U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Mitchell Cenkush, Headquarters Support Company, 7th Infantry Division operations schools noncommissioned officer in charge, pushes a 135-pound tire during the tire flip portion of the B More
U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chiefs assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepare for a mission at Operating Base Fenty in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Sean O'Connell, Task Force Flying Dragons commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jerramy Wood, TF Flying Dragons command sergeant major, uncase their colors during a Transfer of Authority ceremony More
U.S. Army Col. William Ryan, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade commander, receives a token of appreciation from Indonesian army Brig. Gen. Eko Margiyono at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., May 2. Ryan briefed Margiy More
A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, fires an M4 carbine during a reflexive-fire range at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 18, 2016. The range allowed Soldi 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
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
A U.S. Army HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief, assigned to U.S. Air Ambulance Detachment, 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, prepares a hoist during training with volunte More
U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division conducts taxi after refueling during gunnery at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 1, 2016. The More
An Infantryman, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment "Legion", calibrates his night vision goggles during cold/hot load training facilitated by C Co. "Crazyhawks", 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battali More
A young girl 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.
U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepare to depart for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, June 12, 2017 More
Team Saber, the downed aircraft recovery team (DART) assigned to 4-6 Air Cavalry Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, identifies the damage on the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter stabilator during the brigade’s 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, case the unit's colors during a ceremony on Gray Army Airf More
Spc. Carl Denis, a native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, UH-60 Black Hawk Repairer, with 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, works with his peers to fix one of their unit's helicopter. As a So More
U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct a training flight at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 23, 2017. Aviators hone their skills during many hours in th More
Cpl. Matthew Zarazua, 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company joint terminal attack control team member, establishes communications at an observation point outside of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan June 27 while More
U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division fly overhead during aerial gunnery qualification at Yakima Training Center, Wash., April 6. Aerial gunnery More
Maj. Victoria Campbell, Capt. Jacqueline Stillwell, Command Sgt. Maj. Niko Vandevoorde, and Capt. John Leighton from the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade ride 200 miles from Seattle to Portland on July 15, 2012.
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)
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
U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters 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 Join More
Soldiers from 4-6th Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct final checks and say goodbyes to families Sept. 24 at the 4-6th ARS hanger on Gray Army Airfield prior to the main body r 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
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
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
Helicopter pilots and crew chiefs from the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade enter the Multi-place Underwater Emergency Trainer at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Feb. 11 as the final test of their aviation water training.
7th Infantry Division Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, run past a CH-47 Chinook helicopter piloted by 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regi More
Maj. Benjamin Steadman, Utility Helicopter Project Office assistant product manager, hands off the first log-book and aircraft keys of the newly fielded UH-60M Black Hawk to Col. Robert Dickerson, 16th Combat A 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
Soldiers from 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 helicopter for More
With the brigade colors cased, Command Sgt. Maj. Lucio Vandevoorde, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade steps forward to join the commander and staff in a movement symbolizing the brigade's transition from Fort Wainwr More
.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 prepari More
U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division return from a mission at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 1, 2017. The Warhawks a More
Two U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopters, assigned to 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 229th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, sit near an emergency vehicle during eme More
The soldiers of the 571st Sapper Company, practiced their air assault skills rushing to an arriving Black Hawk helicopter during training at the Leschi Town training area on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sep 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
Members of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, re-assemble CH-47 Chinooks on the flightline, Sept. 6. The soldiers are working under flood lamps at night to avoid heat stress and dehydrat 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
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade refuels a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during Decisive Action Rotation 16-03 at the National Training Center, Calif., Jan. 26, 2016. The Soldiers and More
The 7th Infantry Division held its inaugural 7th Infantry Division Volunteer Recognition Ceremony at French Theater on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Nov. 21. (Staff Sgt. Mark Miranda)
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
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
Soldiers operate a retransmission point from a Humvee at the Yakima Training Center during the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade aerial gunnery Oct. 24.
Families of the 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade cheer and snap photos of thier loved ones as they march into the reunion meeting area after arriving home from a ten month deplo 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
A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division fires a Hydra 70 rocket during a combined arms live-fire exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 5 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
The tree is lit at Winter Fest 2015 in University Place, Wash., Dec. 5, 2015. University Place and 16th CAB are partners under 7th Infantry Division's Community Connector Program.
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
Pfc. Sagrero and Sgt. Childers, food service specialists from the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, kneed dough in preparation for lunch Aug. 10, 2017 at the Raptor's Nest Dining Facility on Joint Base Lewis-McChor More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Victor Antonio Soler, a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilot with Task Force Warhawk, and his father, Victor A. Soler, share stories with each other on the flight line of Kandahar Airfield More
A TF Denali CH-47 Chinook helicopter comes in for a landing at Kalam, a landing zone in flood-affected Swat valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, Pakistan.
