Story by Sgt. Jesse Smith | 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade | 09.24.2015
Rockets hit a mountainside like a train crashing into a wall at full speed on one late September afternoon. The sound was deafening and the dust clouds could be seen from a mile away. The rockets were fired from two AH-64 Apache’s providing a deep attack to support a ground force during a combined exercise....
Story by Sgt. Jesse Smith | 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade | 09.12.2015
Sweat dripped down his face as he pulled his body to the top of the bar. His face showed the determination and fight he felt in his heart. He breathed in deep and pulled himself up once more as if to defy gravity. He then dropped his feet to the ground and moved to the next exercise. This was only one small exercise from the Camp Humphreys Throw Down CrossFit competition....
Story by Pfc. Chung Il Kim | 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade | 08.24.2015
During the summer in South Korea it is the best weather for dragonflies. As the sun gets hotter, the butterflies that flourished during the spring time fade, and dragonflies take over the grass. If you take a walk down the flight line on Camp Humphreys, you will see dozens of dragonflies, dancing around the aircraft. If you look up the sky, the chances that you will see an OH-58 Kiowa......
Story by Sgt. Jesse Smith | 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade | 08.21.2015
The fog was low and covered the sides of the mountains. The air was wet and sticky with an occasional breeze. Helicopter blades began to spin kicking up the air along with grass and dirt. One by one each helicopter took to the sky in sequence. Rockets were fired, the area was secured, ground forces advanced and Soldiers assaulted the objective in a harmonious training operation....
Story by Chung Il Kim | 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade | 08.21.2015
The sun was blazing and the heat was scorching on the Korean Peninsula. Soldiers from the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade train at the forefront of the peninsula at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea....
Story by Sgt. Jesse Smith | 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade | 08.17.2015
The room was silent as an Army chaplain walked to the front of the room to where the podium was located. He welcomed everyone and began a prayer. Once he had finished a panel of guest speakers made their way to the stage and sat at their respective places and waited for the seminar to begin. The topic was women’s equality....
Story by Chung Il Kim | 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade | 08.14.2015
On a dim, humid morning, the atmosphere at Camp Humphreys is charged with military cadence, rhythmic footsteps, and anticipation. Three sweat-drenched Soldiers sprinted their way through the last stretch of their ten-mile morning run along the airfield....
Story by Sgt. Jesse Smith | 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade | 08.12.2015
An act of heroism by definition is an act of great bravery or courage. People who display heroism are said to deserve much praise and appreciation. A firefighter rescues a daughter from a burning building. A bomb dog detects a bomb and prevents the loss of many lives. A Soldier saves a man from being hit by a speeding train. If all of these events are the definition of being heroic, then a......
