Story by 1st Lt. Daphney Black | 2-15 Field Artillery Battalion | 02.28.2024
AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq — Initially deployed to Camp Taji in Iraq on May 29, 2018, Task Force Toro (TF Toro) comprised of personnel and resources sourced from various military aviation and support companies across Spain, with the mission of providing both air and ground support as part of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve....
Story by Staff Sgt. April Campbell | 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade | 01.10.2013
The weather outside the cockpit looked frightful for CH-47 Chinook pilots, Capt. Ron Braasch and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ryan Drouin as they approached Simmons Army Airfield, Jan 10. Once they had safely landed and logged their flight hours, the two 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade aviators stepped into the parking lot where the weather was bright and sunny—a far cry from the fog, rain, snow......
Story by Sgt. April Campbell | 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade | 04.12.2011
The view of Cheyenne Mountain and snow-capped Pikes Peak sits in stark contrast to the relatively flat tree lines at Fort Bragg for the All-American helicopter pilots and crewmembers taking off from Butts Army Airfield at Fort Carson, Colo. “You’re at 10,000 feet, and the ground is right out your door, and in some cases above you,” said Chief Warrant Officer Carlos Acevedo, a UH-60......
