U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Thompson, Black Hawk helicopter crew chief from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, scans his sector for enemy activity during a flight from Baghdad to Forward Operation More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division hovers at Contignecy Operating Base Speicher, as it prepares to move Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airbor More
Soldiers with the 6th General Support Aviation Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, build the second floor of the future “First Cup” coffee house during their deployment to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan in 2010 More
Team Rotor Wash, made up of soldiers from Company D, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, test the frame of their soapbox derby car Aug. 25 at the 2-1 GSAB More
From right to left, Command Sgt. Maj. Jake Werner, the senior noncommissioned officer of 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Sgt. Maj. Tony Dawson, the brigade operations noncommissioned officer More
Sgt. David Lozano and Pfc. Matthew Lemons, both with Company B, 601st Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, discuss shot grouping during the 601st ASB field training ex More
Sgt. David Walsh, Gray Eagle operator, explains the capabilities of the combat aviation brigade’s newest asset to Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III during a Sept. 12 visit to Marshal Army Airfield.
Spc. Sean Hall, left, and Warrant Officer 1 Gilberto Rosaldo, right, work with air assets via radio to coordinate their rescue pick up during evasion training Sept. 14 at Fort Riley.
From right to left, Lt. Col. Lance Calvert, commander 3-1 Assault Helicopter Battalion, Col. Mike Morgan, commander 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, and Capt. Michael Brabender, 3-1 AHB’s Charlie Company commander, More
Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, prepare each other for turns riding in an OH-58 Kiowa helicopter during the squadron’s gunnery training, More
Pfc. Rogelio Corona, a petroleum supply specialist with Company A, 601st Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division holds a glass jar while one of his teammates simulates pla More
A Black Hawk crew chief assigned to Task Force Saber, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division observes the landing zone tree line during a simulated air assault mission as part of High Altitude Mount More
Pfc. Jacob Carreon, an automated supply specialist with Company A, 601st Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, works with Angel Lira, a second grade student at Grace E. More
Lt. Col. Brian Hughes, commander of the 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, adjusts his flight helmet before beginning his trip to More
Staff Sgt. Doug Patterson, an Apache helicopter crew chief with the 1st ARB, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st CAB, 1st Infantry Division, kisses his daughter during family time at the 2nd GSAB, 1st Aviation Regiment, More
1st Lt. Jane Carey, an OH-58 Kiowa Warrior pilot with the 1st Sqn., 6 th Cav. Regt., 1st CAB, 1st Inf. Div. and Reston, Va., native, points out features of the Kiowa helicopter to students from St. John’s Milit More
Soldiers from Bravo Company, 601st Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, place shoring on the ramp of a C-5M Super Galaxy at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2013. The shoring was nec More
Adam Artemis, the son of Lt. Col. Eric Artemis from the 2nd GSAB, 1st Avn. Reg., 1st CAB, 1st Inf. Div., helps place first base on the field at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Aug. 25 as part of the Royals More
Battery A, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment "Assassins," with 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Knox, Ky., conduct downed aircraft recovery training, Sept. 6th, 2013 More
Staff Sgt. Kinnison Venable, a platoon sergeant with 2nd GSAB, 1st Avn. Regt., 1st CAB rear, and a Houma, La., native, teaches aviation fuel operations to soldiers from 1st ABCT Sept. 11 at Marshall Army Airfield.
