29th CAB receives aircraft in theater

Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Isolda Reyes | A CH-47 Chinook helicopter is transported off of a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane at Taji Military Complex, Iraq, August 28, 2017. The CH-47 is the first in a series of deliveries that will increase the capabilities of the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade as it continues to support Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve. CJTF-OIR is the campaign to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Isolda Reyes)  

CAMP TAJI, IRAQ

08.28.2017

Story by Capt. Stephen James 

29th Combat Aviation Brigade

TAJI MILITARY COMPLEX, Iraq –The Army’s CH-47F helicopter is officially known as the “Chinook.” Unofficially, some refer to the CH-47F as “freedom’s workhorse.” When the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) saw CH-47F helicopters arriving at Taji Military Complex, Iraq, this week, they certainly felt like fresh horses had finally arrived.

The incoming CH-47Fs are the first in a series of deliveries that will continue through the fall. The 29th CAB’s outgoing CH-47Fs have endured nearly three years of hard work in the harsh desert environments of Kuwait and Iraq.

“These aircraft are ready to head home for reset [maintenance],” said the 29th CAB’s aviation maintenance officer, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Albert Isennock.

The newly arriving CH-47Fs will improve 29th CAB’s operational readiness and enable aircrews to fly critical missions for Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve in the campaign to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

• Date Taken: 08.28.2017
• Date Posted: 09.10.2017 06:32
• Story ID: 247624
• Location: CAMP TAJI, IQ