Banners welcoming home members of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade decorate a hangar at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Approximately 100 Soldiers from the 16th CAB returned home, Sept. 20, 2014, after a deploy More
Team Lancer, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, wins the inaugural 7th Infantry Division Sustainers of the Year competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Oct. 8, 2020. The team was presented the Army Commen More
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew member, assigned to 1-52nd Aviation Support Battalion, 1-229 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, reads a book prior to a flight mission at th More
Soldiers from 16th Combat Aviation Brigade case the unit colors during a ceremony, March 21, at Soldiers Field House on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The unit is deploying to Regional Command South, Afghanist More
Volunteers receive a standing ovation for their efforts in support of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord community. The 7th Infantry Division held its inaugural 7th Infantry Division Volunteer Recognition Ceremony at More
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
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares a UH-60 Black Hawk to depart from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., for the Nati More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment battle stiff winds, sub-zero temperatures and blowing snow as they prepare to hook up their 155mm howitzer to a CH-47 Chinook hel More
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division teaches a new crew chief during a flight near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, J More
Sgt. Amanda Smith, a religious affairs non-commissioned officer with the 3-227th Assault Helicopter Battalion based out of Fort Hood, Texas, holds hands with her husband, Sgt. James Smith, a technical inspector More
AH-64 Apache Helicopter with 4th Heavy Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, conducts live fire gunnery at Fort More
Sgt. Jeremy David Sledge, a UH-60 maintainer and section crew chief with Delta company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade supervises all maintenance and ensures that the eigh More
Soldiers on the Task Force Raptor downed aircraft recovery team practice using the Jaws of Life on a scrap pickup truck June 22 on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. DART squads respond to incidents that require s More
U.S. Army pilots and crew, assigned to 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, assist in a night air assault for 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment "Legion", 2nd Stryker Brigade Co More
Members of the Marine Corps 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company joint terminal attack control team prepare an observation point outside of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan June 27 as part of a joint live-fire e More
Retired Col. Bruce “Snake” Crandall, Medal of Honor recipient and Olympia, Wash., native, signs memorabilia at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 13, 2020. Crandall, an aviation pioneer and former commander More
U.S. Soldiers with the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade and I Corps judge science fair entries at Mann Middle School in Lakewood, Wash., Feb. 12, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Austan Owen/Released)
Task Force Tigershark UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew chiefs and maintainers conduct preflight inspections on an airfram May 18 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
AH-64E Apache pilots assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade load into a simulated aircraft during water survival training at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., Dec. 2, 2015. This training prepares pilot More
Spc. Beverly Delk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade food service specialist, decorates a cake Nov. 22 at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Culinary Institute in preparation for the 16th CAB dining facility Thanksgiving More
U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepare to depart for a mission at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 1, 2017. The W More
Aviators from A Co., 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, have been supporting Army modernization efforts by testing UH60-V Blackhawk helicopters fitted with new digital cockpits More
Sgt. 1st Class Alexis Marulanda, U.S. Army Air Ambulance Detachment first sergeant, discusses medical evacuation via military aircraft with members of Central Washington Mountain Rescue during training at Yakim More
U.S. Army Chaplain (Maj.) Matthew Shenton from Shippensburg, Pa. receives his promotion to Major at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Mar. 9, 2018. Shenton also swears in the Oath of Commissioned Officers with 16th Co More
U.S. Army Col. William Ryan, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade commander, and Soldiers from 16th CAB host Brig. Gen. Eko Margiyono and other distinguished visitors from the Indonesian army at Joint Base Lewis-McChor More
Command Sgt. Maj. Stanley Williams cases the unit colors for the 4th Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment during a formation gathered at Watkins Field on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The 4-6 ARS in More
Lt. Col. Michael McCurry, 6-17th commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. William McGaha, uncased the unit’s colors in front of their tactical operations center in Forward Operating Base Diamondback, Iraq, March 5, 2011.
Soldiers are served lunch on Soul Food Friday at the newly opened 16th Combat Aviation Brigade dining facility Oct. 12, 2012.
Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 1-229 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, explain the capabilities of an AH-64E Apache to local leaders at Bullseye Field on Joint Base Lewis-McCho More
Sgt. Kyle Kobayashi, a human resources sergeant assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, listens to a brief during the 16th CAB Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the More
University Place Mayor Denise McCluskey is joined by Col. William A. Ryan, III, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade commander and leaders from throughout the brigade at Winter Fest 2015 in University Place, Wash., Dec More
Soldiers and families from 4-6th Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade say final goodbyes Sept. 24 at the 4-6th ARS hangar on Gray Army Airfield prior to the main body rollout for a nine- More
As a test of mental and physical strength, Staff Sgt. John Galvan, 46th Aviation Support Battalion Hydraulic Maintenance Supervisor, delicately places a brass nut atop another, after completing multiple physica More
A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to C Co., 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducts post-flight maintenance on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on June 4, 2020. The pilots, and More
U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley, visits the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade's Raptor's Nest Dining Facility, July 23, 2018, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Raptor's Nest is the 2018 Philip A. Connell 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
Maj. Michael Mendenhall, commander, and 1st Sgt. Jeffery Pinnel, C Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regimient, case the company's guidon during a deployment ceremony held in Hangar 6 on Fort Wainwright, Ja More
C Company, 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, conducts personnel recovery training, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 7, 2018. Personnel recovery includes land navigation and evasion which is an essen More
16th Combat Aviation Brigade colors against an Alaska sky prior to the start of the Arctic Falcons three-mile esprit de corps run on Fort Wainwright's Ladd Army Airfield May 13. A brigade run was conducted to b More
Sgt. Tamika Wilcox and Daniel Flood with the 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, who have just returned home from a ten month deployment to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn, More
Sgt. 1st Class Alejandro Sanchez-Perez and Staff Sgt. Jacob Lalli heave a downed tree into a brush pile March 23 at Morrison Park in University Place, Wash. Perez, Lalli and nearly 100 other volunteers from the More
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters with 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, conducts night training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.,July 17, 2018. Tough repetitive and realistic training demonstrates our warfigh More
U.S. Army Pvt. Mauricio Chavarria, right, a mortar operator with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division uses a drunk-driving simulator as instructor Chris Rich More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade judge a science fair at Tillicum Elementary School in Lakewood, Wash., Feb. 4. This event was part of 16th CABs ongoing efforts in the community dedic More
U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter Pilots, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, fly overhead during training at Yakima Training Center, Wash., June 25, 2016. The Apaches were part of More
Spc. Amira Peterson, a combat medic specialist assigned to 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, administers a vaccination to a Soldier during the 16th CAB vaccine rodeo at Joint B More
U.S. Army Chaplain (Maj.) Stephen Pratel, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade Chaplain, speaks to attendees at the grand opening of the Raptor Soldier and Family Resiliency Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., S More
UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew members from Company A, 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade use buddy carries during survival training Feb. 14 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. More
Petroleum supply specialists from the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division conduct hot refuel training on an AH-64E Apache at the 16th CAB rapid refuel point on Joint Base Lewis-McChord Nov. 26. More
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Charles "Chip" Wallace displays his Order of Saint Michael Silver Warad with help from his wife Stephanie and children Maggie and Jackson during a ceremony honoring Wallace for his outst More
Local media interview U.S. 1-229th Attack Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade AH-64E Apache pilots and Japanese 3rd Anti-tank Helicopter Battalion AH-64D Apache pilots at the Yakima Training Cent More
A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter crew chief assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division directs pilots during departure for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghan More
U.S. Army Sgt. Kayci Landes, an attack helicopter repairer assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, I Corps, receives the oath of enlistment from Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael Olivero More
A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilot, assigned to 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 229th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division acts as an incapacitated pilot during More
16th Combat Aviation Brigade hosted the Red-Tailed Hawks Youth Flying Club at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 30, 2018. The Red-Tailed Hawks Flying Club is an organization which brings aspiring aviators t More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Victoria C. Corrigan, center, with helmet, a human resources technician with the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, and other players on the Femma Fianna roller derby team listen to More
U.S. Army outgoing commander Capt. Michael Bruce from Huckabay, Texas, says farewell to 4th Heavy Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, 6th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, as the unit welc More
Representatives from every noncommissioned officer rank post on stage and state the responsibilities inherent with each rank during a Task Force Raptor induction ceremony June 13 on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanist More
An evacuee aboard a Task Force Denali CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying out a humanitarian assistance mission in Kohistan valley, Pakistan.
Soldiers of C Troop, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, conduct training and missions at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 1, 2017. Soldiers of C Troop were in Afghanistan i More
Lt. Col. Eddy Lee, command, 4th Reconnaissance Squadron, 6th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, passes the squadron colors to Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Clark, 4th Recon. Sqdn., 6th Cav. Reg., during an activation ceremony More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division move toward a CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to Task Force Flying Dragon, 16th Comba More
A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division fires its M230 chain gun during a combined arms live-fire exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April More
Pvt. 1st Class Joshua Todak, a Stryker driver with Headquarter and Headquarters Company 5th Regiment, 20th Infantry Battalion, 1-2 Infantry Division, 7th Inf. Div., Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., prepares to More
Mark Peterson of Lakewood, Wash., an African-American actor with the theater company, Living Voices, plays a role of an 11 year old who joined the revolutionary war during the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Black His More
Members of Company D, Task Force Flying Dragons, hoist the front rotor off of a Ch-47F Chinook helicopter May 24 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, as part of routine maintenance. TF Flying Dragons supports TF More
U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilots and crew chiefs, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, prepare for a nighttime training operation at Gray Army Airfield on Joint Base Lew 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 pilots and flight crew, assigned to 2nd Battalion (Assault), 158th Aviation Regiment, facilitate helocast training for Soldiers assigned to 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) on Joint Base Lewis-McCh More
Soldiers assigned to the 4-6th Heavy Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, explain the capabilities of an AH-64E Apache to local leaders at Bullseye Field on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wa More
A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to 46th Aviation Support Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, provides perimeter security during Bellator Stakes 2016 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., More
7th Infantry Division Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, board CH-47 Chinook helicopters piloted by 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment More
Col. Paul A. Mele, Task Force Raptor commander, speaks to Soldiers and civilians May 26 at Kandahar Airfield during a Memorial Day prayer dinner hosted by the TF Raptor ministry team. The overall theme of Mele’ More
An Apache helicopter pilot flies his airframe to the ammunition restock point after unloading all its rounds into a target at the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade aerial gunnery Oct. 24.