Leading Aircraftman Simon Penman, far center, a security forces airman with the Royal Australian Air Force, describes how to use an Australian Steyr AUG to Soldiers of Task Force Gunfighters, 1st Combat Aviatio More
Spraying black paint on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter main rotor blade, Sgt. Joshua Steveson, a Blackhawk maintainer with Task Force Gunfighters, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, protects the More
Pilots with Troop A, 1st Sqdn., 6th Cav. Regt., 1st CAB, 1st Inf. Div., prepare their OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopters Sept. 20 for the trip from Marshall Army Airfield at Fort Riley, Kan., to Fort Irwin, Calif. More
A soldier with 2-244th Airfield Operations Battalion, Louisiana National Guard, gives a thumbs-up following his ascent on a jungle penetrator to a UH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter assigned to Task More
Pvt. Kailon Jackson, a small engine and wheeled vehicle mechanic with Company E, 1st ARB, 1st Avn. Regt., and Jefferson, Ga., native, assists with the Football Toss booth during the West Elementary Fall Carniva More
Chaplain (Capt.) Kevin Trimble leads the petroleum supply specialists from Task Force Gunfighters, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division in Sunday religious services at Multnational Base Tarin Kot’ More
A UH-60 Black Hawk from Task Force Nightmare, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, approaches the runway at Forward Operating Base Qala-I-Naw, Badghis Province, Afghanistan, Sept. 24, 2013. The b More
From near to far, Sgt. Walter Miles, 2nd Lt. Nick Wahlquist, and Pfc. Kyle O'Brien, from Battery A, 1st Battalion, 6th Artillery Regiment, attached to Task Force Demon, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade as an aerial More
An AH-64 Apache with Task Force Gunfighter, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, approaches the landing ramp at Forward Operating Base Apache after supporting security operations in Zabul provinc More
Troopers with Troop A, 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, establish a security perimeter following a hilltop insertion by a UH-60 helicopter with Task Force Nightmare, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry More
An OH-58 Kiowa helicopter flies during a reconnaissance mission in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2013. This particular helicopter is part of Task Force Saber, whose mission is to conduct reconnaissanc More
Master Sgt, Harry E. Slone Jr., 4th Infantry Division’s master chaplain assistant, left, listens with Lt. Col. Bill Harrison, RC(S) command chaplain, to a brief during a training event in which chaplain assista More
Maj. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera, Regional Command (South) and 4th Infantry Division commanding general, right, welcomes U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on the flight line at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec More
A CH-47 Chinook with Task Force Demon, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, transports a concrete t-wall by way of sling load above the red sands of Regional Command (South), Afghanistan, Dec. 8, More
Rendering honors to their fallen soldiers during the Aerosmith 35 memorial Dec. 21, 2013, Capt. Andrew Wempe and 1st Sgt. James Beck, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment’s (Assault Helicopter) comma More
Chaplain Josh Gilliam lights his candle from the Christ candle during the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division’s Christmas Eve candlelight service at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2013. More
Spc. Daniel Wilson, a database administrator with Company B, 601st Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, who is also volunteer at the Kandahar Airfield USO, Afghanistan, pauses while taking p More
Spc. Christopher Jayne, a flight medic with Company C, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, performs CPR on a critically injured Afghan Army soldier during an unpartnered medical evacu More
Medevac does not stop for snow as Spc. Jimmy Rop, top, and Spc. James Verlander, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chiefs with Company C, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, prepare to More
An OH-58D Kiowa helicopter with Task Force Demon, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, approaches Mustang Ramp for landing on a rare clear day at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2014. (U More
Taking his place at the right side door gunner’s position, Sgt. Joshua Bonilla, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter repairer with Company B, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment and attached to Task Force Fighting Eag More
Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, 38th Chief of Staff of the Army, re-enlists Sgt. Justin Schreiner, an AH-64 attack helicopter repairer with 1st Infantry Division’s 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, at Kandahar Airfield, Fe More
U.S. Army Sgt. Jennell Waelty from 1st Infantry Division, Combat Aviation Brigade talks with U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno about the UH-60 Black Hawks they use Feb. 7, 2014, Kandahar Airfield, Afgha More
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Richard Riffle, right, a maintenance test pilot with the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, talks about his experiences flying this OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter, tail number ‘519.’ 20 years More
The Mustang Ramp Fire Department create the arch of water for Chief Warrant Officer 5 Curtis Bell’s, the safety officer and chief warrant officer of the brigade for 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Div More
Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory F. Nowak, the command sergeant major of Joint Forces Command – United Assistance and the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stands atop a wall overlooking a Liberian seaport, while More
Soldiers assigned to 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, conduct extraction training on the Kalispel Indian Reservation, Aug. 27, 2 More
Medics with Company C., 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, practice using various hoists to lift casualties out of areas where helicopters cannot safely lan More
Pvt. Max Cardoso, artilleryman, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, fires a M777 Howitzer during Hustler Trough III May 23 at the Orogrande Range Complex, N.M.
