alishah Rahimi July 21 at their control tower on Shindand Air B More

Pilots and crew members from the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, participate in aviation water survival training at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island's Aviation Survival Training Center Feb. 11.

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade stands ready for a training flight at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 3, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7t More

(Left to right) Col. Paul A. Mele, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade incoming commander, Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry Division commander, and Col. Rob P. Dickerson, 16th CAB outgoing commander, inspect t More

Lt. Col. Brian T. Watkins, 4-6th Attack Reconnaissance Squadron commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Stanley W. Williams, 4-6th ARS command sergeant major, present the unit's cased colors during a ceremony on Gray More

A U.S. Army Crew Chief, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, scans his sector as the sun sets near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 21, 2016. Aircraft from 16th CAB were support More

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division conducts pre-flight checks on a Shadow Unmanned Aerial System at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 1, 2016. The Shad More

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, fire M4 carbines during a reflexive-fire range at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 18, 2016. The range allowed Soldiers More

Soldiers from the 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion prepare to refuel an AH-64E Apache as it taxis at a forward arming and refueling point at the Orchard Training Area in Idaho Oct. 22 in support of various More

U.S. Army cyclists from the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade prepare for a 200-mile trek from Seattle to Portland July 14, 2012.

A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, talks to a Vietnam Veteran during a visit at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., May 20, 2016. The Angry Skipper Association is More

Lt. Col. Mark Sisco (right), 46th Aviation Support Battalion commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen McCabe (left), 46th ASB command sergeant major, give blood in support of the 46th ASB blood drive.

A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division sits ready for training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 2, 2017. The clear skies allowed Mount Raini More

Order of Saint Michael medal recipients stand with retired Ambassador Dell L. Dailey, 2010 U.S. Army Aviation Hall of Fame inductee, and Col. Robert W. Werthman, commander, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade followin More

U.S. Army Col. Rob P. Dickerson, center, the commander of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade meets with his company commanders at the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade dining facility to discuss the Army's Sexual Hara More

Sgt. Lenar Settle, an UH-60 (Blackhawk) helicopter repairer assigned to Bravo Company, 46th Aviation Support Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, and a native of Whitehall, Penn., was killed in a car accide More

Pfc. Lasabra Smith and Spc. Zachary Leavitt work to set up camouflage netting over a portion of E Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation's Forward Area Refueling Point at Firebird Assault Landing Strip in the Yu More

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, perform routine-and necessary-maintenance on Apache helicopters while adhering to social distancing protocol More

Soldiers with 16th Combat Aviation Brigade exit an C-17 aircraft at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Dec. 11. Task Force Denali, composed of various units throughout Fort Wainwright, including soldiers from the More

Maj. Gen. Thomas S. James, 7th Infantry Division commanding general, listens to U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade briefing maintenance operations at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Ap More

Spc. William Burgdorf, C Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, unbolts rotor componants on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 21. The unit performed helicopter break More

Combatants grapple in an Army combatives tournament held at the Soldier's Field House on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 12, 2012.

Army Sgt. Carlos Diaz, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade rapid refuel point noncommissioned officer in charge, explains AH-64E Apache helicopter refueling procedures to Navy fuelers from the U.S.S. John C. Stennis. More

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, assisted 17th Field Artillery Brigade during battalion sling-load external evaluations (EXEVALS.) on Joint Base More

Spc. Carl Denis, a native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, UH-60 Black Hawk Repairer, with 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, enjoys being a Soldier. As a green to gold scholarship recipient, h More

The 16th Combat Aviation Brigade "Raptor" softball team attempts to score more runs in the fourth inning against the combined team of the University Place Fire Department "Hosers" and University Place Police De More

U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew chiefs assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division conduct aircraft maintenance at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 8, 2016. The Seattle area More

U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division depart for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. TF Tiger More

U.S. Army Spc. Sahil P. Thakkar, an Apache helicopter mechanic with 1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, translates and assists an Indian general prior to a flight at Joint Bas More