The 16th Combat Aviation Brigade commander Col. Robert P. Dickerson marches back with Lt. Col. John Knightstep and Lt. Col. James Dimon the outgoing and incoming commanders of the 1st Brigade, 52nd Aviation Reg More
Sgt. 1st Class Danielle Ingrim, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade Sexual Harassment/Assault Response & Prevention sexual assault response coordinator, checks Soldiers' game cards during a SHARP bowling event April 1 More
Sgt. Joe Collramos, a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter door gunner with Task Force Warhawk and Puerto Rico native, volunteers to have his head shaved July 30 at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of cancer More
Spc. Jetaime Covello, a health care specialist with the 6th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade based at Fort Richardson, Alaska administers IV fluid to a Task Force Denali soldier at Ghazi Avi More
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade checks fuel levels in a M978 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Fuel Truck during Decisive Action Rotation 16-03 at the National Training Center, Calif More
Soldiers of Task Force Denali receive Humanitarian Service Awards during the redeployment ceremony held in the Physical Fitness Center, Jan. 19, at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The task force spent three months pro More
Spc. Angelia Lopez, currently part of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade's operations section, won the 7th Infantry Division's 1st quarter Soldier of the Month board.
A squad of Soldiers with the 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade participating in a spur ride, attempts to complete an obstacle course at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 8, 2 More
A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew chief, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, scans below as the aircraft lands at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., August 17, 2016. The h More
Medics from the Headquarters Support Company, 46th Aviation Support Battalion treat simulated patients Aug. 8 at a training site on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The mass casualty exercise was part of a field More
Soldiers with 16th Combat Aviation Brigade exit an C-17 aircraft at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Task Force Denali, composed of soldiers from the 16th CAB, is redeploying after four months in Pakistan in sup More
CH-47F Chinook helicopter pilots and crew chiefs from Task Force Flying Dragons work together with sling load personnel from Task Force Bellator to transport equipment from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, to Fo More
A U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 2nd Platoon, 564th Quartermaster Company, 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, decorates a cake for tomorrow's Thanksgiving Feast, Nov. 26, 2019, on Joint Base Lewis-McChor More
U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division depart for a mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 6, 2017. The Fl More
U.S. Army Soldiers and aircraft assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade join Soldiers and equipment from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division for a combined arms live-fire exercise at Joint B More
Tshion, daughter to Maj. Peter Hathaway, 1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Squadron S-3, and his wife, Kristen, patiently waits in Ethiopia for her adoption process to be complete in October 2012.
A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division flies during aerial gunnery qualification at Yakima Training Center, Wash., April 6. Aerial gunnery quali More
C Troop, 4th Heavy Attack Reconnaisance Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, conducts night flight training, Mar. 15, 2018 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Maricris C. McLane)
Flight medics assigned to U.S. Army Air Ambulance Detachment (USAAAD) conducts hoist training at Yakima Training Center, Wash., June 24, 2020. USAAAD, nicknamed Yakima Dustoff, provide medical evacuation covera More
Joint Base Lewis-McChord kicked off Sexual Assault Awareness Prevention Month at the Carey Theater with an educational performance featuring Janine DiVita, a Broadway actress, and several JBLM Soldiers April 1, More
Spc. Perciben Cosico, aviation hydraulics specialist, D Company, 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, cleans and repairs a hydraulic wheel brake for a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter. Cosico, 44 and a native of t More
In celebration of the U.S. Army's 243rd Birthday, Soldiers and leaders of America's First Corps participated in the Corps run, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 14, 2018. This year also marks the 100th b More
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to Task Force Griffin, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division scans below during a flight near Kunduz, Afghanistan, May 31, 2017. The Gri More
Local Pakistanis unload sacks of flour delivered by a TF Denali CH-47 Chinook helicopter to Kalam, a landing zone in flood-affected Swat valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.
Ch. (Capt.) Michael Harari, 1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion chaplain, receives an Army Commendation Medal from Col. Matthew Braman, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade Commander, for his actions to prevent sui More
Maj. Gen. Raymond Palumbo (left), commanding general of U.S. Army Alaska and presiding officer over the day's ceremonies, Col. Robert Werthman (center), outgoing commander, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, and Col More