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, arrives to Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Jan. 30, 2019. Chièvres Air Base served as an intermediate staging are More
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, unload their equipment and prepare the Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for staging on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Jan. 30, 20 More
U.S. Army Spc. Sean Robbins, mechanic assigned to the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, opens the integrated steps in order to perform 40-hour maintenance on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter stag More
A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter from the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, is protected by a tarp as it is staged on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Jan. 31, 2019. Chièvres Air Base served as More
U.S. Army Sgt. Darrel Rueger and Spc. Sean Robbins, mechanics assigned to the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, walk towards their assigned aircraft as they are about to perform 40-hour mainte More
U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters from the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, are staged in the fog, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Jan. 31, 2019. Chièvres Air Base served as an intermediate More
U.S. Army Spc. Sean Robbins, mechanic assigned to the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, removes covers in order to perform 40-hour maintenance on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter staged on Chièvr More
Marie-Lise Baneton (second from the right), public affairs officer for U.S. Army Garrison Benelux, welcomes the local mayors during a media day about the presence of the helicopters from the 1st Combat Aviation More
Army Maj. Andy Bailiff (third from the left), executive officer for the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, joins Army Col. Sean Hunt Kuester (left), commander of U.S. Army Garrison Benelux, and More
The silhouettes of two U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, are visible in the sunrise as they prepare their CH-47 Chinook helicopter for staging on Chièvres Air Ba More
U.S. Soldiers walk towards their assigned aircraft as helicopters from the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, are staged on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Feb. 5, 2019. Chièvres Air Base served as More
The crew of U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk from the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, warm up their helicopter before leaving Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Feb. 5, 2019. Chièvres Air Base served as More
U.S. Army AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, are staged on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Feb. 6, 2019. Chièvres Air Base served as an interm More
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, perform a last check on their UH-60 Black Hawk before leaving Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Feb. 7, 2019. Chièvres Air Base served as an More
A UH-60 Blackhawk crew with 3rd Attack Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division from Fort Riley, Kansas awaits instructions after arriving at Mihail Kogaln More
Command team with 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division prepare to hand over authority to 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division during a transition of authority ceremony Feb. 21, 2019 More
Spc. Michael Lohrman, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter repairer with A Co., 3rd Attack Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, prepares for a medical validat More
Italian Army soldiers walk back to their area of operation after completing a mission during exercise Ready To Fight, March 16, at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia. Ready To Fight is a multinational exercise which de More
A CH-47 Chinook attached to the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division sits quietly after the completion of a flight at Hohenfels, Germany, April 2, 2019. Exercise Allied Spirit X includes approxima More
Lielvarde Airbase, Latvia – Capt. Logan Gorges and Staff Sgt. Stephen Yang, Soldiers from 2-1 General Aviation Support Battalion, assigned to Task Force Nightmare North, 3-1 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Co More
Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base chaplain, Maj. Peter Burfeind (right), and Spc. Devoy Dixon of Delta Company, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Divi More
2nd Lt. Nicole McCombs registers for the Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention program 5K run, hosted by the 1St Combat Aviation Brigade at Storck Barracks, Illesheim, Germany, April 27, 2019. T More
U.S. service members from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Air National Guard pose with aircraft from their respective units at the Paris Air Show, which was held June 17-23, 2019. Clockwise, More
1st Lt. Alexandra Deets, Bravo Company, 2-1 Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, explains to a child from Arche Noah Kindertagesstätte what one of the controls do inside the aircraft during their field trip t More
A military policeman from the 313th Military Police Detachment puts out a fire during an emergency response exercise on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base August 22, 2019. The goal of the ERE was to conduct a safe an More
It was a beautiful day in Vilseck, Germany for the 1-6 CAV, 1CAB to do some AH64 flying. "The Fighting Sixth" are always up for some training.