Staff Sgt. Michael Irwin, of the 109th Military Intelligence Battalion, 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, is graded on his pushups during the Army Physical Fitness Test, May 15, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, 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. Soldier at the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade food service field site checks ID cards during the Philip A. Connelly competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wa., June 25, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Staff More
U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Pilots, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, fly in formation near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 21, 2016. Aircraft from 16th CAB were s More
U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division fly near Bagram, Afghanistan, May 19, 2017. The Tigersharks are working hard to More
Capt. Alexander Eadie, a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, conducts pre-fight checks at Kandahar Airfield, Afghani 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
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division conduct maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 6, 2017. The More
A U.S. Army crew chief assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade briefs soldiers on safely entering and exiting a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash., Feb. 10, 2016. The training allow 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, April 1, 2016. “In situations with More
Sgt. Joseph Bortz, C Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, unbolts rear stabalizer componants on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 21. The unit performed helicopter 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. Maria Acuna, a Modern Army Combatives Program level-three instructor with Task Force Warhawk, demonstrates how to obtain a dominant position to Soldiers in TF Warhawk July 17 at Shindand Airfield. Soldiers More
Soldiers from the 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion refuel an AH-64E Apache at a forward arming and refueling point at the Orchard Training Area in Idaho Oct. 22 in support of various training. The training More
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
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 Kohistan valley, Pakistan.
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
CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea – Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington assigned to 4-6th Heavy Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, wait as their command team uncases th More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division wait to refuel a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 26, 2017. The Soldiers we More
With the brigade colors cased, Command Sgt. Maj. Niko Vandevoorde, 16th CAB steps forward to join the commander and staff in a movement symbolizing the brigade's transition from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, to Join More
U.S. Army Gen. Gary Volesky, I Corps commander, greets Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, 564th Quartermaster Company, 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, during Raptor Dining Facility's Thanksgiving Feast, More
Members of Team Raptors, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade perform preventive maintenance checks and services during the inaugural 7th Infantry Division Sustainers of the Year competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 46th Aviation Support Battalion carry equipment toward a waiting UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion during downed aircraft recovery team More
Lt. Col. Michael McCurry, commander, 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, addresses attendees during a deployment ceremony held in Hangar 6 on Fort Wainwright, Jan. 25. The unit, designated as Task Force Saber, More
Maj. Gen. Willard Burleson, 7th Infantry Division Commanding General, meets with members of Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s Army Ten Miler Team. Left to right: Sgt. William Ezzard, 42nd Military Police Brigade; Staf More
Soldiers and helicopters of 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade designated Task Force Denali at Ghazi Aviation Base from where they carried out humanitarian assistance operations More
U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter ground crew members assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division load an AGM-114 Hellfire missile for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark A. Sisco, the commander of the 46th Aviation Support Battalion meets with Soldiers in his unit to discuss the Army's Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Program More
U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, fly an AH-64E Apache helicopter along with a Japan Self-Defense Force 3rd Anti-tank Helicopter Battalion AH-64D Apach 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
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Victoria C. Corrigan, center, number 42, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade human resources technician, attempts to block an opponent during a roller derby match May 4, 2013 at the P More
The 16th Combat Aviation Brigade - Alaska Deputy Commander, Lt. Col. Carl Casey presents Chief Warrant Officer 5 Charles Wallace the Order of Saint Michael silver award at a ceremony on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, More
Evacuees aboard a Task Force Denali CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying out a humanitarian assistance mission in Kohistan valley, Pakistan.
A U.S. Army Ch-47 Chinook helicopter crew, assigned 1-52nd Aviation Support Battalion, 1-229 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducts a crew brief prior to a flight mission at the More
U.S. Army Col. John Cyrulik, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade commander, addresses attendees during a Transfer of Authority ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 10, 2017. Task Force Victory completed a su More
Spc. Chris Peckman, a Renton, Wash., native with the 4th Squadron (Recon), 6th Cavalry Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, runs the final yards of an eight-mile road march May 15 during the 7th Infantry Div More
U.S. Army Chaplains assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade cut the cake at the grand opening of the Raptor Soldier and Family Resiliency Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 23, 2016. The center i More
Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Johnson, a noncommissioned officer in charge of the 7th Infantry Division operations, browses through historical items he brought from Fort Carson, Colo., to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. 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
Lt. Col. Jennifer Reynolds, Task Force Nightmare commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Matteo Mancini, TF Nightmare command sergeant major, case their colors during a Transfer of Authority ceremony at Kandhahar Airf More
U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division fly overhead at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons p More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Griffin Denoncour, D Company, 123rd Aviation Maintenance, holds his six-month old son, Jacob, after returning home to Fort Wainwright, Dec. 11. His son and wife, Andrea, greeted Denoncou More
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
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
Col. Paul Mele, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade commander, 7th Infantry Division hands the 46th Aviation Support Battalion unit colors to incoming commander Lt. Col. Joseph Parker June 30, 2015, at Joint Base Lewi More
U.S. Soldiers with the 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance Squadron), 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, participate in a spur ride to complete an obstacle at the confidence course at Joint Bas More
Thirty OH-58D Kiowa helicopters are staged on a port in Busan, South Korea, in preparation to be inspected during 4th Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infa More