A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division lands at Port of Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 2, 2017. Aircraft from 16th CAB were moved to the port to prepare fo More

1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade engages in a Field Training Exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 27, 2018. 1-229th ARS' training this week focuses on training More

U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division fly near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, April 5, 2017. The Flying Dragons are prepar More

Spc. Gary Reed, medic, 62nd Medical Brigade, pulls security as part of an assault on mock enemy insurgents in the Leschi Town training area on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 23. Reed was providing medic More

Sgt. Michael Misheff, CH-47F Chinook helicopter chew chief for Task Force Flying Dragons, flies the American flag over southern Afghanistan Aug. 28. Task Force Raptor pilots and crew chiefs fly American flags t More

Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Helton, 7th Infantry Division Command Sergeant Major, visits the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade Raptor Resiliency Center, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 26, 2018. Staff Sgt. Va More

An AH-64 Apache helicopter with 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., prepares to land on a forward arming and refueling point at Yakima Training Center, Yakima, More

U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division fly overhead on a training flight at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 7, 2016. Pilots spend cou More

U.S. Army Spc. William L. Spencer, a crew chief assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 158th Assault Helicopter Battalion practices inspecting a Humvee as part of a Sling Load Inspector Certification Course at Joint Ba More

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Artillery, 7th Infantry Division fire an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, O More

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ricky Gaines, I Corps chief food operations management noncommissioned officer and competition judge, explains his evaluations of food service inside the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade contain More

U.S. Spc. Matthew Bowers, a CH-47F Chinook helicopter crew chief with Task Force Flying Dragons, reloads a M240B machine gun aboard a Chinook during aerial door gunnery training Sept. 7 at a training site in So More

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment pull maintenance on a CH-47F Chinook helicopter Feb. 27, 2020, at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, to ensure it is ready to fly missions in support of Arctic Edge More

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Victor Antonio Soler, a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilot with Task Force Warhawk, takes his father, Victor A. Soler, around the flight line of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 6. S More

A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to Headquarters & Headquarters Co., 1st Special Forces Group (airborne), jumps from a Blackhawk helicopter over Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., August 21, 2020. The helicopter was More

Lt. Col. John Knightstep, commander, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade and Capt. Travis Easterling, 'Sugar Bears' commander, 1-52nd, 16th CAB display the Capt. William J. Kossl More

An A-10 Warthog participates in a joint air attack team exercise at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Feb. 26. The exercise was the culmination of three weeks of training between members of the Air Force, Navy and More

A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter crew chief assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade directs an aircraft before a training flight at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 23, 2017. Aviators hone their skill More

4-6 Heavy Attack Reconnaissance Squadron leaders, with 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, salute the flag during the E Troop Change of Command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 15, 2018. The Troop b More

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division gets in his aircraft at Operating Base Fenty in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, May 1 More

Gen. George W. Casey, Army chief of staff, and wife, Sheila, stand with Lt. Col. John H. Knightstep, commander, and Soldiers of Task Force Denali during a holiday greeting video, Dec. 20. During a visit to For More

A child among a group of evacuees being transported by a Task Force Denali helicopter carrying out its humanitarian assistance and flood relief mission in Swat valley, Pakistan.

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Michael Boley was promoted from Chief Warrant Officer 4 to Chief Warrant Officer 5, June 13, 2018 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Boley is the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade Standardiza More

Evacuees transported by a Task Force Denali helicopter carrying out its humanitarian assistance and flood relief mission in Kohistan valley, Pakistan.

CH-47F Chinook helicopters from B Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment sit in position as the sun rises Feb. 28, 2020, for Soldiers and Marines at Fort Wainwright's Hangar 1 to load up for a mission i More

An AH-64 Apache rises from behind a hill during a training exercise at Yakima Training Center. The AH-64E Guardian replaces the AH-64D “Longbow” and integrates more powerful engines, improved rotor blade techno More

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division guides a Stryker armored vehicle during rail offload at Orchard Combat Training Center More

A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division lands during sling load training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 20. The training supported 17t More