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Lighting up the sky: An Iraqi army helicopter fires flares over an objective while a perimeter of vehicles establishes security during a live fire practice exercise for Operation Lion’s Leap, April 19. The Iraq More

Col. Allan Pepin, right, commander of Task Force Falcon, looks on as Brigadier General Haji Muhammad Azam, left, the operations group commander of the Kandahar Air Wing, talks with a member of the KAW during a More

Colonel Allan M. Pepin, right, commander of Task Force Falcon, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, Command Sgt. Maj. James P. Snyder, left, command sergeant major of Task Force Falcon, 3rd CAB, and Chief Warrant Offic More

Army Spc. Samuel Miller, from Ahwahnee, Calif., fastens rivets to a helicopter stabilater on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan May 22. Miller is a 15G Aviation Structural Repairer with the 1106th Theater Aviation More

Army Capt. Rachel Penny, from Columbia, S.C., teaches a ZUMBA® class to service members and civilian contractors on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan June 4. Penny is assigned to Task Force Falcon, 3rd Combat Avia More

Army Pfc. Paul Ieti, a petroleum supply specialist with Company A, 603rd Aviation Support Battalion, performs during the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade talent show on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 5 while 3 More

Army Spc. Hilary Knutson, a South Carolina National Guardsman from Pickens, S.C., assigned to Company B, 198th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, performed a song written by her titled “Mountains” for the talent s More

Colonel Allan Pepin, Task Force Falcon, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade Commander awards the Army Aviation Association of America’s Outstanding Logistics Support Unit of the Year to Capt. Zachary Foster and 1st Sgt More

U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Daniels, a flight medic assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, poses for a photo on the flight line at Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13 More

Soldiers with 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade provided a color guard and formation of soldiers for the annual Mayor’s Christmas Motorcade Dec. 4. The soldiers led the procession down Eisenhower Drive in Savannah, G More

Retired Army Col. Ben Knisely addresses soldiers of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment Dec. 16 on Hunter Army Airfield. Knisely was shot down during the Vietnam War at the battle of Hue-Phu Bai whi More

Soldiers with the 502nd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Military Police Group (CID), reacted to scenarios while in the simulated tactical operations center during deployment training. The battalion will be deplo More

The “Silver Spurs” troop from Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment showcased the Multipurpose Light Helicopter (MPLH) kits to 3rd Infantry Division senior leaders on the flight line of Hunter Army Airfi More

Glenn Buckner, a Department of Defense contractor, poses with his M151 Military Unit Tactical Truck, or MUTT, on Hunter Army Airfield, Feb. 27.

Several soldiers from 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division listen to coach Dave Lipson’s lecture on nutrition March 12 during a class at Fort Stewart. The end state for the college-level course is More

Army food service specialists from 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade grab the secret ingredient of peanut butter on Hunter Army Airfield during 3rd CAB’s first Marne Air Iron Chef competition March 19 at HAAF’s Dinin More

Staff Sgt. Elijah Turner, center, of Company E, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment leads his squad during Sergeant’s Time Training on Hunter Army Airfield March 28. Soldiers led by noncommissioned officers of More

Master Sgt. Jeff Fenlason, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conducts a Bystanders Intervention Executive Session at 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade headquarters May 16. Fenlason is part of Ra More

Two teams compete during day one play of Marne Air Slugfest May 27 on Hunter Army Airfield. The softball tournament lasted for several hours over three days and included teams from battalions in 3rd Combat Avia More

Married couple Chief Warrant Officer 3 Edward Griffie and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Denise Griffie, Company B, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment stand beside a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter before conducting pre More

Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Kullander, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment shows his son Riley part of the weapons display for Marne Air Day hosted by 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade for Soldiers and f More

Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade compete in the commander’s cup physical training July 31 on Hunter Army Airfield.

First Lt. Laura Hinton (far right), Platoon Leader for Troop E, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment conducts a convoy rehearsal utilizing terrain model Aug. 6 at the National Training Center before movement. Hi More

Soldiers from Co. F, 2/3 Avn. Regt., 3rd CAB, are pictured with their donation this year of 4,318 pounds of food for Feds Feed Families, which began on June 1 and ended Aug. 27.

Eight flight medics from 2/3 Avn. Regt., 3rd CAB, stand with their department lead and primary instructor after completing a six-month paramedic course in Savannah, Aug. 28, adding to the Army’s commitment to i More

A tactical operations center with Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter and generators are set up for 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade to operate during a Command Post Exercise at Evans Army Airfield Sept. 23-27.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dana Colvin, HHC, 3rd CAB, displays the proper way to lift a fallen motorcycle during a brigade motorcycle safety day on Hunter, Oct. 9.