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment patrol through a town during Exercise Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) in Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Sept. 26, 2019. SJ19 is an exercise invol More
Soldiers with the 601st Aviation Support Battalion (ASB), 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, attend a change of command ceremony, Sept. 27, 2019, Illesheim, Germany. The 601st ASB has been on rotation in Illesheim, G More
A maintenance bay access point in the 601st Aviation Support Battalion hangar on May 6, 2020, at Fort Riley, Kansas. The 601st ASB set up access points for each bay in order to control the flow of traffic as a More
Geary County Hospital on May 28, at Junction City, Kansas. People had gathered outside and on the roof of the hospital to observe a flyover performed by the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, i More
A soldier overlooks a plane landing July 11, at the Salina Regional Airport. The plane was carrying soldiers returning from a deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael Magallanes)
U.S. Army Sgt. Dustin White, helicopter crew chief from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, takes a picture of an accompanying aircraft on a flight between Baghdad and Forward Operation Base More
Chaplain Kevin Trimble (right) and Lt. Col. T. Bradley Ninness with 6th General Support Aviation Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, prepare to hang the original “First Cup” coffee house sign following the comp More
Command Sgt. Maj. Jake Werner, the senior noncommissioned officer of 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, and his wife Brenda Werner outside their home in the historic section of Fort Riley.
Spc. Sean Hall, left, and Warrant Officer 1 Gilberto Rosaldo, right, discuss movement options during evasion training Sept. 14 at Fort Riley.
The soapbox derby car designed to look like a Chinook helicopter sits on display at the Post Exchange Sept. 4. The car’s design team, Team Rotor Wash, was made up of Soldiers from Company D, 2nd General Support More
Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, wait to board an OH-58 Kiowa helicopter while the aircraft is refueled and rearmed during the squadron’s More
Soldiers from the Company A, 601st Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division prepare fuel blivets for sling load as part of the FARP RODEO competition Oct. 12 at Marshall Ar More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Task Force Saber, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division makes a banking maneuver in the mountains of Fort Carson, Colo., during High Altitude Mountainous E More
Sgt. Jeremy Ganz, a flight engineer with Company B, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, conducts pre-flight procedures before begin More
Spc. Joe Vera, a soldier with the 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 1st CAB, 1st Infantry, sits with his family at the 2nd GSAB, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st CAB, hangar Aug. 7 prior to deploying to Afghanistan More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Rick Bashore, an OH-58 Kiowa Warrior maintenance test pilot with the 1 st Sqn., 6th Cav. Regt., 1st CAB, 1st Inf. Div. and Abilene, Kan., native, discusses the Kiowa helicopter with stu More
Airmen from the 9th Airlift Squadron and Soldiers from Bravo Company, 601st Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, unload a Chinook helicopter from a C-5M Super Galaxy at Kandahar Airfield, Af More
Children of deployed soldiers from the 2nd GSAB, 1st Avn. Reg., 1st CAB, 1st Inf. Div., help prepare the field for play at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Aug. 25 as part of the Royals Troopers program hos More
Maj. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera, 4th Infantry Division and Regional Command (South) commanding general, prepares to fly in an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, during his visit with More
Staff Sgt. Danielle Adair, a section sergeant with the 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st ABCT, and a Muskegon, Mich., native, center, works with her soldiers to set up a Forward Arming Refueling Point during More
Specialist Christopher Allen, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter maintainer with Task Force Gunfighters, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, cleans the upper deck of dust, dirt, and other foreign obje More
First Sgt. Jeffrey Schafer, left, and Chaplain (Capt.) Kevin Trimble, right, discusses upcoming events and issues ranging from classes for financial security to soldiers needing assistance for Headquarters and More
Staff Sgt. Michael Longhenry, left, a combat medic with Task Force Gunfighters, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, demonstrates the procedures to perform a field tracheotomy during joint traini More
A soldier with the 2-244th Airfield Operations Battalion, Louisiana National Guard, hangs from the hoist of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Task Force Gunfighters, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st In More