Story by Capt. Kitsana Dounglomchan and Senior Airman Matt Porter | Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst | 04.09.2025
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. — For six consecutive months, from Oct. 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, the 6th Airlift Squadron and 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron of the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, stood at the forefront of global mobility operations. Distinguishing itself as the most heavily tasked C-17 Globemaster III squadron in......
Story by Sgt. Brian Godette | 382nd Public Affairs Detachment | 08.02.2015
The air traffic control tower received the transmission. The choppers are inbound, and can be seen hovering overhead in the distance. Air traffic controllers guided the “birds” in safely at the Stanly County Airport, as they tactically flew in, unleashing a barrage of Soldiers rappelling from its belly. North Carolina Army National Guard aviators and artillery, North Carolina Air......
Story by Lance Cpl. James Marchetti | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 05.07.2014
The United States and coalition forces have battled against terrorism in the Middle East for more than a decade – upgrading their tactics, techniques and procedures to dispose of an evasive and unpredictable enemy....
Story by Jennifer Andersson | 159th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs | 10.03.2012
Pilots with companies B and C, 3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, will be spending three weeks in October sharpening their skills here at Fort Campbell, Ky. To qualify annually, the pilots must be able to prove their proficiency in certain tasks, from tight turns and rolls to hitting targets accurately. The AH-64 Apache helicopter aerial gunnery tables......
Story by Capt. Xeriqua Garfinkel | 159th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs | 09.25.2012
Pilots, maintainers and analysts from the Republic of Korea Army, Test and Evaluation Group and the Boeing Company received guided tours and operational briefings from the 3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, Sept. 24-25 at Fort Campbell, Ky. The South Korean government is currently looking at several attack helicopter platforms for purchase that would......
Story by Pfc. Michael Syner | Combined Joint Task Force 1 - Afghanistan | 08.18.2011
While helicopters have proven their value during Operation Enduring Freedom, from protecting Afghans and soldiers to delivering supplies, sometimes these versatile aircraft are forced to the earth, unable to continue their mission. This is where downed aircraft recovery teams come in, rescuing the remains of aircraft to investigate what happened, to bring the aircraft back to coalition forces......