Spc. Kededrique Cooper, left, a crew member with Company B, 2/3 Avn. Regt., speaks with Will Brink, a Vietnam War veteran and former 67U20 aircraft repairer for the CH-21 Shawnee ‘flying banana,’ on the changes More

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Steven Carter, left, thanks members of the Air Force pilots flying the Compass Call aircraft for joint training with Army Electronic Warfare Officers Oct. 9 on Hunter Army Airfield.

First Lt. Michael Smith talks with John Howard after moving equipment Nov. 3-4 during Falcon Round Up- a two-day process to streamline excess and unserviceable equipment out of Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christopher Hellums, Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment answers a question from a member of a tour Nov. 3 on Hunter Army Airfield. Hellums, an AH-64 Apache pilot, briefed th More

Soldiers from 3rd Infantry Division participated in The Massing of the Colors Nov. 16 at The Savannah Christian Church, sponsored by The Military Order of the World Wars Savannah Chapter. Guest Speaker, Col. Jo More

Lt. Gen. Patrick J. Donahue II, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Forces Command visited the Joint Readiness Training Center, Operations Group June 16 to receive an operations update from Commander of Group More

Outgoing commander for 1st Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment Lt. Col. Matthew Tackett conducts an inspection of troops with incoming commander Lt. Col. Curtis Lee Rowland Jr. in a change of command c More

Senegalese Army staff officer, Maj. El Hadji Oumar, refers to a training map in the tactical operations center used for staff planning for a battalion of Louisiana National Guard during rotation 15-10 Aug. 28 a More

Sgt. Matthew Fuller, an equipment operator with the 1192nd Engineer Company, 16th Engineer Brigade, Ohio National Guard, guides another operator during a berm emplacement for field artillery equipment during ro More

A opposing forces Soldier from 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment runs toward an assaulting force with 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division in training area Sangari during rotation 15-09 More

1st Lt. Trevor Hehn, Heavy Weapons Platoon Leader for 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, discusses cultural topics with a role-playing ambassador from Bangara—a fictitious More

Capt. Ajaya Martin, left, performs a Jumpmaster Personnel Inspection on Staff Sgt. Robert Heaton during jumpmaster refresher training for Joint Readiness Training Center, Operations Group Nov. 13.

Soldiers, left, from 3rd Battalion, 353rd Regiment pose for a photo while Vietnam War veterans talk to a Soldier in front of present military vehicles during the “Return to Tiger Land” event held by 3rd Battali More

Infantry Soldiers from the Joint Readiness Training Center, Operations Group - including “Geronimo” Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment - are tested for the coveted Expert Infantry Ba More

Soldiers from the Joint Readiness Training Center, Operations Group, 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, and a Soldier from the Mississippi National Guard earn the coveted Expert Infantry Badge, Dec. 11, before More

Soldiers from Joint Readiness Training Center, Operations Group conduct Airborne Operations Jan. 12 near Fort Polk, La. with jumpmasters from Germany and Chile. Soldiers who completed the jump received their fo More

Maj. Gen. David G. Perkins, commanding general, 4th Infantry Division and the U.S. Division-North, presented 1st Lt. Chad Truslow, fire support officer, Company A, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, with a More

Eyes on the sky: An Iraqi army helicopter hovers over an outer defense cordon created by armored vehicles from 12th IA Division during a live fire exercise for Operation Lion’s Leap, April 19, 2011. The live fi More

Col. Frank Tate, left, shakes the hand of Brigadier General Haji Muhammad Azam, the operations group commander of the Kandahar Air Wing, during a Task Force Wings partnership luncheon Dec. 27, at Kandahar Airfi More

Army Staff Sgt. Patrick Jubrey, from Fresno, Calif., repairs sheet metal inside a UH-60 “Black Hawk” helicopter May 22. Jubrey is a 15G Aviation Structural Repairer with the 1106th Theater Aviation Sustainment More

Army Capt. Rachel Penny, from Columbia, S.C., teaches a ZUMBA® class to service members and civilian contractors on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan June 4. Penny is assigned to Task Force Falcon, 3rd Combat Avia More

Army 1st Sgt. Paul Julien as “Silky J” hosted as master of ceremonies for a talent show near Task Force Falcon, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade headquarters on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan July 5. The 3rd CAB hos More

