Story by Eric Durr | New York National Guard | 11.25.2024
GREENWOOD LAKE, New York – New York Army National Guard aviators dropped 550,160 gallons of water on the 5,200 acre Jennings Creek fire between Nov. 11 and Nov. 20 as state and local fire fighters fought the Orange County blaze. The wildfire, the largest in New York since 2008, according to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office, ignited on Saturday. Nov. 9 and expanded to 2,500 acres......
Story by Kevin Larson | Fort Stewart Public Affairs Office | 10.04.2023
The sight of helicopters on display at Hunter Army Airfield stirred up smiles and memories for more than 200 Army aviator veterans and their families on Oct. 3. The Cobra Hall association held its 50-year anniversary reunion in Savannah Oct. 1-5 to celebrate the legacy of Hunter once being home to the Cobra Training and Qualification School. Hunter Army Airfield’s mission from 1967 to 1973......
Story by Eric Durr | New York National Guard | 11.06.2022
LATHAM, New York--Five New York Army National Guard Soldiers who operate a C-12 transport plane based at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Latham, New York are headed to East Africa later this month to support U.S. forces there. The five Soldiers, and a sixth Soldier, who will deploy halfway through the nine-month rotation were honored during a Sunday, Nov. 6 ceremony at the flight......
Story by Airman Alexis Redin | 18th Wing | 08.04.2022
A crew of Royal Air Force aviators deployed to Kadena Air Base in support of a co-manned mission, maintaining RC-135 Rivet Joints. The USAF and RAF have used their alliance to strengthen bonds and expand the capabilities of each nation’s defense....
Story by Shireen Bedi | Air Force Medical Service | 04.15.2022
The Air Force continuously assesses the medical policies surrounding its aviators, updating policies as new data and research emerge. This commitment to data driven medical decisions and policy updates keep Airmen flying safely and the mission on track....
Story by Sgt. Trenton Fouche | Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs | 03.17.2022
The Illinois Army National Guard has received new UH-60V Black Hawk helicopters, the latest rotary-wing aircraft in the Army’s inventory. The helicopters are assigned to the 106th Aviation Regiment, stationed in Kankakee and Decatur....
Story by Sgt. Savannah Roy | 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division | 06.29.2021
An all-female flight crew took to the skies in an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter to participate in a fly-over for the 3rd Infantry Division change of command ceremony at Fort Stewart, Georgia, June 21. Pilots and flight paramedics from the 2nd Battalion, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd ID, geared up just like they would any other flight, but this......
Story by Sgt. Savannah Roy | 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division | 06.10.2021
Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. – The 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division bid farewell to Col. Michael McFadden and welcomed Col. Eric Vanek as the new brigade commander during a change of command ceremony, June 10 at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. McFadden, with 33 years of military service behind him, assumed command in June 2019, leading the brigade through a nine-month......