Soldiers with 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade provided a color guard and formation of soldiers for the annual Mayor’s Christmas Motorcade Dec. 4. The soldiers led the procession down Eisenhower Drive in Savannah, G More

Retired Army Col. Ben Knisely shakes hands with soldiers of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment. As a lieutenant, he was assigned to the 498th Air Ambulance Company, which was later reflagged C/2-3. More

Army Lt. Col. George “Mike” Self, right, cases the battalion colors during a ceremony at Evans Army Airfield. Soldiers from the 502nd Military Police Battalion (CID) from Fort Campbell, Ky., were provided with More

Soldiers from the “Silver Spurs” troops from Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment display the emplacement of Multipurpose Light Helicopter (MPLH) kits on the flight line of Hunter Army Airfield Feb. 27. More

Glenn Buckner, a Department of Defense contractor, poses with his M151 Military Unit Tactical Truck, or MUTT, on Hunter Army Airfield, Feb. 27.

The 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade Commander, Col. John D. Kline (center) judges 3rd CAB’s first Marne Air Iron Chef competition March 19 at Hunter Army Airfield’s Dining Facility alongside Command Sgt. Maj. James More

Army 1st Sgt. Tom Nussbaum, left, leads Spc. Winston Powell pictured center, and Staff Sgt. Elijah Tuner, right, through a wooded training area on Hunter Army Airfield during Sergeant’s Time Training while cond More

Army 1st Lt. Benjamin Bitonel, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, swings at a pitch thrown during Marne Air Slugfest on Hunter Army Airfield May 29 during the 20-17 win by 2-3 GSAB. The winning te More

A UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter sits on the flight line of Hunter Army Airfield June 10, where 3rd Combat Aviation pilots are training on the newly-fielded equipment.

Children get their face painted by Soldiers for Marne Air Day hosted by 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade for Soldiers and families on Hunter Army Airfield June 12.

The command team from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, Capt. Jay Berger and 1st Sgt. Siamrath Kumnog watch as teams compete in commander’s cup physical training July 31 on Hun More

Soldiers of the distribution platoon of Troop E, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment talk with the task force chaplain, Chaplain (CPT) Jose Jimenez, Aug. 6 at National Training Center. The task force is support More

Spc. Candice Hernandez, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade reports information to her counterpart during the Command Post Exercise in Evans Army Airfield Sept. 23-27.

Pfc. Alexander Alberti, Company D, 2/3 Avn. Regt., sits on his motorcycle before riding during a brigade motorcycle safety day on Hunter, Oct. 9.

Electronic Warfare Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division and Air Force pose for photo behind the Compass Call aircraft for joint training with Army Electronic Warfare Officers Oct. 9 on Hunter Army Airfield.

Excess equipment is being moved by forklift from 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade areas Nov. 3-4 during Falcon Round Up - a two-day process to streamline excess and unserviceable equipment out of Fort Stewart and Hu More

Lt. Col. Curtis Lee Rowland Jr. receives the 1st Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment unit colors from Commander of Group Col. Christopher C. LaNeve in a change of command ceremony on Fort Polk July 1. More

Senegalese Army staff officers (left), as host nation role players, address concerns with a liaison officer (center) from 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at the Joint Readiness Training More

Sgt. Bryan Miller (left), a noncommissioned officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division pulls security at the brigade entry control point with two More

A Soldier with 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division fires blank rounds from a window in training area Sangari at opposing forces Soldiers during rotation 15-10 Sept. 8, 2015.

Texas based cultural dance company, KoumanKe’le’ African Dance & Drum Ensemble, show a group of Soldiers from 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, a traditional dance during a resident train More

Soldiers assigned to Joint Readiness Training Center, Operations Group perform a walkthrough of actions at the door during jumpmaster refresher on a C-130 mock-up trainer Nov. 13.

An owner of the famous Willy’s Jeep — a Vietnam War-era vehicle — points out vehicle functions to a child, while a group of Vietnam War re-enactors talk near their display of Vietnam War collectibles during the More

Infantry Soldiers from the Joint Readiness Training Center, Operations Group - including “Geronimo” Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment - are tested for the coveted Expert Infantry Ba More

Soldiers from the Joint Readiness Training Center, Operations Group, 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, and a Soldier from the Mississippi National Guard earn the coveted Expert Infantry Badge, Dec. 11, before More

Soldiers from Joint Readiness Training Center, Operations Group conduct Airborne Operations Jan. 12 near Fort Polk, La. with jumpmasters from Germany and Chile. Soldiers who completed the jump received their fo More

Shoot, move, communicate: Armored vehicles from 12th Iraqi Army Division secure an outer perimeter as two helicopters land, allowing Iraqi special operations to assault an objective during the live fire for Ope More

Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Caleb Sharpe holds a piece of hail on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 23. The hail size was slightly larger than a golf ball causing damages to Task Force Falcon, 3rd Combat A More

Army Spc. Janelle Edwards, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, Task Force Lighthorse, performs at a talent show near Task Force Falcon, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade headquarters on Kandahar Airfield More

Soldiers from the 502nd Military Police Battalion (CID) from Fort Campbell, Ky., stand in formation while the command team cases the battalion colors at Evans Army Airfield. The battalion began its training mon More

Army Pfc. Camilo Cordoba thanks his wife for attending the event to support him, and thanks his teammate Spc. Shanequa Cooper following their victory in the first Marne Air Iron Chef competition held by 3rd Com More

Students of Stephens County Middle School from Toccoa, Ga., tour the Engagement Skills Trainer on a tour of Hunter Army Airfield May 15. The students got to see what it’s like for Soldiers to train in a virtual More

The two teams competing in the championship Marne Air Slugfest game, from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, and 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, shake hands following the 20-17 win by 2-3 GSAB. The win More

Soldiers and family members of 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade view the AH-64 Apache helicopter static display for Marne Air Day on Hunter Army Airfield June 12.

Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade push a Humvee in the commander’s cup physical training July 31 on Hunter Army Airfield.

Second Lt. Zachary Moss, Task Force Lighthorse assistant intelligence officer, briefs Soldiers prior to the start of the vehicle convoy from Troop E, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Bri More

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Aaron Lanious, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Aviation Mission Survivability Officer and lead planner for the air assault exercise, conducts an air mission brief for before “Brawl More

Staff Sgt. Jimmy Robinson, brigade motorcycle mentor assigned to HHC, 3rd CAB, discusses motorcycle procedures with a member of the demonstration team during a brigade motorcycle safety day on Hunter, Oct. 9.

A flatbed truck hauls containers from the flight line Nov. 3-4 during Falcon Round Up - a two-day process to streamline excess and unserviceable equipment out of Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

Col. Christopher C. LaNeve, commander of group, addresses guests and Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in a change of command ceremony on Fort Polk July 1.

Soldiers from 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, through the use of an interpreter, give a class on proper sight picture to role-players from Bangara—a fictitious country from West Africa More

Sgt. 1st Class Ulises Chavez, right, reviews video footage of malfunctions during airborne operations with Soldiers from Joint Readiness Training Center, Operations Group during jumpmaster refresher training Nov. 13.

A group of children climb on a U.S. military vehicle during the “Return to Tiger Land” event held by 3rd Battalion, 353rd Regiment Nov. 21 to honor Vietnam War veterans and showcase the training area’s preserved history.

Soldiers from Joint Readiness Training Center, Operations Group conduct Airborne Operations Jan. 12 near Fort Polk, La. with Jumpmasters from Germany and Chile. Soldiers who completed the jump received their fo More

Taking the lead: Iraqi army soldiers from 12th IA Division communicate and move while laying down suppressive fire on an objective for the multilateral exercise Lion’s Leap at the Mahgoor Training Site, April 1 More

Army Col. Thomas Byrd, commander of 3rd Military Police Group (CID) gives his remarks to the crowd of families and military police soldiers during the casing ceremony for the 502nd Military Police Battalion.

Children begin the run portion of a modified Army Physical Fitness Test for Marne Air Day hosted by 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade for Soldiers and families on Hunter Army Airfield June 12.

Army Spc. April Lewis, a 35F Intelligence Analyst with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade compete in the commander’s cup physical training July 31 on Hunter Army Airfield.

A simulated building explosion erupts into a fireball while a crowd of attendees observe, during the ‘box’ tour held by Joint Readiness Training Center, Operations Group Nov. 21 where a scenario was conducted i More

Soldiers from Joint Readiness Training Center, Operations Group assault a building held by Opposing Forces during the ‘box’ tour held Nov. 21 where a scenario was conducted in training area Shuttgart-Gordon, na More

A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment assists a child with climbing into the turret of Opposing Forces’ vehicle during the ‘box’ tour held Nov. 21 where a scenario was conducted in tra More